Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 20 0039
This funding opportunity is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, Notice of Intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) under the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The project is titled "Operation of the Northern California Earthquake Management Center, and the UC Berkeley Seismic Networks, 2020" and is focused on sustaining the earthquake monitoring capabilities run through UC Berkeley's Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL). As a notice of intent, it is essentially announcing that USGS plans to fund a specific recipient rather than running a broad, open competition.
The core purpose of the cooperative agreement is to support ongoing operation and maintenance of UCB's seismic station networks in Northern California at a level that meets ANSS standards. That includes keeping seismic stations functioning reliably, maintaining and updating station metadata (the detailed technical and descriptive information about each station, such as location, instrumentation details, calibration, and configuration history), and ensuring those stations continue to produce usable, high-quality data. The emphasis is on continuous readiness and operational robustness, since these networks underpin rapid earthquake detection, situational awareness, and public-facing earthquake information products.
A major objective is dependable data delivery and interoperability across the national system. UCB is expected to ensure that waveform data (the raw ground motion recordings) and accurate station metadata flow promptly to other ANSS networks and to ANSS-designated data archives. This is not just about collecting data locally; it is about making sure the data can be used seamlessly by the broader ANSS enterprise, including for real-time monitoring and for long-term research and hazard analysis. To support that, the award stresses adherence to ANSS-approved software standards so that data and information move efficiently through processing pipelines and can be integrated with partner systems without friction.
Another key deliverable is the production of authoritative earthquake catalogs and related ANSS products and services. In practical terms, that means generating and maintaining trusted records of earthquake source parameters such as origin time, location, depth, and magnitude, along with other derived products that meet ANSS quality and format expectations. These catalogs and products are central to emergency response, engineering and planning, scientific research, and public information, so the agreement highlights both technical accuracy and consistency with ANSS standards.
The opportunity also calls for active participation in the Station Information System (SIS), which is ANSS's system for station inventory control and station description, including metadata management. UCB is expected to contribute to SIS operations and development, and to work with ANSS leadership and the ANSS National Implementation Committee (NIC) to use SIS and/or populate it appropriately. The intent is to maintain a coherent, up-to-date national inventory of stations and metadata so that the network can be managed systematically, audited for completeness, and relied upon for automated processing and distribution.
Finally, the award is designed to strengthen coordination across the ANSS community. UCB is expected to coordinate seismic monitoring activities with ANSS management and other ANSS participants, reinforcing shared practices, consistent metadata handling, and aligned operations. Because this is framed as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, it also implies a closer working relationship between USGS and UCB, with substantial involvement in guiding or collaborating on the project to ensure it supports national seismic monitoring priorities.
Administratively, the funding opportunity number is USGS FA 20 0039, categorized as discretionary, with the instrument type listed as a cooperative agreement. It falls under CFDA 15.807. The eligible applicant category is "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education," but the notice specifies the intended recipient as UC Berkeley. The posting indicates an expected single award, with an award ceiling of $7,904,000. The opportunity was created on December 11, 2019, with an original closing date of December 25, 2019, reflecting the formal timeline associated with publishing the notice even though it is directed toward a specific awardee.Apply for USGS FA 20 0039
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Operation of the Northern California Earthquake Management Center, and the UC Berkeley Seismic Networks, 2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.807.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 11, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 25, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,904,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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