Project. A USGS funded project. Can be local (office), regional, or national in scope. PROJECT Project number. The USGS project or account number by which this project is identified. This can and in most cases should be the number used by the current USGS accounting system that funds the project. Exceptions may be possible. PROJECT.project_no Project name. The unique name that identifies the project. Project description. A text field that describes the project. PROJECT.project_ds Project start date. The date the project begins or is scheduled to begin. PROJECT.project_start_dt PROJECT.project_end_dt