Michael Marketti
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NCGMP Funding:
State (STATEMAP) and Education (EDMAP) funds are distributed through annual competitive grants programs that require matching funds from the applying States or universities. Federal (FEDMAP) funds also are distributed through a review process that includes a Program Council and external stakeholders such as other Federal agencies and the American Association for State Geologists
(AASG)....
STATEMAP
The primary objective of the STATEMAP component of the NCGMP is to establish the geologic framework of areas determined to be vital to the economic, social, or scientific welfare of individual States. STATEMAP mapping priorities are established by State Geological Surveys in consultation with a multi-representational State Mapping Advisory Committee. These priorities are based on: a) State...
EDMAP
EDMAP is the component of the NCGMP that funds universities to train the next generation of geologic mappers. EDMAP is a one-year, mentor-guided program designed to teach students geologic mapping techniques through rigorous field mapping. Colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico are...
Searching for Great Geologic Maps
The USGS Announces Final Call for Abstracts: Best Student Geological Map Competition at GSA Phoenix.
Announcing the 2019 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp at West Virginia University
Program coordinators are now accepting applications for the 2019 Appalachian Geoscience GeoCamp
Celebrating Geologic Map Day 2018
In celebration of Earth Science Week and Geologic Map Day, the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program is highlighting several exciting ongoing and upcoming geoscience-related activities: