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2022 NGGDPP State Geological Survey Grants Active

By National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program September 28, 2022

This is a list of 2022 state projects that were funded by the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program with an indication (*) for projects that received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding. Details on other years are listed on the NGGDPP Grants Program Page. 

 

2022 NGGDPP State Grants      
[Projects that received partial or full funding with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds are shown with an *.]
State

 		 Institution Title Funding Amount  BIL 
AL Geological Survey of Alabama FY2022 Fossil Conservation for Alabama $37,975  
AK State of Alaska, AK Division of

Geological & Geophysical Surveys		 Alaska Geologic Materials Center Database Upgrade,

Hyperspectral Scanner, and Core Rescue		 $632,327 *
AZ Arizona Board of Regents,

University of Arizona		 2022-2023 Data Preservation and

Critical Minerals Activities in Arizona		 $134,067  
AR Arkansas Geological Survey Arkansas Geological Survey FY2022

Data Preservation Priority 1 and Priority 2		 $37,277  
CA California Department of Conservation 2022 NGGDPP Data Preservation Workshop and

2022 Earth MRI Regional Critical Minerals Workshop		 $1,780  
CO Colorado School of Mines Inventory of Historic Mineral Resource Reports,

Gold Deposit and Geologic Map Conversion,

Geotechnical Report Scanning, and Imaging of a

Denver Basin Core Library		 $204,986 *
DE University of Delaware Priority 1: Digital Preservation and Web-Based

Delivery of Borehole Lithology Log Data		 $114,875  
FL Florida Geological Survey Preservation of South Florida Cuttings Samples $49,538  
ID Idaho Geological Survey USGS Data Preservation 15 $105,562 *
IL Illinois State Geological Survey Preservation of Geologic Data and

Collections in Illinois: FY22		 $252,591 *
IN Indiana Geological and Water Survey IGWS FAIR Data Initiative 2022 -

Records Center and Server Salvage		 $142,582 *
IA Iowa Geological Survey Data Preservation and Critical Minerals

Activities in Iowa 2022-2023		 $37,875  
KS Kansas Geological Survey Preserving Kansas Geologic Data,

Documents, Samples, and Aerial Photographs,

and Surveying Drill Hole/Core Holdings

Relating to Critical Mineral Resources, FY2022		 $185,619 *
KY Kentucky Geological Survey Kentucky Geological Survey FY2022

Geologic Data Preservation Project		 $220,389 *
ME Maine Geological Survey Preservation of Historical Air Photos,

Core Building Replacement Planning,

and Critical Mineral Resource Assessment		 $25,616 *
MI Michigan Geological Survey Scanning Core Analyses, Thin Sections,

and Photographing Core		 $83,982 *
MN Minnesota Geological Survey FY22 Minnesota Geological and

Geophysical Data Preservation Program		 $331,048 *
MO Missouri Department of Natural Resource;

Missouri Geological Survey		 FY2022 National Geological & Geophysical

Data Preservation Program -

FY22 NGGDPP		 $107,143 *
MT Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Priority 1: Butte Stope Books,

Priority 2: Preserving Montana's

Critical Mineral Resource Data		 $389,238 *
NE Nebraska Geological Survey:

Conservation and Survey Division		 National Geological and Geophysical

Data Preservation Program:

Priorities 1 and 2		 $102,207  
NV Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Preserving and Disseminating

Nevada's Geothermal and Critical Minerals Data		 $147,909 *
NJ New Jersey Geological and Water Survey 2022 NJGWS Geoscientific Data

Preservation Project		 $32,501  
NM New Mexico Bureau of Geology

and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR)		 Preserve Geoscience Data and Materials:

Priority I and II		 $169,143 *
OK Oklahoma Geological Survey Data Preservation of Well Logs,

Core Photos, and Critical Minerals Assessment		 $45,148  
TN Tennessee Geological Survey Rescuing Damaged Core,

Converting 6 Previously Published Maps to

Level 3 GeMS, and Compiling Critical Mineral

Borehole Data for Earth MRI		 $47,787  
TX University of Texas at Austin,

Bureau of Economic Geology		 Priority 1: Photography of Bureau Cores: Now and in the Future 

Priority 2: Preserving Critical Minerals Resources:

The Barker Igneous Collection		 $40,523 *
UT Utah Geological Survey (UGS) UGS FY202 Geologic Data Preservation Project $243,862 *
VT Vermont Geological Survey Preservation of Geophysical Well Logs and Borehole Video

for Bedrock Water Wells in Vermont: A Hydrologic Resource

for Groundwater Quantity and Quality Planning		 $20,560  
VA Virginia Division of Geology

and Mineral Resources		 P1: Preservation of Geoscience Data;

P2: Preserve Critical Minerals		 $117,435 *
WA Washington Geological Survey Washington Data Preservation 2022 $105,374  
WV West Virginia Geological

& Economic Survey		 Preservation of WVGES Core Material and

Critical Mineral Samples		 $68,899 *
WI Wisconsin Geological

and Natural History Survey		 FY2022 Wisconsin Data Preservation, MDA-Iowa County,

Cataloging Hand Samples, Earth MRI Core Photography		 $68,395 *
WY Wyoming State Geological Survey Data Preservation and Critical Minerals Workshops $2,061  

 

  • Overview

    This is a list of 2022 state projects that were funded by the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program with an indication (*) for projects that received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding. Details on other years are listed on the NGGDPP Grants Program Page. 

     

    2022 NGGDPP State Grants      
    [Projects that received partial or full funding with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds are shown with an *.]
    State

         		 Institution Title Funding Amount  BIL 
    AL Geological Survey of Alabama FY2022 Fossil Conservation for Alabama $37,975  
    AK State of Alaska, AK Division of

    Geological & Geophysical Surveys    		 Alaska Geologic Materials Center Database Upgrade,

    Hyperspectral Scanner, and Core Rescue    		 $632,327 *
    AZ Arizona Board of Regents,

    University of Arizona    		 2022-2023 Data Preservation and

    Critical Minerals Activities in Arizona    		 $134,067  
    AR Arkansas Geological Survey Arkansas Geological Survey FY2022

    Data Preservation Priority 1 and Priority 2    		 $37,277  
    CA California Department of Conservation 2022 NGGDPP Data Preservation Workshop and

    2022 Earth MRI Regional Critical Minerals Workshop    		 $1,780  
    CO Colorado School of Mines Inventory of Historic Mineral Resource Reports,

    Gold Deposit and Geologic Map Conversion,

    Geotechnical Report Scanning, and Imaging of a

    Denver Basin Core Library    		 $204,986 *
    DE University of Delaware Priority 1: Digital Preservation and Web-Based

    Delivery of Borehole Lithology Log Data    		 $114,875  
    FL Florida Geological Survey Preservation of South Florida Cuttings Samples $49,538  
    ID Idaho Geological Survey USGS Data Preservation 15 $105,562 *
    IL Illinois State Geological Survey Preservation of Geologic Data and

    Collections in Illinois: FY22    		 $252,591 *
    IN Indiana Geological and Water Survey IGWS FAIR Data Initiative 2022 -

    Records Center and Server Salvage    		 $142,582 *
    IA Iowa Geological Survey Data Preservation and Critical Minerals

    Activities in Iowa 2022-2023    		 $37,875  
    KS Kansas Geological Survey Preserving Kansas Geologic Data,

    Documents, Samples, and Aerial Photographs,

    and Surveying Drill Hole/Core Holdings

    Relating to Critical Mineral Resources, FY2022    		 $185,619 *
    KY Kentucky Geological Survey Kentucky Geological Survey FY2022

    Geologic Data Preservation Project    		 $220,389 *
    ME Maine Geological Survey Preservation of Historical Air Photos,

    Core Building Replacement Planning,

    and Critical Mineral Resource Assessment    		 $25,616 *
    MI Michigan Geological Survey Scanning Core Analyses, Thin Sections,

    and Photographing Core    		 $83,982 *
    MN Minnesota Geological Survey FY22 Minnesota Geological and

    Geophysical Data Preservation Program    		 $331,048 *
    MO Missouri Department of Natural Resource;

    Missouri Geological Survey    		 FY2022 National Geological & Geophysical

    Data Preservation Program -

    FY22 NGGDPP    		 $107,143 *
    MT Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Priority 1: Butte Stope Books,

    Priority 2: Preserving Montana's

    Critical Mineral Resource Data    		 $389,238 *
    NE Nebraska Geological Survey:

    Conservation and Survey Division    		 National Geological and Geophysical

    Data Preservation Program:

    Priorities 1 and 2    		 $102,207  
    NV Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Preserving and Disseminating

    Nevada's Geothermal and Critical Minerals Data    		 $147,909 *
    NJ New Jersey Geological and Water Survey 2022 NJGWS Geoscientific Data

    Preservation Project    		 $32,501  
    NM New Mexico Bureau of Geology

    and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR)    		 Preserve Geoscience Data and Materials:

    Priority I and II    		 $169,143 *
    OK Oklahoma Geological Survey Data Preservation of Well Logs,

    Core Photos, and Critical Minerals Assessment    		 $45,148  
    TN Tennessee Geological Survey Rescuing Damaged Core,

    Converting 6 Previously Published Maps to

    Level 3 GeMS, and Compiling Critical Mineral

    Borehole Data for Earth MRI    		 $47,787  
    TX University of Texas at Austin,

    Bureau of Economic Geology    		 Priority 1: Photography of Bureau Cores: Now and in the Future 

    Priority 2: Preserving Critical Minerals Resources:

    The Barker Igneous Collection    		 $40,523 *
    UT Utah Geological Survey (UGS) UGS FY202 Geologic Data Preservation Project $243,862 *
    VT Vermont Geological Survey Preservation of Geophysical Well Logs and Borehole Video

    for Bedrock Water Wells in Vermont: A Hydrologic Resource

    for Groundwater Quantity and Quality Planning    		 $20,560  
    VA Virginia Division of Geology

    and Mineral Resources    		 P1: Preservation of Geoscience Data;

    P2: Preserve Critical Minerals    		 $117,435 *
    WA Washington Geological Survey Washington Data Preservation 2022 $105,374  
    WV West Virginia Geological

    & Economic Survey    		 Preservation of WVGES Core Material and

    Critical Mineral Samples    		 $68,899 *
    WI Wisconsin Geological

    and Natural History Survey    		 FY2022 Wisconsin Data Preservation, MDA-Iowa County,

    Cataloging Hand Samples, Earth MRI Core Photography    		 $68,395 *
    WY Wyoming State Geological Survey Data Preservation and Critical Minerals Workshops $2,061