PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To mitigate earthquake losses that can occur in many parts of the nation providing earth science data and assessments essential for warning of imminent damaging earthquakes, land-use planning, engineering design, and emergency preparedness decisions.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. NATURAL RESOURCES;
- Land Conservation;
2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Research - General;
- Research - Specialized;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Scientist/Researcher;
- Engineer/Architect;
- Suburban;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Other public institution/organization;
- Profit organization;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);