The Department of State issued the 2nd V Fund BAA. The full text of the announcement can be found at
https://beta.sam.gov/opp/96b7021bb17847c0aac59ce78739e145/view?keywords=AVC%20BAA&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1,
or search for "BAA-2020-DOS-AVC-0002" on the beta.SAM.gov
http://beta.sam.gov/ web.
Of the eight topics included in the BAA, two are related to geophysics (attached):
Topic 7. Cooperative Research on Calibration of Regional Seismic Magnitude Scales
Topic 8. Legacy Seismic Data Rescue
The deadline for proposals is May 8, 2020. The inbox for accepting proposals is AVC-BAA<at>state.gov <AVC-BAA<at>state.gov>.