THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM (EDMAP)

Post Date

September 3rd 2008

Application Due Date

November 13th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

09HQPA0004

CFDA Number(s)

15.810

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Eligibility Categories

Other

U.S. accredited university Geoscience or related Departments are eligible for EDMAP funds. University professors must write and submit the proposals. EDMAP cooperative grants are intended to fund students doing geologic mapping in the field. While it is proper for the professors/advisors to ask for some logistical support so that they may be with their student(s) in the field for a credible amount of time, the bulk of the award is intended to support the student’s mapping efforts. EDMAP cooperative grants do not support faculty salaries. Masters and Doctoral students of Geoscience or related Departments at accredited United States colleges and universities are eligible applicants to the EDMAP Program. In addition, qualified undergraduate Juniors and Seniors are also eligible. These undergraduates should have received some basic mineralogy, petrology and structural geology training prior to the time they will do the geologic mapping proposed in this proposal.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the NCGMP is to train the next generation of geologic mappers. To do this NCGMP provides funds for graduate and selected undergraduate students in academic research projects that involve geologic mapping as a major component. Through these cooperative agreements NCGMP hopes to expand the research and educational capacity of academic programs that teach earth science students the techniques of geologic mapping and field data analysis. Another important goal is to increase the level of communication between the Nation’s geologic surveys (both State Geological Surveys and the USGS) and geologic mappers in the academic community. We hope that this improved communication will have two results: 1) that the academic mapping community will learn more about the societal needs that drive geologic mapping projects at the USGS and State Geologic Surveys, and 2) more geologic maps produced in academia will eventually be made available to the public.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Jennifer Arnold
  Grant Analyst
  Phone 703-648-7304

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Jennifer Arnold

• Agency Email Address:

  jlarnold@usgs.gov