Closed · USGS-FA-19-0296 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Notice of Intent: Support and Improvement of ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System for the US West Coast 2019-2021
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10.7M-$21.4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 8, 2019
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
Notice of Intent: Support and Improvement of ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System for the US West Coast 2019-2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $10,652,798 -- $21,412,881 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- $10.7M-$21.4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 4
- expected awards
- 15.808
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Notice of Intent: Support and Improvement of… is closed (last close August 8, 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 8, 2019
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Notice of Intent to award four collaborative cooperative agreements to the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and the California Institute of Technology in support of the project entitled "Support and Improvement of ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System for the US West Coast 2019-2021". The main objective of these cooperativeagreements is to continue and further the Earthquake Hazards Program’scollaborative research project to operate, support, improve and expand theability of seismic and geodetic networks in high-risk areas of the U.S. toprovide warnings of earthquakes when strong shaking has begun, so that property damage, injury, and loss of life canbe reduced in affected areas. This phase will support further testing of the system, improvingseismic algorithms, completing integration of geodetic algorithms, creation oftools to monitor the system and manage users, expanding network coveragethrough building new stations and upgrading existing stations and associatedcommunications systems, encouraging private-sector creation of EEWapplications, and developing coordinated training and education.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Notice of Intent: Support and Improvement of… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 7 other Geological Survey listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 2,523).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private 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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Agency Contact
Margaret Eastman Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7366
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