Assistance Listing 15.807
Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance
U.S. Geological Survey · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 171 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $94,832. Expect about 69 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 11%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 5%
- 75% higher ed · 2% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $95K
- $71K – $118K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 58
- $19M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- annual · 69-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of California, the | Higher ed | CA | 17 | $12,838,028 |
| California Institute of Technology | Higher ed | CA | 16 | $12,097,235 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Higher ed | NV | 15 | $4,030,447 |
| University of Memphis | Higher ed | TN | 14 | $2,963,762 |
| University of Washington | Higher ed | WA | 12 | $13,328,652 |
| Lettis Consultants International INC | Business | CA | 11 | $713,607 |
| University of Oregon | Higher ed | OR | 9 | $6,394,072 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Higher ed | NY | 9 | $694,805 |
| University of California San Diego | Higher ed | CA | 8 | $683,540 |
| North Carolina State University | Higher ed | NC | 7 | $430,945 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | $6.1M | $69K | $36K – $80K |
| 2022 | 59 | $4.0M | $70K | $51K – $86K |
| 2023 | 54 | $3.7M | $77K | $55K – $92K |
| 2024 | 59 | $40M | $86K | $63K – $100K |
| 2025 | 58 | $19M | $95K | $71K – $118K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | 2026-06-04 | 36 d | G27AS00075 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2027 |
| 2025-03-21 | 2025-05-28 | 68 d | G26AS00244 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2026 |
| 2024-03-15 | 2024-05-23 | 69 d | G25AS00240 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2025 |
| 2023-03-15 | 2023-05-24 | 70 d | G24AS00292 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2024 |
| 2022-03-15 | 2022-05-25 | 71 d | G23AS00249 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 2021-03-17 | 2021-06-01 | 76 d | G22AS00006 · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2022 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-05-08 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0076 · Notice of Intent: Aftershock Monitoring of the 6.5 Stanley, Idaho Earthquake |
| 2020-03-10 | 2020-06-03 | 85 d | G20AS00042 · 2021 EHP External Research Grants |
| 2019-12-11 | 2019-12-25 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0035 · Notice of Intent: Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Operations - EHP |
| 2019-12-11 | 2019-12-25 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0039 · Notice of Intent: Operation of the Northern California Earthquake Management Center, and the UC Berkeley Seismic Networks, 2020 |
| 2019-12-10 | 2019-12-24 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0034 · Notice of Intent: Seismic Network Operations Cooperative Agreement |
| 2019-12-09 | 2019-12-23 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0033 · Notice of Intent: Operation of the Mid-America Integrated Seismic Network – 2020-2024 - USC |
| 2019-12-06 | 2019-12-20 | 14 d | USGS-FA-20-0032 · Notice of Intent: ANSS products and dissemination for Alaska |
| 2019-12-05 | 2019-12-12 | 7 d | USGS-FA-20-0031 · Notice of Intent: Operation of the Mid-America Integrated Seismic Network 2020-2024—CERI |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-05-29 | 72 d | G19AS00033 · 2020 Earthquake Hazards External Grants Program |
| 2018-03-20 | 2018-05-22 | 63 d | G18AS00021 · 2019 Earthquake Hazards External Grants Program |
| 2017-12-20 | 2018-01-03 | 14 d | USGS-FA-18-0026 · Notice of Intent: Site Response Models for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain |
| 2017-07-26 | 2017-08-09 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0314 · Notice of Intent: Earthquake Early Warning in Eastern California: Phase 2 |
| 2017-07-24 | 2017-08-07 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0332 · Notice of Intent: Implementation and Development of US West Coast ShakeAlert 2017-2019: Collaborative Research with Univ. of California at Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, Univ. of Washington, and Univ. of Oregon |
| 2017-07-24 | 2017-08-07 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0344 · Notice of Intent: Production Real-time GNSS for ShakeAlert |
| 2017-07-14 | 2017-07-28 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0313 · Notice of Intent - Incorporating Real-time GNSS into ShakeAlert: Improving Telemetry, Reducing Latency, and Enhancing Robust GNSS Data Flow at Existing PBO Stations in CA, OR, and WA |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-05-22 | 70 d | G17AS00030 · 2018 Earthquake Hazards External Grants Program |
| 2017-01-20 | 2017-02-03 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0058 · Notice of Intent: Improving the Quality & Dissemination of Measured Earthquake Ground Motions & Associated Metadata used as Basis for Development of Ground Motion Predictive Equations, Earthquake Engineering Design Criteria, & Post-Earthquake Evaluations |
| 2016-12-15 | 2016-12-29 | 14 d | USGS-FA-17-0047 · Notice of Intent: Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
| 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-28 | 14 d | USGS-FA-16-0348 · Notice of Intent - Implementation and Development of US West Coast ShakeAlert |
| 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-28 | 14 d | USGS-FA-16-0357 · Notice of Intent - Incorporating rtGNSS into ShakeAlert |
| 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-28 | 14 d | USGS-FA-16-0358 · Notice of Intent - Earthquake Early Warning in Eastern California |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-05-25 | 75 d | G16AS00024 · 2017 Earthquake Hazards External Grants Program |
| 2015-07-09 | 2015-07-23 | 14 d | G15AC00330-333 · Notice of Intent to Award Financial Assistance Action - EEW |
| 2015-03-23 | 2015-05-19 | 57 d | G15AS00037 · 2016 EHP External Research Support |
| 2014-03-24 | 2014-05-22 | 59 d | G14AS00036 · 2015 EHP External Research Support |
| 2013-04-05 | 2013-06-06 | 62 d | G13AS00029 · 2014 Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-03-06 | 2012-05-17 | 72 d | G12AS20013 · 2013 Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-03-17 | 2011-05-18 | 62 d | G11AS20009 · 2012 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
| 2010-03-23 | 2010-05-14 | 52 d | 11HQPA0001 · Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
| 2009-09-10 | 2009-10-20 | 40 d | 10HQPA0008 · Recovery Act - Crustal Deformation Monitoring |
| 2009-06-02 | 2009-07-08 | 36 d | 09HQPA0021 · Recovery Act (ARRA) - Seismic Upgrades |
| 2009-03-12 | 2009-05-13 | 62 d | 10HQPA0001 · 2010 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
| 2008-03-12 | 2008-05-15 | 64 d | 09HQPA0001 · 2009 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.807?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 171 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $94,832. Expect about 69 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $95K; the middle half ran from $71K to $118K. 58 new awards were made, with $19M committed to them.
When does 15.807 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 69 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 29, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey). Assistance Listing 15.807 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.