Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00308
The grant opportunity titled "Improve Public Opportunities to Use Archival Collections" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00308) is a discretionary National Park Service award issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior through a cooperative agreement. It falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category (CFDA 15.945) and is designed to support a collaborative, hands-on educational initiative focused on archival work and public access to archival collections.
At the center of the project is a partnership between the University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff. The core idea is to create an archives-focused work experience for students studying archives, library science, and digital information. Rather than being purely classroom-based, the program is meant to give students practical experience with real archival materials and workflows. The work emphasizes activities that help describe, preserve, and increase access to records that contain cultural and natural resource information, with the broader goal of making these archival holdings more usable and available to the public.
The opportunity is specifically open to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The award was structured as a single expected award, with an award ceiling of $88,500. The original posting date was June 11, 2018, and the original closing date was June 20, 2018, indicating a short application window typical of some targeted cooperative agreement announcements.
Overall, the project is framed as both a public-benefit effort and a workforce-development effort. By improving how archival collections are processed and made accessible, the project supports wider public opportunities to discover and use information related to cultural and natural resources. At the same time, it builds career-relevant competencies for participating students, strengthening their employability across several fields that rely on archival description, preservation practices, records management, and digital information access.Apply for P18AS00308
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improve Public Opportunities to Use Archival Collections" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 11, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 20, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $88,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The grant opportunity is titled "Improve Public Opportunities to Use Archival Collections."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P18AS00308.
3. Which federal agency is offering this award?
This is a discretionary National Park Service (NPS) award issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
4. What type of award is this?
The opportunity is offered through a cooperative agreement.
5. What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
It falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
6. What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.945.
7. What is the main purpose of the project funded by this opportunity?
The project supports a collaborative, hands-on educational initiative focused on archival work and increasing public access to archival collections.
8. What partnership is at the center of the project?
The project centers on a partnership between the University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff.
9. Who is the program intended to benefit?
The initiative is intended to benefit both the public (through improved access to archival holdings) and students (through practical, career-relevant archival experience).
10. What kinds of students does the project aim to support?
The work experience is designed for students studying archives, library science, and digital information.
11. How is this initiative different from a typical classroom-based program?
Instead of being purely classroom-based, the program is designed to provide students with practical experience using real archival materials and real-world workflows.
12. What kinds of activities are emphasized in the student work experience?
The initiative emphasizes activities that help describe, preserve, and increase access to archival records, particularly records containing cultural and natural resource information.
13. What is the broader public goal of the project?
The broader goal is to make archival holdings more usable and available to the public, improving opportunities for people to discover and use information related to cultural and natural resources.
14. What workforce-development goal is described in the opportunity?
The project is framed as a workforce-development effort that builds career-relevant competencies for participating students, strengthening employability in fields related to archival description, preservation practices, records management, and digital information access.
15. Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The opportunity is specifically open to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
16. How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The award was structured as a single expected award.
17. What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $88,500.
18. When was the opportunity originally posted?
The original posting date was June 11, 2018.
19. What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date was June 20, 2018.
20. How long was the original application window?
Based on the provided dates (June 11, 2018 to June 20, 2018), the original application window was very short, which is consistent with some targeted cooperative agreement announcements.
21. What types of information do the archival records relate to?
The archival records emphasized in the opportunity include cultural and natural resource information.
22. What outcomes are implied for archival collections?
The opportunity emphasizes improving how collections are processed and made accessible, with an aim of increasing usability and public availability.
23. What fields may students become more employable in through this project?
The opportunity highlights employability across fields that rely on archival description, preservation practices, records management, and digital information access.
24. Is the initiative described as collaborative?
Yes. The opportunity describes a collaborative initiative involving the University of Arizona School of Information and the WACC archives staff.
25. What is the central theme of the opportunity?
The central theme is improving public opportunities to use archival collections while providing hands-on, job-relevant archival training for students.
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