The University of Arizona School of Information is offering a grant in collaboration with WACC to provide an educational work experience for students in archives, library, and digital information fields. The project aims to improve accessibility to archival collections by cataloging, reuniting separated records, preserving records, creating finding aids, and digitizing records. This grant opportunity will equip students with practical skills and enhance their employability in various sectors. Deadline for application submission is July 28, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 307251
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P18AS00448 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Improve Public Opportunities to use Archival Collections |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $38,098 |
| Award Ceiling: | $38,098 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Project Goals â¿¿ The University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff will collaborate to provide an archives-focused educational work experience opportunity for archives, library, and digital information students. The purpose is to complement classroom instruction with hands-on work activities in a variety of areas that describe, preserve, and make cultural and natural resource information in these records more available. The skills gained through this project will enhance student employability in several diverse fields.
B. Project Objectives â¿¿ The objectives for this project include: 1. Catalog resource management records to describe their contents and facilitate retrieval of desired information. 2. Reunite project records that have been inadvertently separated to ensure that documentation is complete. 3. Improve preservation of archival records by reboxing and labeling. 4. Prepare and disseminate finding aids to collections to promote access. 5. Digitize records to expand use opportunities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Managment Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 307251 Full Announcement-P18AS00448 -> NPS-NOIP18AS00448.pdf
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