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GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

USGS Federal Assistance Program Announcements:

Annual Program Announcements

(Closed announcements are expected to be available again at approximately the same time the following year.)

FY 2004 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Program Announcement Number 04HQPA0001
Announcement Opening Date - April 1, 2003
Closing Date - May 8, 2003, 4:15 pm EDT

STATEMAP 2005 Program Announcement, Number 05HQPA0003
Announcement Opening Date - August 23, 2004
Closing Date - November 5, 2004, 3:00 pm EDT

EDMAP 2005 Program Announcement, Number 05HQPA0004
Announcement Opening Date - September 8, 2004
Closing Date - November 19, 2004, 3:00 pm EDT

Program Announcement Number 03HQPA0006, FY 2003 Cooperative Agreements Program - Federal Geographic Data Committtee, National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Closing Date - May 30, 2003, 3:00 pm EDT

Program Announcement 00HQPA0007 - Innovative Partnerships for the Acquisition, Preparation, and/or Maintenance of Digital Geospatial Data for the Public Domain - Fiscal Year 2000-2003
Closing Date - April 30, 2003
Modification 1 extended closing date to September 30, 2003 at 3:00 EST

Other Opportunities

Program Announcement 04HQPA0007 - Mineral Resources External Research Program
Closing Date - May 14, 2004
Synopsis at Grants.gov
Applications must be submitted
through Grants.gov/APPLY:

Notice: Effective 10/1/2003, all assistance applications must include the applicant's DUNS Number. This is a 9 digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) used by the Federal Government to uniquely identify contractors and assistance recipients. You can obtain a DUNS number by calling D&B at 866-705-5711 or 610-882-7000 or by accessing their web site. There is no charge for obtaining a DUNS Number only.

Information for vendors and applicants on how to get a DUNS number (pdf) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) notice of policy directive, Use of a Universal Identifier by Grant Applicants (June 27, 2003) (text) (pdf)

Related Documents

USGS Guide for the Submission of Unsolicited Proposals

Department of the Interior Financial Assistance Policy and Regulations

OMB Circulars

OMB-prescribed Grants Management Standard Forms
(Forms most frequently required in Assistance announcements)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (Public Law 106-107)
PL 106-107 requires the Government to establish a common grant application and reporting system, develop a common electronic system for recipient financial reporting, to establish uniform administrative rules and procedures for assistance programs, and to look for other ways to simplify and streamline grant programs and processes. The U.S. Department of the Interior is inviting suggestions and thoughts from the recipient community on ways to improve and simplify the grants process. The DOI Opportunity to Comment can be found at: http://www.doi.gov/pam/Grantcomment.htm

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