2020 NGGDPP State Geological Survey Grants
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By National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program
September 16, 2020
This is a list of 2020 state projects that were funded by the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. Details on other years are listed on the NGGDPP Grants Program Page.
| State | Institution | Title | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys | Application and Database Critical Maintenance, Geochronology Database Scoping, and Map Conversion to GEMS | $72,701 |
| AL | Geological Survey of Alabama | FY2020 Fossil Conservation and Critical Mineral Workshop for Alabama | $29,068 |
| AZ | University of Arizona, Arizona Geological Survey | FY20 Preservation and Modernization of Arizona Digital Geologic Map and Minerals Data | $110,256 |
| CA | California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey | FY2020 California Geological Survey Publication Inventory and Creation of Geospatial Database Characterizing California's Critical Mineral Potential | $35,000 |
| CO | Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Geological Survey | Digitization of Colorado Geologic Hazard and Geotechnical Reports and Geologic Maps with Metadata for Publicly Available Information Relative to Critical Mineral Resources and Geologic Hazards | $30,731 |
| CT | Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut Geological Survey | Priority 1: Preservation and Online Publication of the Connecticut Geological Survey Legacy Collection [1835-2020] & Priority 2: Bedrock Mines and Quarries Map of CT Update to GeMS in support of US Critical Minerals Mining Initiative | $34,889 |
| IA | University of Iowa, Iowa Geological Survey | Oil, Gas, and GeMS: Core Accessibility and Map Standard Updates | $41,711 |
| ID | University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey | USGS Data Preservation 13 | $68,505 |
| IL | Univeristy of Illinois, Illinois State Geological Survey | Preservation of Geologic Data and Collections in Illinois: FY20 | $70,758 |
| IN | Indiana University, Indiana Geological & Water Survey | IGWS FAIR Data Initiative - Collections Infrastructure and Critical Minerals | $110,701 |
| KS | University of Kansas Center for Research, Kansas Geological Survey | Preserving Kansas Geologic Data, Documents, Samples, and Aerial Photographs; and Surveying Critical Mineral Resources, FY2020 | $117,676 |
| KY | University of Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey | Kentucky Geological Survey FY2020 Geologic Data Preservation Project | $57,718 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey | Preservation of MGS Drill Cuttings Collection, Preliminary Inventory of Rescued Coal Cores, and Production of Maps to Support Critical Mineral Resource Identification in Maryland (2020-2021) | $80,080 |
| MI | Western Michigan University, Michigan Geological Survey | Inventory and preserve fragile paper well records and thin-section slides by converting them to digital format and upload all products to the National Digital Catalog (NDC) to make them widely available, and (2) Convert paper well records from Michigan UP boreholes to digital format and map the depth to bedrock | $77,374 |
| ME | Maine Geological Survey | MGS FY20 Project: Preservation of Field Notebooks, Maps, and Photos, and Critical Mineral Resource Assessment | $34,253 |
| MN | University of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey | Enhancement of the MN cuttings collection and database; further assembly of requested mineral-potential-related information | $18,571 |
| MO | Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Geological Survey | Digital Scanning and Metadata Generation of 400 Unpublished Mineral Resource Files in Collection, Core Log Database, and Regional Critical Mineral Resources Workshop | $75,854 |
| MT | Montana Technological University, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology | Specimen Archive and Analytical Data Repository at the MBMG and Critical Mineral Resource Inventory for Montana | $62,785 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Geological Survey | Critical Minerals in North Carolina | $21,000 |
| NE | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division (Nebraska Geological Survey) | Nebraska Oil and Gas Collection Phase III: Inventory and Database Development for Eastern Nebraska Geological Sample Data Preservation and Public Access | $24,166 |
| NH | New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, New Hampshire Geological Survey | New Hampshire Geological Survey NGGDPP Cooperative Agreement Proposal for New Hampshire Data Preservation | $11,534 |
| NJ | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Geological & Water Survey | 2020 NJGWS Geoscientific Data Preservation Project | $14,638 |
| NM | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources | Preserve Geoscience Data and Minerals: Priority I and II | $154,982 |
| NV | University of Nevada Reno, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | Increasing the Utility and Accessibility of NV's Digital Geologic Libraries: Digitization of Geothermal Well Logs, GeMS Geologic Map Conversions, and Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library Data Preservation | $91,786 |
| OK | University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Geological Survey | Development Support for Comprehensive Database of Oklahoma Geological Resources - Phase III | $42,526 |
| TN | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Geological Survey | Generating Metadata Records, Digitizing Documents in 2 TGS Collections, Digitizing 2 Unpublished Geologic Maps, and Disseminating Documents on Website | $40,592 |
| TX | University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology | Digital Conversion of Geological Reports and Create Open-Source Python Software Library; Identifying Critical Mineral Resources | $55,000 |
| UT | Utah Geological Survey | UGS FY2020 Geologic Data Preservation Project | $68,528 |
| VA | Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - Division of Geology and Mineral Resources | Finish Preservation of New Jersey Zinc Company (Virginia) Legacy Collection and Increase Availability of Critical Minerals Information | $54,725 |
| WA | Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington Geological Survey | Washington Geological Survey Data Preservation Grant | $70,191 |
| WI | University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey | FY2020 Wisconsin Data Preservation, GeMS and Critical Minerals | $64,025 |
| WY | Wyoming State Geological Survey | Converting Published WGSG Geologic Map Files from PDF to GeoTIFF and KML | $6,892 |
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This is a list of 2020 state projects that were funded by the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. Details on other years are listed on the NGGDPP Grants Program Page.
| State | Institution | Title | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys | Application and Database Critical Maintenance, Geochronology Database Scoping, and Map Conversion to GEMS | $72,701 |
| AL | Geological Survey of Alabama | FY2020 Fossil Conservation and Critical Mineral Workshop for Alabama | $29,068 |
| AZ | University of Arizona, Arizona Geological Survey | FY20 Preservation and Modernization of Arizona Digital Geologic Map and Minerals Data | $110,256 |
| CA | California Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey | FY2020 California Geological Survey Publication Inventory and Creation of Geospatial Database Characterizing California's Critical Mineral Potential | $35,000 |
| CO | Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Geological Survey | Digitization of Colorado Geologic Hazard and Geotechnical Reports and Geologic Maps with Metadata for Publicly Available Information Relative to Critical Mineral Resources and Geologic Hazards | $30,731 |
| CT | Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut Geological Survey | Priority 1: Preservation and Online Publication of the Connecticut Geological Survey Legacy Collection [1835-2020] & Priority 2: Bedrock Mines and Quarries Map of CT Update to GeMS in support of US Critical Minerals Mining Initiative | $34,889 |
| IA | University of Iowa, Iowa Geological Survey | Oil, Gas, and GeMS: Core Accessibility and Map Standard Updates | $41,711 |
| ID | University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey | USGS Data Preservation 13 | $68,505 |
| IL | Univeristy of Illinois, Illinois State Geological Survey | Preservation of Geologic Data and Collections in Illinois: FY20 | $70,758 |
| IN | Indiana University, Indiana Geological & Water Survey | IGWS FAIR Data Initiative - Collections Infrastructure and Critical Minerals | $110,701 |
| KS | University of Kansas Center for Research, Kansas Geological Survey | Preserving Kansas Geologic Data, Documents, Samples, and Aerial Photographs; and Surveying Critical Mineral Resources, FY2020 | $117,676 |
| KY | University of Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey | Kentucky Geological Survey FY2020 Geologic Data Preservation Project | $57,718 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey | Preservation of MGS Drill Cuttings Collection, Preliminary Inventory of Rescued Coal Cores, and Production of Maps to Support Critical Mineral Resource Identification in Maryland (2020-2021) | $80,080 |
| MI | Western Michigan University, Michigan Geological Survey | Inventory and preserve fragile paper well records and thin-section slides by converting them to digital format and upload all products to the National Digital Catalog (NDC) to make them widely available, and (2) Convert paper well records from Michigan UP boreholes to digital format and map the depth to bedrock | $77,374 |
| ME | Maine Geological Survey | MGS FY20 Project: Preservation of Field Notebooks, Maps, and Photos, and Critical Mineral Resource Assessment | $34,253 |
| MN | University of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey | Enhancement of the MN cuttings collection and database; further assembly of requested mineral-potential-related information | $18,571 |
| MO | Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Geological Survey | Digital Scanning and Metadata Generation of 400 Unpublished Mineral Resource Files in Collection, Core Log Database, and Regional Critical Mineral Resources Workshop | $75,854 |
| MT | Montana Technological University, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology | Specimen Archive and Analytical Data Repository at the MBMG and Critical Mineral Resource Inventory for Montana | $62,785 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Geological Survey | Critical Minerals in North Carolina | $21,000 |
| NE | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division (Nebraska Geological Survey) | Nebraska Oil and Gas Collection Phase III: Inventory and Database Development for Eastern Nebraska Geological Sample Data Preservation and Public Access | $24,166 |
| NH | New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, New Hampshire Geological Survey | New Hampshire Geological Survey NGGDPP Cooperative Agreement Proposal for New Hampshire Data Preservation | $11,534 |
| NJ | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Geological & Water Survey | 2020 NJGWS Geoscientific Data Preservation Project | $14,638 |
| NM | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources | Preserve Geoscience Data and Minerals: Priority I and II | $154,982 |
| NV | University of Nevada Reno, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | Increasing the Utility and Accessibility of NV's Digital Geologic Libraries: Digitization of Geothermal Well Logs, GeMS Geologic Map Conversions, and Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library Data Preservation | $91,786 |
| OK | University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Geological Survey | Development Support for Comprehensive Database of Oklahoma Geological Resources - Phase III | $42,526 |
| TN | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Geological Survey | Generating Metadata Records, Digitizing Documents in 2 TGS Collections, Digitizing 2 Unpublished Geologic Maps, and Disseminating Documents on Website | $40,592 |
| TX | University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology | Digital Conversion of Geological Reports and Create Open-Source Python Software Library; Identifying Critical Mineral Resources | $55,000 |
| UT | Utah Geological Survey | UGS FY2020 Geologic Data Preservation Project | $68,528 |
| VA | Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - Division of Geology and Mineral Resources | Finish Preservation of New Jersey Zinc Company (Virginia) Legacy Collection and Increase Availability of Critical Minerals Information | $54,725 |
| WA | Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington Geological Survey | Washington Geological Survey Data Preservation Grant | $70,191 |
| WI | University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey | FY2020 Wisconsin Data Preservation, GeMS and Critical Minerals | $64,025 |
| WY | Wyoming State Geological Survey | Converting Published WGSG Geologic Map Files from PDF to GeoTIFF and KML | $6,892 |