EarthScope Consortium supports transformative global geophysical research and education.
Earthscope Consortium’s largest recent grants go to the infrastructure that keeps geophysics networks running: nearly $3.95 million to New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology for operations of the IRIS/PASSCAL Instrument Center and GLISN support in 2023, followed by $3.89 million in 2024 for the same center, and $3.89 million in 2023 plus $3.78 million in 2024 to the University of California San Diego for the Global Seismographic Network and USArray facility work. That pattern shows a funder built around instruments, data, and network operations rather than small project-only awards. Across the recent grants list, Earthscope Consortium supports seismology, geodesy, active-source field work, data services, and education programs that serve researchers, students, and scientific networks. The portfolio includes operational support for seismic arrays, GNSS products, remote sensing and geodetic imaging, and training-oriented awards such as internships and workforce development. Several grants also point to international and field-based work, including station deployment support in Alaska and station installation in Uzbekistan. The result is a grantmaker focused on the underlying systems that make geoscience research, monitoring, and education possible.
A major part of Earthscope Consortium’s funding goes to seismic and geodetic infrastructure. It gave $3,894,843 in 2023 and $3,775,668 in 2024 to the University of California San Diego for the Global Seismographic Network program and USArray network facility work. It also supported a $31,719 award to MIT for producing GNSS data products for the GAGE facility. In field and array studies, the University of Texas El Paso received $337,262 in 2023 and $268,919 in 2024 for the Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere. The foundation also backed geospatial tools, giving $57,528 to the University of Washington for web-based seismic network functional performance tools and $20,316 to the University of Colorado Boulder for support of GeoSciFramework.
Typical award size sits at a median of $29,928, with the 25th percentile at $13,468 and the 75th percentile at $94,654. The recent grant list shows repeat support across years for several recipients, including New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, the University of California San Diego, the University of Texas El Paso, Carleton College, Rutgers University, the University of South Florida, and American Geosciences Institute. Earthscope Consortium is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. Several listed programs are request-based and accept unsolicited requests, including project support and internship programs.
$1.8M
$8.1M
$45.4M
$44.7M
Most grants fall between $13K and $95K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$95K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
REBECCA BENDICK
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Grantmaking is national, and the recent awards all go to U.S. recipients. Minnesota leads by grant count, with recurring awards to Carleton College in Northfield and the top state-by-count designation pointing there. Other repeated recipient cities include La Jolla, California; Socorro, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Newark, New Jersey. The recent grants list also shows awards in Palmer, Alaska; Boulder, Colorado; and Fairfax? No—only the named recipient cities in the data are used here. Recipients in the HQ state, Washington, DC, account for 0% of grants.
Earthscope Consortium supports geophysics infrastructure, seismology, geodesy/GNSS, active-source seismic support, data services and archiving, and education and workforce development. The recent grants also show work tied to hazards monitoring, geodetic imaging, and field deployment support.
The median recent grant is $29,928. The 25th percentile is $13,468 and the 75th percentile is $94,654, which indicates a wide spread between smaller education or support awards and larger infrastructure grants.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeated awards to New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, the University of California San Diego, the University of Texas El Paso, Carleton College, Rutgers University, the University of South Florida, American Geosciences Institute, and the University of Washington.
Several active programs accept unsolicited requests. The project support programs use an online form, and the active seismic source project support, instrumentation and field support, instrumentation and data project support, and NSF National Geophysical Facility project support are all listed as accepting unsolicited requests.
By grant count, Minnesota is the top state. The grant list also shows awards concentrated in cities such as La Jolla, Socorro, El Paso, Seattle, and Northfield, while 100% of listed recipients are in the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Earthscope Consortium that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Available to educational users at U.S. institutions. Low-resource institutions may request shipping waivers or funds for one-time supplies. People who recently completed an EarthScope educational short course and are borrowing instruments for the first time may qualify for a waiver. Instruments are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Who can apply: Voting membership is available to educational and research institutions chartered in the United States with a major commitment to research in geodesy, seismology, and related fields. Membership is contingent on Board approval and remittance of a $2,500 membership fee; fee waivers may be requested. Voting members may request participation support when available.
Who can apply: Available for proposal support requests related to EarthScope services and broader impacts activities.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $798,635 | 2026 | GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM |
| NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH | SOCORRO, NM | $449,506 | 2026 | STUDENT SALARY SUPPORT FOR FY25 AT THE EARTHSCOPE PRIMARY INSTRUMENT CENTER (EPIC) |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $217,000 | 2026 | PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ELLENSBURG, WA | $149,364 | 2026 | "PROCESSING OF DATAUSING |
| UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $105,633 | 2026 | PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $31,460 | 2026 | GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS |
| LAWERENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL) | LIVERMORE, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC/DECOMMISSIONING |
| UNIV OF COLORADO BOULDER | BOULDER, CO | $12,397 | 2026 | SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALOFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $2,730,078 | 2025 | GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM |
| NEW MEXICO TECH | SOCORRO, NM | $1,199,246 | 2025 | OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCALINSTRUMENT CENTER |
| UTEP | EL PASO, TX | $361,860 | 2025 | PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ELLENSBURG, WA | $132,482 | 2025 | PROCESSING OF DATAUSINGJPL RAPID ORBIT AND CLOCK PRODUCTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | CHICAGO, IL | $62,504 | 2025 | GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $42,876 | 2025 | PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER | DENVER, CO | $42,229 | 2025 | SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK |
| LLNL | LIVERMORE, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | LARAMIE, WY | $23,106 | 2025 | WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $19,773 | 2025 | INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR AND ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT |
| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY | PISCATAWAY, NJ | $9,372 | 2025 | URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE |
| NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH | SOCORRO, NM | $3,894,191 | 2024 | OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCALINSTRUMENT CENTER |
| UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $3,775,668 | 2024 | GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM |
| UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $268,919 | 2024 | PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ELLENSBURG, WA | $64,272 | 2024 | PROCESSING OF DATAUSING JPL RAPID ORBIT AND CLOCK PRODUCTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $57,528 | 2024 | GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS |
| LAWERENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL) | LIVERMORE, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $33,699 | 2024 | SERC |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $31,719 | 2024 | PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | LARAMIE, WY | $23,115 | 2024 | WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE |
| UNIV OF COLORADO BOULDER | BOULDER, CO | $20,316 | 2024 | SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | NEWARK, NJ | $13,725 | 2024 | URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE |
| UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $13,210 | 2024 | INSTALLATION OF AN IRIS/GSN STATION IN UZBEKISTAN |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $9,228 | 2024 | URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE |
| AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $8,738 | 2024 | ONLINE MODULE FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREER EDUCATION |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $7,171 | 2024 | INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR AND ASSESSMENT CONSULTANT |
| UNAVCO | BOULDER, CO | $6,756 | 2024 | (IS) 123201-200 (SZ4D-C) |
| NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH | SOCORRO, NM | $3,946,752 | 2023 | OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCAL INSTRUMENT CENTER; GLISN SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $3,894,843 | 2023 | GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM; USARRAY NETWORK FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; ARRAY NETWORK FACILITY-METADATA |
| RECON LLC | PALMER, AK | $362,868 | 2023 | TA RECONNAISSANCE AND STATION DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT IN ALASKA |
| UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $337,262 | 2023 | PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | CORVALLIS, OR | $125,037 | 2023 | MT SURVEY FOR NASA |
| LAWERENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY | LIVERMORE, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $34,929 | 2023 | SERC |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | LARAMIE, WY | $29,928 | 2023 | WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $26,641 | 2023 | GEOPHYSICS CAREERS VIDEO PROJECT |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | PALISADES, NY | $21,281 | 2023 | OPERATION OF CONTINUOUS GNSS STATIONS IN RUSSIA |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | FAIRBANKS, AK | $19,554 | 2023 | ENHANCEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $18,885 | 2023 | GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $11,788 | 2023 | URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | NEWARK, NJ | $10,054 | 2023 | URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE |
| AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $9,788 | 2023 | ONLINE MODULE FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREER EDUCATION |
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$798,635GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM
NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH
$449,506STUDENT SALARY SUPPORT FOR FY25 AT THE EARTHSCOPE PRIMARY INSTRUMENT CENTER (EPIC)
PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
$149,364"PROCESSING OF DATAUSING
UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO
$105,633PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS
ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC/DECOMMISSIONING
UNIV OF COLORADO BOULDER
$12,397SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK
UNIVERSITY OF CALOFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$2,730,078GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM
NEW MEXICO TECH
$1,199,246OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCALINSTRUMENT CENTER
UTEP
$361,860PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
$132,482PROCESSING OF DATAUSINGJPL RAPID ORBIT AND CLOCK PRODUCTS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$62,504GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS
PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER
$42,229SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK
LLNL
$35,000ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
$23,106WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
$9,372URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE
NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH
$3,894,191OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCALINSTRUMENT CENTER
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$3,775,668GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM
UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO
$268,919PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
$64,272PROCESSING OF DATAUSING JPL RAPID ORBIT AND CLOCK PRODUCTS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$57,528GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS
ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC
PRODUCING GNSS DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE GAGE FACILITY
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
$23,115WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
UNIV OF COLORADO BOULDER
$20,316SUPPORT GEOSCIFRAMEWORK
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
$13,725URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$13,210INSTALLATION OF AN IRIS/GSN STATION IN UZBEKISTAN
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$9,228URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE
AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
$8,738ONLINE MODULE FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREER EDUCATION
UNAVCO
$6,756(IS) 123201-200 (SZ4D-C)
NM INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECH
$3,946,752OPERATIONS OF THE IRIS/PASSCAL INSTRUMENT CENTER; GLISN SUPPORT
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
$3,894,843GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK PROGRAM; USARRAY NETWORK FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; ARRAY NETWORK FACILITY-METADATA
RECON LLC
$362,868TA RECONNAISSANCE AND STATION DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT IN ALASKA
UNIV OF TEXAS EL PASO
$337,262PROGRAM FOR ARRAY SEISMIC STUDIES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
$125,037MT SURVEY FOR NASA
LAWERENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
$35,000ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF QC FEEDBACK OF IRIS ADC
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
$29,928WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
$26,641GEOPHYSICS CAREERS VIDEO PROJECT
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
$19,554ENHANCEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$18,885GEOSPATIAL WEB-BASED SEISMIC NETWORK FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$11,788URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
$10,054URBAN GEOSYSTEMS COURSE
AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
$9,788ONLINE MODULE FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREER EDUCATION
