This grant, offered by the NPS Intermountain Region, is for advancing the documentation of America’s cultural and historic sites using state-of-the-art 3D digital technologies. Building upon the existing HABS, HAER, and HALS programs, the initiative seeks to produce high-definition 3D digital representations, including point clouds, models, and virtual tours, through methods like LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry. A key purpose is to train and employ students in these documentation techniques. Furthermore, the grant aims to develop educational and interpretive content, create virtual learning opportunities via web applications, and ensure archival management of digital data. Ultimately, it will provide free public access to these 3D resources through a dedicated, hosted website, enhancing research and public engagement with cultural heritage.
Opportunity ID: 231293
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-13IMR-00001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 3D High Definition Digital Cultural Resource Documentation, Interpretation, Website Development and Archival Storage |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Cultural Resources Management |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.946 — Cultural Resources Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The NPS is the lead federal agency assigned the principal responsibility for administering three federal historic documentation programs: the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS). The documentation programs and their associated collections are among the largest and most heavily used in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as the Pueblo of Acoma to the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch Control Facility in South Dakota. Administered through cooperative agreements with the NPS, the Library of Congress, the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Society of Landscape Architects, these federal documentation programs have recorded America’s built environment in multi-format surveys comprising more than 556,900 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 38,600 historic structures and sites dating from Pre-Columbian times to the twentieth century.
Through this agreement, the NPS , Intermountain Region, is seeking to work with a cooperator to expand the documentation of heritage sites to include: producing 3D high definition digital documentation of resources through LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry and other state-of-the-art technologies, including 3D point clouds, 3D visualizations, 3D models, 3D reconstructions, 3D virtual tours and 3D animated fly-throughs; training and employing students to produce 3D digital documentation; developing educational and interpretive content associated with the 3D digital images; creating virtual learning opportunities through web-based applications for research; archiving and managing digital data in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) standards; providing free access to the data via a website designed for use by the general public; and hosting and maintaining that website. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kelvin Delaney
Contracting Officer Phone 3039692796 Email:kelvin_delaney@NPS.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 231293 Full Announcement-1 -> 3d – foa (r).pdf
Folder 231293 Full Announcement-2 -> q&a 4-25-13.pdf
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