Digital Preservation - Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Post Date

August 4th 2009

Application Due Date

August 11th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

A1500090001

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a single source non competitive award to a non profit research organization.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $500000 - $500000

Grant Description

This action is a single source award to CyArk, a project of the Kacyra Family Foundation. This synopsis serves as an intent to award on a non-competitive basis. The National Park Service, Mount Rushmore National Monument intends to award a cooperative agreement with CyArk for a period of five years to assist the park in establishing a relationship to cooperate and share lessons learned in the preservation of natural, cultural, and heritage assets as a result of technology unique to CyArk. The collaboration will serve as a model to other National Park Service units, or other entities, for using innovative and emerging technology that will result in a long term and forward thinking approach to resource management. This relationship will create virtual learning opportunities through web based applications for research, education and interpretation. CyArk is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. CyArk is the only organization that provides this comprehensive method for Digital Preservation and is uniquely qualified to partner with MORU to publicly disseminate, educate, and protect and preserve public heritage assets for generations to come. Additionally, CyArk is the only organization with distinctive capabilities for archiving this type of information. CyArk also has an extensive network of partners that can provide additional expertise in the areas of digital documentation, 3D modeling, archiving, dissemination, education, and preservation, as well as other resources unique to this project.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Theora McVay
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 402-661-1662

• Agency Mailing Address:

  theora_mcvay@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  theora_mcvay@nps.gov