The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) issues this annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for assistance to support research in earthquake hazards, the physics of earthquakes, earthquake occurrence, and earthquake safety policy. The program aims to provide earth science data and information essential to mitigate earthquake losses. The research priorities include understanding earthquake hazards, improving earthquake forecasting and early warning systems, and enhancing earthquake risk reduction and mitigation. • The program is open to all individuals and entities, except for those listed as ineligible categories. • The estimated total program funding is $5,000,000, with an expected number of awards ranging from 50 to 70. • The award ceiling is $0, and the award floor is $0, with no maximum award amount. • The program requires applicants to submit proposals electronically through Grants.gov by May 28, 2025, at 6:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. • The review process will evaluate proposals based on factors such as relevance and timeliness, technical quality, competence and recent research performance of the principal investigator and research team, and appropriateness and reasonableness of the budget.