[Federal Register: January 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 2000]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Application Notice
Announcing the Opening Date for Transmittal of Applications for Funding
Assistance Under the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for the NSDI Cooperative
Agreements Program awards for fiscal year 2001, with performance to
begin in August 2001.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of the NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program is to
facilitate and foster partnerships, alliances and technology within and
among various public and private entities to assist in building the
NSDI. The NSDI consists of technologies, policies, organizations and
people necessary to promote cost-effective production, ready
availability, and greater utilization of high quality geospatial data
among a variety of sectors, disciplines and communities.
The FY 2001 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program will fund projects
in five categories of activities (1) metadata implementation
assistance, (2) metadata trainer assistance, (3) clearinghouse
integration with web mapping, and (4) U.S. and Canadian framework
collaborative projects. Applications may be submitted by Federal
agencies, State and local government agencies, educational
institutions, private firms, non-profit foundations, and Federally
acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups.
Applications from Federal agencies will not be competed against
applications from other sources. Authority for this program is
contained in the Organic Act of march 3, 1879, 43 U.S.C. 31 and
Executive Order 12906.
DATES: The program announcements and application forms for the FY 2001
NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program are expected to be available on or
about January 15, 2001. Applications must be received on or before
March 15, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Copies of Program Announcement #00HQPA0004 for the NSDI
Cooperative Agreements Program, may be obtained by writing to Patricia
Masterson, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Federal Acquisition and
Grants, National Assistance Programs Branch, MS 205G, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Requests must be in writing; verbal
requests will not be honored. Copies of each Program Announcement will
be available through the Internet at www.usgs.gov/contracts/index.html
and www.fgdc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the NSDI Cooperative Agreements
Program contact Ms. Patricia Masterson, U.S. Geological Survey, Office
of Federal Acquisition and Grants, National Programs Assistance Branch,
Mail Stop 205G, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192;
(703) 648-7356, fax (703) 648-7359, email pmasters@usgs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the NSDI Cooperative Agreements
Program a total of $1,000,000 is available for award.
2001 NSDI Cooperative Agreement Program Categories:
Category 1: ``Don't Duck Metadata:'' Metadata Implementation and
Creation Assistance. The objectives for this category are the
documentation of geospatial data through metadata creation and serving
that documentation on the Internet through a NSDI clearinghouse. Under
this category funds are provided for organizations needing assistance
in receiving metadata training and in metadata creation.
Category 2: ``Don't duck Metadata:'' Metadata Trainer Assistance.
Funding in this category is for those organizations and individuals
that can provide training assistance to other organizations in becoming
skilled and knowledgeable in metadata creation.
Category 3: Clearinghouse Integration with Web Mapping provides
funding to extend existing Clearinghouse Nodes with OpenGIS Consortium
(OGC) Web Mapping Specification capabilities in a consistent way. These
specifications allow map servers to create and send standard map images
over the internet as GIF, PNG or JPEG in a manner that lets client
software overlay and display multiple maps from multiple servers.
Funding will be provided to assist organizations extending their
existing Clearinghouse nodes with OGC-compliant web mapping service
capability.
Category 4: Canadian/U.S. Framework Collaborative Project will
support collaborative framework projects between organizations in the
U.S. and Canada to coordinate, create, maintain and share basic
geospatial data to support decision-making. The information content of
the framework includes the data themes of geodetic control, digital
orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental
units, and cadastral data. The FGDC in partnership with the
GeoConnections of Natural Resources Canada will fund lead organizations
in their respective countries in collaborative cross-border projects.
Dated: January 3, 2001.
Hedy J Rossmeissl,
Senior Program Advisor, U.S. Geological Survey.
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