Combining Statements of Budgetary Resources by Major Budget Accounts
Surveys, Investigations, and Research (Fund 0804)
The USGS is primarily funded by the Surveys, Investigations, and Research (SIR) appropriation. The SIR appropriation is for expenses necessary for the USGS to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States. The following activities are funded by the SIR appropriation: National Mapping Program, Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes; Water Resource Investigations, Biological Research, Science Support, and Facilities. Each activity is described below.
Geography
The National Mapping Program activity provides mapping data essential to making informed decisions about complex natural resource, environmental, and hazards issues, as well as public health, land management, and emergency response issues. The National Mapping Program is broken down into three core directives: Mapping Data Collection and Integration, Earth Science Information Management and Delivery, and Geographic Research and Applications.
Geology
The Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes activity provides information used to evaluate resource potential, to define risks associated with natural hazards, and to characterize the potential impact of natural geologic processes on human activity, the economy, and the environment. The Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes activity supports three core directives: Geologic Hazards Assessment, Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments, and Geologic Resource Assessments.
Water
The Water Resources Investigation activity funds work on issues related to water availability, water quality and flood hazards. Over 4,000 scientific and support staff in offices located in every state support work for Water Resources Investigations. The Water Resources activity supports four core directives: Water Resources Assessments and Research, Water Data Collection and Management, Federal-State Cooperative Water Program, and the Water Resources Research Act Program.
Biology
The Biological Resources activity generates and distributes information needed in the conservation and management of the Nation's biological resources. Biological Research also contributes to other Bureau activities including management of the Nation's water resources, availability of maps and map data, and improved decision-making regarding land and water use. The Biological Resources activity is broken down into three core directives: Biological Research and Monitoring, Biological Information and Management Delivery, and Cooperative Research Units.
Support Services
The Science Support activity provides resources for the executive and managerial direction to all USGS scientific programs. Science Support is broken down into two major programs: Bureau Operations and Payment to the National Business Center.
The Facilities Support activity provides workspace and facilities for accomplishing the Bureau mission. The three core areas of emphasis of Facilities support services are: Rental Payments, Operations and Maintenance, and Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement.
Working Capital Fund (Fund 4556)
The Working Capital Fund was established by law to provide USGS with the ability to finance a continuing cycle of operations in two components: Investments and Fee-for-Service. The Investment Component provides funding for Telecommunications, Equipment, and Facilities. The Fee-for-service component provides continuing funding for the National Water Quality Laboratory, the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility, Publications, Eastern Region Research Laboratory, the National Training Center, and Drilling services.
Other Aggregated Accounts
The USGS also receives a variety of other funding. Other appropriations include: Donations and Contributions; Miscellaneous Receipts; Natural Resources and Damage Assessment; and Operations and Maintenance of Quarters.
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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