Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance

To support earthquake hazards research and monitoring in order to develop information, knowledge, and methods relevant to the major Earthquake Hazards Program elements: Assessment and Characterization of Earthquake Hazards; Monitoring and Reporting Earthquake Activity and Crustal Deformation; Conducting Research into Earthquake Causes and Effects; and Earthquake and Safety Information for Loss Reduction. Specific objectives and research tasks identified as measures of progress towards the goals of these program elements are described in greater detail in Program Announcements posted to Grants.gov.

Public and private colleges and universities; Non-profit, non-academic organizations; For-profit organizations; State and Local Governments; and unaffiliated scientists.

Panels composed of expert scientists and engineers drawn from government, universities, and private industry evaluate all grant applications. Criteria for judging applications includes: relevance and timeliness of the proposed research to the goals of the program; technical quality of the proposal; competence of the principal investigator and recipient organization; and appropriateness and reasonableness of the budget.

Recipients are encouraged to share in the cost of each research project.

Fiscal year 2025: Source zone characteristics; Earthquake monitoring and early warning development and prototype testing; Induced seismicity studies; and fault zone studies; and Seismic zonation and engineering studies. Fiscal year 2026: Source zone characteristics; Earthquake monitoring and early warning development and prototype testing; Induced seismicity studies; and fault zone studies; and Seismic zonation and engineering studies.