MGS NGGDPP Grants

CURRENT NGGDPP GRANT

MGS submitted its twelfth National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) grant application in March 2019, and was notified in May 2019 that the proposal would be fully funded. The NGGDPP is administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The current NGGDPP grant cycle runs from September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020. This grant funds several activities pertaining to the preservation geologic collections and the compilation of mineral resources information for 35 critical minerals. Tasks include:

MGS Collections Metadata Update

• Review and update metadata records for the 37 MGS collections currently in the National Digital Catalog (NDC).

Drill Cuttings Collection

• Perform a detailed inventory of ~ 750 boxes of drill cuttings;
• Reinforce boxes/envelopes or re-house the cuttings as appropriate;
• Populate the internal drill cuttings database with detailed metadata records to include source borehole identifications and locations to the extent feasible;
• Submit NGGDPP-compliant metadata records to NDC;

Former Guilford Storage Facility Collection Preservation

• Perform a detailed inventory of core and drill cuttings rescued from the Guilford Storage Facility;
• Assess need for future remediation of collection items;
• Conduct research to correlate core and cuttings to source boreholes and locations to extent feasible
• Record inventory details, assessments and borehole correlations in an internal database with detailed metadata;
• Submit NGGDPP-compliant metadata records to NDC.

Critical Mineral Resources Data Compilation

• Participate in a critical mineral regional workshop to collaborate on developing geospatial datasets identifying priority areas of interest for 35 critical minerals;
• Catalog existing mineral resource information for Maryland pertaining to the 35 critical minerals;
• Scan relevant data/documents that are not already in digital format;
• Consolidate and distill critical mineral data gathered onto USGS-provided Microsoft Excel template
• Compile relevant drill core data
• Prepare a digital map summarizing critical mineral occurrence potential in Maryland
• Submit NGGDPP-compliant metadata records to NDC.

UPCOMING NGGDPP GRANT

MGS submitted its thirteenth National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) grant application in January 2020, and was notified in April 2020 that the proposal will be fully funded, subject to finalization of the grant award and start date.

SUMMARY OF NGGDPP GRANT ACTIVITIES

Please click on the links below to view Final Technical Reports (FTRs) which document the tasks completed during each NGGDPP grant cycle.

• FY2008 FTR (2008-2009)
• FY2009 FTR (2009-2010)
• FY2010 FTR (2010-2011)
• FY2011 FTR (2011-2012)
• FY2012 FTR (2012-2013)
• FY2013 FTR (2013-2014)
• FY2014 FTR (2014-2015)
• FY2015 FTR (2015-2016)
• FY2016 FTR (2016-2017)
• FY2017 FTR (2017-2018)
• FY2018 FTR (2018-2019)