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National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map

Program Information

Popular name

The National Map

Program Number

15.817

Program objective

To promote the uses of space-based land remote sensing data and technologies through education and outreach at the State and local level and through university based and collaborative research projects. Technologies of interest include multispectral and hyper-spectral electro-optical, thermal, and radar.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    No current data available. Received 13 applications and issued 11 awards

  2. 2018

    Cooperative Agreement Applicants: 17; Agreements Awarded: 13

  3. 2019

    Cooperative Agreement Applicants: 11, Awarded: 8.

  4. 2020

    Coop Applicants: 11, awarded: 11.

  5. 2021

    Coop Applicants: 4, awarded: 2.

  6. 2022

    Cooperative Agreement applicants: 6; awarded 5

  7. 2023

    Cooperative Agreement applicants: 7; awarded 5

  8. 2024

    Cooperative Agreement applicants: 8; awarded 6

  9. 2025

    Applicants expected: 10-15, Expected Awards: 5-10

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

  1. Organic Act of 1879; 43 U.S.C. 31; 43 U.S.C. 36c; 43 U.S.C. 36d; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2003, Public Law 108-7.
  2. Pub. L. 117, 169.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Natural Resources

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public
  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Graduate Student
  • Interstate
  • Intrastate
  • Local
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • Sponsored organization
  • State
  • Student/Trainee
  • U.S. Citizen

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