Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 20 0034
The Notice of Intent titled "Seismic Network Operations Cooperative Agreement" (Funding Opportunity Number USGS FA 20 0034) is a discretionary cooperative agreement issued by the U.S. Geological Survey within the Department of the Interior. It signals the agency's intent to make a single award to the University of Oregon under CFDA 15.807 in support of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The opportunity was created on December 10, 2019, with an original closing date of December 24, 2019, and it lists an award ceiling of $1,196,000 with one expected award. Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but the notice is specifically framed as an intended award to a particular institution rather than an open competition.
The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to support ongoing seismic network operations for the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), which is jointly operated by the University of Oregon and the University of Washington and is supported by USGS. The work focuses on maintaining a reliable, standards-based monitoring capability in a region facing major earthquake and tsunami risk, particularly from the offshore Cascadia subduction zone. In practice, the agreement is about keeping critical monitoring infrastructure running continuously, ensuring that earthquake detection, characterization, and data sharing remain robust and timely for public safety, research, and hazard-response needs.
A central objective is the operation and maintenance of seismic stations, along with the station metadata required to meet ANSS standards. That includes keeping sensors and telemetry functioning, validating instrument performance, and ensuring that station descriptions, configurations, and calibration details remain accurate and current. The emphasis on metadata is important because the usefulness of waveform data depends heavily on having correct station location information, instrument response, timing, and configuration history, all of which affect earthquake locations, magnitudes, and other derived products.
Another major requirement is reliable delivery of station waveform data and accurate metadata to other ANSS networks and to ANSS-designated archives. This means the network must not only collect data locally, but also distribute it in near real time (and in standardized formats) so it can feed national products, cross-network analyses, and archiving systems. The notice also calls for adhering to ANSS-approved software standards to support efficient and interoperable data flow. In other words, the agreement prioritizes using shared tools, protocols, and implementation practices so that PNSN data and products integrate smoothly with the broader ANSS ecosystem.
The cooperative agreement further includes producing authoritative catalogs of earthquake source parameters and related ANSS products and services that meet ANSS standards. This typically involves generating and maintaining event catalogs that include earthquake locations, magnitudes, origin times, and potentially other parameters derived from the network's observations. The idea is that PNSN is not just collecting raw waveforms; it is also responsible for turning those signals into trusted, standardized earthquake information products that can be used by emergency managers, scientists, and other stakeholders.
A specific systems-development component is participation in the Station Information System (SIS). The notice indicates that the awardee is expected to contribute to the operation and development of SIS, and to work with ANSS and the ANSS National Implementation Committee (NIC) to use SIS for station inventory control, station description, and ongoing maintenance of station metadata. This reflects a national push toward consistent station inventory management across networks, reducing duplication, minimizing metadata errors, and making it easier to discover and use seismic station information across the country.
Finally, the notice highlights coordination expectations: the University of Oregon is to coordinate seismic monitoring activities with ANSS management and other ANSS participants. This is a key feature of a cooperative agreement model, where the federal agency and the recipient typically have substantial involvement and collaboration, rather than a hands-off grant relationship. Coordination can include operational planning, data-sharing practices, standards alignment, and joint problem-solving when infrastructure or data-delivery issues arise.
The justification for a sole intended recipient is based on unique qualifications and practical constraints. The University of Oregon is identified as uniquely positioned because it already co-operates the PNSN with the University of Washington, has an established and experienced network operations staff, and has principal investigators who have been deeply involved as the seismic network operators. The notice also cites specialized, already-deployed monitoring equipment in the target region, including university-owned field sensors and central recording/computing systems that would not be readily available to another organization. In addition, the existing telemetry and data reception pathways terminate at the universities' facilities, and relocating receiving points and associated telemetry equipment would be expensive and time-consuming, creating unnecessary operational risk for a system that must run continuously to support hazard monitoring in a high-risk region.Apply for USGS FA 20 0034
- 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: Seismic Network Operations Cooperative Agreement" 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 10, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 24, 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 $1,196,000.00 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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