Federal grant programs / Department of the Interior

Volcano Hazards Program Research and Monitoring (15.818)

Also known as Volcano Hazards Research and Monitoring

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$20.3 million
• Grant awards9
• Typical award$887,101
• Awarded in FY 2025$2.2 million
• Size rank1311 of 1824
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $4.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $2.2 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1311th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 5 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 4 states and territories.

What the program funds

To advance the scientific understanding of volcanic processes and to lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity. The Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) monitors active and potentially active volcanoes, assesses their hazards, responds to volcanic crises, and conducts research on how volcanoes work to fulfill a Congressional mandate (Public Law 93-288) that the USGS issue "timely warnings" of potential volcanic hazards to responsible emergency-management authorities and to the populace affected. VHP provides domestic assistance in order to expand the expertise and capabilities applied to fulfilling its mission.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Cooperative Agreements are entered into for the purpose of conducting monitoring and research as specified in Public Law 93-288.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Recipients are encouraged to share in the cost of each research project. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Deadlines for application submission for the 5 ongoing cooperative agreements are approximately 2 months before the start dates of February 1, April 1, May 1, and June 1.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Past Fiscal Year (2024): $357,103 - $1,800,000; average = $879,426 Current Fiscal Estimate Year (2025): $358,556 - $1,604,371; average $845,310 Budget Fiscal Year Estimate (2026): $200,000 - $700,000; average $390,000 FY25 Estimate and FY26 Estimate Levels shown are notional.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Continued funding of several long-standing cooperative agreements with state geological surveys and universities for supporting monitoring and mapping of U.S. volcanoes, and educating the public and decision-makers about volcanic hazards. FY25 funding will support development of new AVO website; response support for eruptions in Alaska and Hawaii; and continued seismic monitoring of volcanoes in Wyoming, and the Cascades RangeFiscal Year2026: Program provides continued funding for several long-standing cooperative agreements with state geological surveys and universities for supporting monitoring and hazard assessments of U.S. volcanoes, educating the public and decision-makers about volcanic hazards, and supporting volcanic eruption response.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 59% of the money, state and local governments 41%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.