Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00448
The grant opportunity titled "Improve Public Opportunities to use Archival Collections" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00448) is a National Park Service effort under the U.S. Department of the Interior to strengthen access to important archival materials related to cultural and natural resource work. Offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement within the Natural Resources funding activity category (CFDA 15.945), the project is designed to support a hands-on, archives-centered educational experience that directly benefits both students and the long-term usability of specialized government records. The opportunity was created on July 19, 2018, with an original closing date of July 28, 2018, and anticipated a single award with a funding ceiling of $38,098.
At the core of the project is a collaboration between the University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff. The intent is to give students in archives, library, and digital information programs practical work experience that complements academic coursework. Rather than focusing only on theoretical training, the project emphasizes real archival tasks that help describe, preserve, and expand access to records documenting cultural and natural resource activities. By working directly with professional archival staff and real collections, students build job-ready skills that can translate into employment across multiple fields, including archives and special collections, libraries, museums, cultural resource management, digital stewardship, and public history.
The project objectives outline specific improvements to the management and accessibility of WACC-related records. One major goal is to catalog resource management records so their contents are clearly described and easier to retrieve, which supports staff, researchers, and the public in finding relevant information without unnecessary delays. Another objective is to reunite project records that have been accidentally separated over time, restoring completeness and maintaining proper documentation integrity, which is especially important for long-term accountability and accurate historical or scientific interpretation. The project also targets basic but high-impact preservation work by reboxing and labeling archival materials, reducing physical deterioration and making storage and handling more consistent and reliable.
In addition to physical and intellectual control improvements, the opportunity emphasizes public access. The project calls for preparing and disseminating finding aids, which are the primary tools researchers use to understand what a collection contains and how it is organized. Publishing or otherwise sharing these finding aids makes collections more visible and usable, particularly for people who cannot visit in person. Finally, the project includes digitization of records to expand opportunities for use, which can increase access for remote researchers, support educational uses, and reduce handling of fragile originals while still making the information available. Overall, the grant is structured to achieve two outcomes at once: meaningful workforce development for emerging information professionals and concrete, lasting improvements in how archival collections are preserved, organized, and accessed.Apply for P18AS00448
- 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 Jul 19, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 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 $38,098.00 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)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Improve Public Opportunities to use Archival Collections."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P18AS00448.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) effort under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of award is being offered?
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.945.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 19, 2018.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was July 28, 2018.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What was the funding ceiling?
The funding ceiling was $38,098.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is designed to strengthen access to important archival materials related to cultural and natural resource work, while also providing a hands-on, archives-centered educational experience that benefits students and improves the long-term usability of specialized government records.
What collaboration is central to the project?
The project centers on a collaboration between the University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff.
Who is intended to benefit from the educational experience?
Students in archives, library, and digital information programs are intended to benefit through practical work experience that complements academic coursework.
What kind of student experience does the project emphasize?
It emphasizes real archival tasks and direct work with professional archival staff and real collections, rather than focusing only on theoretical training.
What kinds of archival tasks are supported by this project?
Tasks described in the opportunity include cataloging resource management records, reuniting project records that have been separated over time, reboxing and labeling materials for basic preservation, preparing and disseminating finding aids, and digitizing records to expand opportunities for use.
What is meant by cataloging resource management records in this project?
Cataloging in this context means making sure the contents of resource management records are clearly described and easier to retrieve, improving how staff, researchers, and the public can find relevant information.
Why does the project aim to reunite project records that were separated?
Reuniting separated records helps restore completeness and maintain documentation integrity, which supports long-term accountability and more accurate historical or scientific interpretation.
What preservation improvements are specifically mentioned?
The opportunity specifically mentions reboxing and labeling archival materials to reduce physical deterioration and make storage and handling more consistent and reliable.
What are finding aids, and why are they important in this project?
Finding aids are the primary tools researchers use to understand what an archival collection contains and how it is organized. Preparing and disseminating them makes collections more visible and usable, including for people who cannot visit in person.
How does digitization fit into the project goals?
Digitization is included to expand opportunities for use by increasing access for remote researchers, supporting educational uses, and reducing handling of fragile originals while still making the information available.
How does this project support public access to archival materials?
It supports public access by improving description and retrievability (cataloging), restoring completeness of records, publishing or sharing finding aids, and digitizing records so they can be used more broadly beyond on-site access.
What workforce development outcomes are expected for students?
Students are expected to build job-ready skills through hands-on archival work, developing practical experience that can translate into employment across several fields.
What fields are mentioned as potential career paths supported by this experience?
The opportunity lists archives and special collections, libraries, museums, cultural resource management, digital stewardship, and public history.
What are the two main outcomes the grant is structured to achieve?
The grant is structured to achieve (1) meaningful workforce development for emerging information professionals and (2) concrete, lasting improvements in how archival collections are preserved, organized, and accessed.
Which archival collections or records are the focus of the improvements?
The objectives focus on improving the management and accessibility of WACC-related records, including resource management records and related project records.
How does the project improve long-term usability of government records?
It improves long-term usability through better organization and description (cataloging), restored completeness (reuniting separated records), improved physical preservation (reboxing and labeling), and improved discoverability and access tools (finding aids and digitization).
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