2015-11-03: 2016 PTT Grants Funding Opportunity

Funding Opportunity Number: P15AS00360
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant | Other
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA) | Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA) | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) | Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants: State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Private institutions of higher education
Agency Name: DOI-NPS
Closing Date: 2015-11-03
Award Ceiling: $40,000
Expected Number of Awards: 8

Description: 2016 PTT Grants Program The Preservation Technology and Training (PTT) Grants program provides funding for innovative research that develops new technologies or adapts existing technologies to preserve cultural resources.  Grant recipients undertake innovative research and produce technical products which respond to national needs in the field of historic preservation.  The resulting grant products help increase the longevity of cultural resources.  The Grants program will fund research and training projects.  NCPTT helps preservationists find better tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, sites, and collections.  It conducts research and testing in its own laboratories, provides cutting edge training around the U.  S.  , and supports research and training projects at universities and nonprofits.  NCPTT pushes the envelope of current preservation practice by exploring advances in science and technology in other fields and applying them to issues in cultural resources management.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…