Assistance program
Volcano Hazards Program Research and Monitoring
$39.2 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Us Geological Survey, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
- CFDA number
- 15.818
- What it does
- 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.
- Who benefits
- None.
- Who applies
- None.
- Authorized by
- Public Law The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act-P.L. 116-9, title V, §5001
- Program site
- https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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