This grant offered by the National Park Service aims to provide anthropology, archeology, and museum studies students with a unique educational work experience opportunity. Participants will work at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center on cataloging, photographing, and storing National Park Service collections while learning best practices in preventive care and collections management. The project enhances students’ employability in the public or private sector and contributes to improving public understanding of natural and cultural aspects of national parks. This grant is designed to promote research and preservation efforts on NPS collections and closes on June 30, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 285158
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00270 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent: Promote Research and Preservation on National Park Service 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: | Jun 20, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 01, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $103,307 |
| Award Ceiling: | $103,307 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This action will result in a task agreement award under the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This is a notice of intent and a noncompetitive award in accordance with the Department of Interior 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. Please see attached announcement for more information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This project provides a museum-focused educational work experience opportunity for anthropology, archeology, and/or museum studies students which will complement classroom instruction. The students will acquire and apply diverse skills related to best practices in preventive care, accountability and general collections management as they perform object cataloging, labeling, photographing, rehousing, and storing National Park Service (NPS) collections housed at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC), a large NPS repository. Students will work with a variety of objects which will expose them to material culture from the Southwest through multiple periods of history and prehistory. They also will acquire skills in researching archeological field records and other archival materials in order to identify accurate provenience and association with other objects. This project also will provide an ideal opportunity for pre-graduate participants interested in artifact conservation to acquire diverse skills related to conservation and preservation of historic, ethnographic, and archeological collections. The additional training and practical work experience this project provides will enhance the studentsâ¿¿ employability in the public or private sector. This project fulfills a public purpose of supporting Government objectives by providing a museum-focused educational work opportunity for students with museum interest that complements classroom instruction. The students will acquire and apply diverse skills related to preventive care, accountability, and general collections management protocols. Students will work with objects, specimens, and archives from a variety of disciplines, and from diverse park units, which will expose them to material culture and archival information from several geographic areas and multiple periods of history and prehistory. The project assists in the improvement of peopleâ¿¿s understanding of natural and cultural aspects of national parks and motivates youth to become involved and actively participate in protecting these resources. Techniques and standards gained from this work can be readily applied in other museum settings. The additional training and practical work experience this project will enhance the studentâ¿¿s employability in the public or private sector. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Officer Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 285158 Full Announcement-P16AS00270 -> NPS-NOIP16AS00270.pdf
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