Closed · USGS-FA-19-0232 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Notice of Intent: Improving the Performance of the Finite Fault Rupture Detector (FinDer) Algorithm in the US West Coast ShakeAlert System
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $90K-$175K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 5, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Notice of Intent: Improving the Performance of the Finite Fault Rupture Detector (FinDer) Algorithm in the US West Coast ShakeAlert System is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $90,000 -- $175,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- $90K-$175K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.808
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Notice of Intent: Improving the Performance o… is closed (last close August 5, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Geological Survey still indexes 2,522 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 5, 2019
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Notice of Intent to award a cooperative agreement to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in support of the project entitled "Improving the Performance of the Finite Fault Rupture Detector (FinDer) Algorithm in the US West Coast ShakeAlert System". The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to continue and further the Earthquake Hazards Program's collaborative research project to operate, support, improve and expand the ability of seismic and geodetic networks in high-risk areas of the U.S. to provide warnings of earthquakes when strong shaking has begun, so that property damage, injury, and loss of life can be reduced in affected areas. ETH Zurich has been directlyresponsible for the FinDer algorithm since its inception and inclusion in theShakeAlert system. ETH Zurich is the only institution that knows the FinDeralgorithm well enough to further develop it to meet the requirements ofShakeAlert. ETH Zurich has also previously collaborated with USGS and the otherShakeAlert institutions, and has demonstrated theirabilities to apply related research and development during the previous phasesof early warning algorithm development.
Campus applicant desk · Other
Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Notice of Intent: Improving the Performance o… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 317 other Geological Survey listings share this eligibility-code string (13% of 2,523).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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