Energy and Minerals

A total of $133,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Land of Enchantment

A total of $125,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Mountain State

A total of $118,479 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Pine Tree State

A total of $134,453 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Lone Star State

A total of $100,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Keystone State

A total of $135,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Show Me State

A total of $100,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Sunshine State

A total of $133,016 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Grand Canyon State.

A total of $634,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Last Frontier.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists are pleased to announce the projects that have received funding for FY2020 under the USGS Mineral Resources Program’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI. New projects in 21 states will receive $7.97 million in funding in fiscal year 2020 to improve the Nation’s mapping of shallow and deep geology.

A multiagency partnership led by the USGS and the Department of Energy seeks to shed light on lithium and other critical mineral resource potential as well as geothermal energy potential in western Nevada