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- The National Park Service in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Process and Catalog Archive Collections" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946 Cultural Resources Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 24, 2012 and posted on Jun 24, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 2, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $257,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a notice of intent to award a modification to an existing cooperative agreement. Applications will not be accepted for this agreement. The selected cooperator is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service funding opportunity titled "Process and Catalog Archive Collections" (Funding Announcement Number J8158110402) is a notice of intent to award, meaning it is not an open grant competition and it is not requesting applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that the National Park Service plans to continue funding a specific, already-established cooperative agreement without full and open competition. The selected recipient is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, with Susan Ewing Haley listed as the principal investigator or program manager, and Erica Cordeiro identified as the NPS point of contact.
This award is structured as a continuation (a modification to an existing cooperative agreement) and represents year two of a four-year effort. The anticipated period of performance runs from May 2011 through March 2015. The total anticipated award amount cited in the notice is $410,500, with no cost share or matching requirement. The program is issued under statutory authority 16 U.S.C. 1g and is associated with CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management, which falls under cultural resources and humanities-related activities within the National Park Service mission.
The core purpose of the project is to establish both physical and intellectual control over the Golden Gate National Recreation Area archival holdings so they can be properly documented, accounted for, preserved, and made accessible for research. The notice emphasizes that archival materials make up more than 80 percent of the park's museum collection, and that a longstanding backlog exists because routine operating budgets have not supported the staffing levels needed to process such a large volume of records. Congress provided special funding across the National Park Service to help address similar archival backlogs, and this cooperative agreement is presented as a way for the park to gain flexibility in bringing on additional part-time or short-term staff to complete the work within required timelines.
The project scope is substantial: over three years, the park museum program is expected to process and catalog approximately 2.5 million archival items, representing more than 1,500 cubic feet of materials housed at the Park Archives and Records Center. The collections are described as being primarily U.S. Army records connected to the Presidio of San Francisco and other related Bay Area military sites, along with smaller private donor collections and park resource management records that have permanent value. The work is intended to move these materials from a state of partial or minimal control into well-defined, professionally organized archival collections that can be reliably searched and used.
Planned activities include reviewing existing documentation, enhancing inventories, and disposing of non-permanent materials in accordance with appropriate records and archival practices. Permanent materials will be arranged and described, with full finding aids created to support discovery and research use. On the systems side, the project includes reviewing archival databases, correcting existing records, entering new data, and cataloging materials in the Interior Collection Management System (ICMS) to support broader access at the national level. The task list also includes surveying more than 1,500 boxes of material, developing and implementing organization plans, rehousing collections in archival storage materials, and carrying out preservation or conservation treatments when needed to stabilize items and reduce risk of deterioration.
The justification for awarding this as a single-source action (rather than competing it) is that the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is presented as uniquely qualified due to demonstrable factors such as location and the ability to coordinate complex reconciliation work involving existing documentation. The notice also argues that competing the work would likely disrupt continuity and negatively affect successful completion because the activity is tied to a project already underway and funded, and maintaining momentum and consistent methods is important for a multi-year processing effort of this scale.
Key administrative details in the posting indicate it was published on June 24, 2012, with an original and current closing date of July 2, 2012, and an archive date of August 1, 2012. While some fields list estimated total funding and award range figures, the central message of the announcement is that this is a continuation award to a named partner for a defined archival processing and cataloging program, and that no outside applicants are eligible because applications will not be accepted for this agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity "Process and Catalog Archive Collections" (J8158110402)?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) funding notice titled "Process and Catalog Archive Collections" with Funding Announcement Number J8158110402. The notice describes NPS intent to continue funding a specific archival processing and cataloging effort connected to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Is this an open grant competition?
No. The announcement is a notice of intent to award and is not an open competition.
Are applications being requested or accepted?
No. The notice explicitly indicates it is not requesting applications and applications will not be accepted for this agreement.
Who is the intended recipient of this award?
The selected recipient named in the notice is the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
Who is listed as the principal investigator or program manager?
Susan Ewing Haley is listed as the principal investigator or program manager.
Who is the National Park Service point of contact?
Erica Cordeiro is identified as the NPS point of contact.
What type of award action is this (new award or continuation)?
This is a continuation action structured as a modification to an existing cooperative agreement, described as year two of a four-year effort.
What is the period of performance for the overall effort?
The anticipated period of performance runs from May 2011 through March 2015.
What is the total anticipated award amount stated in the notice?
The notice cites a total anticipated award amount of $410,500.
Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost share or matching requirement.
What statutory authority is associated with this award?
The program is issued under statutory authority 16 U.S.C. 1g.
What CFDA program is this associated with?
The notice associates the award with CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to establish physical and intellectual control over the Golden Gate National Recreation Area archival holdings so they can be properly documented, accounted for, preserved, and made accessible for research.
Why is this work needed?
The notice states that archival materials make up more than 80 percent of the park's museum collection and that a longstanding backlog exists because routine operating budgets have not supported staffing levels needed to process the large volume of records.
How does this project relate to broader NPS funding priorities?
The notice explains that Congress provided special funding across the National Park Service to address archival backlogs, and this cooperative agreement supports that goal by enabling added staffing capacity to complete work within required timelines.
How much material is expected to be processed and cataloged?
Over three years, the park museum program is expected to process and catalog approximately 2.5 million archival items.
How large is the archival backlog in physical terms?
The notice describes more than 1,500 cubic feet of materials housed at the Park Archives and Records Center.
What kinds of collections are included in the archival holdings?
The collections are described as primarily U.S. Army records connected to the Presidio of San Francisco and other related Bay Area military sites, along with smaller private donor collections and park resource management records that have permanent value.
What does "physical and intellectual control" mean in this context?
Based on the activities described, it refers to moving materials from partial or minimal control into well-defined, professionally organized archival collections that are documented, arranged, described, preserved, and reliably searchable for research use.
What specific activities are planned under this project?
The notice includes activities such as reviewing existing documentation, enhancing inventories, disposing of non-permanent materials in accordance with appropriate records and archival practices, arranging and describing permanent materials, and creating full finding aids.
Will any materials be disposed of as part of the work?
Yes. The planned activities include disposing of non-permanent materials in accordance with appropriate records and archival practices, while permanent materials are to be arranged and described.
What are "finding aids" and why are they included?
The notice states that full finding aids will be created to support discovery and research use. In the context provided, finding aids are part of the description work intended to help users locate and understand archival collections.
What systems or databases will be used for cataloging and access?
The project includes reviewing archival databases, correcting existing records, entering new data, and cataloging materials in the Interior Collection Management System (ICMS) to support broader access at the national level.
What is ICMS in this announcement?
ICMS is referenced as the Interior Collection Management System, the system in which materials will be cataloged to support broader access at the national level.
What hands-on archival processing tasks are mentioned?
The notice mentions surveying more than 1,500 boxes of material, developing and implementing organization plans, rehousing collections in archival storage materials, and carrying out preservation or conservation treatments when needed to stabilize items and reduce deterioration risk.
Why is this being done as a single-source (non-competitive) action?
The notice justifies a single-source action by stating that the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is uniquely qualified due to factors including location and the ability to coordinate complex reconciliation work involving existing documentation. It also argues that competing the work could disrupt continuity and negatively affect completion because the activity is tied to a project already underway, where consistent methods and momentum are important.
Does the notice explain why continuity matters for this project?
Yes. It states the activity is part of a multi-year processing effort already underway and funded, and that introducing competition could disrupt continuity and hinder successful completion.
What is the timeline shown in the posting (publish/close/archive dates)?
The posting indicates it was published on June 24, 2012, with an original and current closing date of July 2, 2012, and an archive date of August 1, 2012.
If there is a closing date, does that mean proposals are due?
Not in this case. Even though the posting lists closing date fields, the central message of the notice is that it is a continuation award to a named partner and that applications will not be accepted.
What outcomes is the project intended to deliver?
Based on the notice, intended outcomes include professionally organized archival collections with improved inventories and documentation, full finding aids to support research, corrected and expanded catalog records (including in ICMS), rehoused materials in archival storage, and stabilized items through preservation or conservation treatments when needed.
Where are the records currently housed?
The notice states the materials are housed at the Park Archives and Records Center.
Is this opportunity relevant to cultural resources and humanities work?
Yes. The notice associates it with CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management) and describes it as tied to cultural resources and humanities-related activities within the NPS mission.
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