WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award up to 35 cooperative agreements for support for geologic mapping research. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the NCGMP is to train the next generation of geologic mappers. To do this NCGMP provides funds for graduate and selected undergraduate students in academic research projects that involve geologic  more ST