Deadline: 3 November 2015
The Department of the Interior National Park Service through its NCPTT Media Grants is inviting applicants to fund for innovative dissemination of new technologies or existing technologies to preserve cultural resources.
Grant recipients will develop publications, web or mobile applications, and video products that offer preservationists a better understanding of tools and resources available to preserve cultural heritage. The resulting grant products help increase the longevity of cultural resources.
Funding Information
The Maximum award is $15,000.
Programme Objectives
- Provide media tools for preservationists and the general public to better conduct preservation efforts on historic structures, archeological sites, historic landscapes, and museum collections.
- Disseminate new technologies through publications, online resources, mobile applications, and video production.
- Provide tools that can gather information about cultural resources through mobile devices
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to submit proposals:
- U.S. universities and colleges,
- U.S. non-profit organizations: museums, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activity, and
- Government agencies in the U.S.: National Park Service and other federal, state, territorial and local government agencies, as well as Hawaiian Natives, Native American and Alaska Native tribes and their Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.
How to Apply
- Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically at the address given on the website.
- All applicants must be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) prior to award under the programme.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and download the full announcement of the opportunity.
