OpportunityTitle: 2013 PTT Grants
CategoryExplanation: Development of Technology for the Preservation of Historic and Pre-historic Cultural Resources
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to submit proposals: &#149; U.S. universities and colleges, &#149; 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 &#149; 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. Other organizations can participate only as contractors to eligible U.S. partners. Grants funds support only portions of projects that are undertaken or managed directly by U.S. partners and expended in the U.S. and its territories.
Description: NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships. NCPTT seeks innovative projects that advance science and technology for historic preservation. The PTT Grants program funds projects that develop new technologies or adapt existing technologies to preserve cultural resources. Projects may include, but are not limited to: &#149; laboratory or field research that explores or assesses novel or adaptive methods; &#149; training activities, including workshops, and course or curriculum development that promote the use of new or adaptive technologies; &#149; documentation using new methods; &#149; manuscript or website development that disseminates innovative preservation technologies; and &#149; meetings that convene experts to discuss the use of technologies to address preservation problems. NCPTT does not fund &#147;bricks and mortar&#148; projects or straight-forward documentation projects using well-established methods.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: NCPTT Contact
GrantorContactText: Mary Striegel &lt;br/&gt;Materials Conservation Chief &lt;br/&gt;Phone 318-356-7444