USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program | G24AS00345

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The USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (Funding Opportunity Number G24AS00345) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through its Landslide Hazards Program. It is designed to strengthen landslide risk reduction work by supporting practical, on-the-ground activities such as communication and coordination among partners, planning efforts, landslide hazard mapping, hazard and risk assessments, and the collection of landslide-related data. The program is rooted in the National Landslide Preparedness Act (Public Law 116-323) and funded through USGS appropriations, which signals that it is part of a broader federal push to improve national readiness and resilience to landslide hazards.

At its core, the program aims to fund competitive, jurisdiction-focused projects that help governments better understand where landslides are likely to happen, what could trigger them, and who or what is exposed. The opportunity specifically solicits "Risk Reduction Proposals," meaning proposals should be framed around producing actionable outputs that can reduce harm to people, property, infrastructure, and communities. While the notice highlights mapping and assessment, it also emphasizes the enabling work that makes risk reduction possible in practice, such as interagency coordination, data standardization, and communication efforts that help translate technical results into information that local decision-makers can use.

Eligibility is geared toward public-sector entities with responsibility for land management, public safety, infrastructure, and hazard planning. Eligible applicants include state governments, territorial governments, Tribal governments (federally recognized), local governments such as counties and cities or townships, and special district governments. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are also listed as eligible, and the announcement clarifies an important pathway for participation: a university can submit a proposal on behalf of a state geological survey or another state office when that office is organized under a university system. This is particularly relevant in states where the geological survey is housed within a public university, allowing academic administrative capacity to support a state-led hazards project.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, this opportunity is offered as a grant under the broad federal activity category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.821. The award ceiling is $300,000, indicating the maximum amount an individual project can request or receive under this announcement. The opportunity was created on April 17, 2024, and the original closing date for applications was June 17, 2024. The announcement also indicates that USGS expected to make awards, though the specific number of expected awards is not provided in the source information.

In practical terms, a strong proposal under this program would usually be one that clearly identifies a landslide problem within the applicant's jurisdiction, explains why current information is insufficient for risk reduction, and lays out a work plan that results in tangible products such as new or improved landslide inventory data, susceptibility or hazard maps, site-specific or regional assessments, and/or coordinated datasets that can feed planning and emergency management. Because the program explicitly mentions communication, planning, and coordination, proposals that include partnerships across agencies (for example, geological surveys, emergency management, transportation departments, public works, and Tribal or local planning offices) and a clear strategy for getting the results into the hands of end users tend to fit the intent of the announcement well.

• The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.821.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-17. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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