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Opportunity Summary:

Earthquake Imagery and Geodetic Methods Innovation (Funding Opportunity Number G15AC00124) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding opportunity in the science and technology/research and development category. The agency is indicating its intent to make an award through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the project would be carried out with substantial involvement from USGS staff during the period of performance (for example, coordination on technical direction, data products, or research priorities), rather than operating purely as an independent grant.

The opportunity is framed as a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning it is not presented like a wide-open competitive solicitation. Instead, it signals that USGS plans to fund a specific project and/or recipient, with the attached notice (not provided in your excerpt) containing the detailed scope, objectives, and any administrative requirements. In the eligibility section, the named eligible applicant is the University of Houston, which strongly suggests this is a targeted or sole-source style action rather than an opportunity broadly available to all institutions. The listing includes CFDA number 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection), which is the federal assistance program under which the award would be issued.

Financially, the opportunity is set up for a single expected award. The estimated total funding is $247,044, and both the award ceiling and award floor are also $247,044. That combination usually indicates the award amount is essentially predetermined rather than variable based on applicant budgets. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so the recipient would not be expected to provide a mandatory non-federal match as a condition of the award.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted on April 21, 2015, with an original and current closing date of May 1, 2015, and it was scheduled to be archived on May 31, 2015. Those short timelines are also consistent with a notice-of-intent format where the administrative posting is used to document an intended award rather than to solicit extensive new proposals from a broad community.

The subject area implied by the title, Earthquake Imagery and Geodetic Methods Innovation, points to research and development focused on using imagery (often satellite, aerial, or other remote sensing data) together with geodetic techniques (methods that measure Earth deformation, such as GPS/GNSS, InSAR, or related tools) to better characterize earthquakes and the ground movements they produce. In practice, efforts under such a heading commonly aim to improve how earthquake-related deformation is detected, mapped, modeled, or integrated into hazard assessment and scientific understanding, potentially through new processing methods, improved data integration workflows, or refined analysis techniques.

For access issues or administrative questions, the listed point of contact is D. Shannon, Contracts Specialist at USGS, with the provided phone number (916-278-9342). If someone needed the full announcement text, the notice specifically directs them to reach out to that contact, which again fits the pattern of an administrative posting with additional details contained in an attachment.

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