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The 2008 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) solicitation text has been completed and is currently undergoing the approval process. It is expected to be posted on Grants.gov by mid-October. The program features six categories for grants, including metadata training, best practices in geospatial service-oriented architecture, and collaboration between Canadian and U.S. spatial data infrastructures. Additional resources and grant proposal submission guidelines are available online, with support offered through training materials and contact information for queries.
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2008 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program Grants • 2008 CAP solicitation text is completed • Going through the approval process • Goal is to post on Grants.gov by mid-October
2008 NSDI CAP Categories • Category 1: Metadata Trainer and Outreach Assistance • Category 2: Best practices in Geospatial Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) • Category 3: Fifty States Initiative • Category 4: Joint Canadian and United States Spatial Data Infrastructure • Category 5: Building data stewardship for The National Map and the NSDI • Category 6: FGDC-Endorsed Standards Implementation Assistance and Outreach (excluding Metadata Standards)
On-line Training • Introduction to the CAP http://www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/materials/introtocap.ppt • How to Submit a CAP Proposal http://www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/materials/CAP_How2Submit_20070705.ppt • How to Implement you NSDI CAP project (coming soon)
2008 NSDI CAP Grants Latest schedule and category descriptions available at http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/2008CAP/2008CAPschedule CG will be notified when it is posted on Grants.gov Questions? Contact - Gita Urban-Mathieux burbanma@usgs.gov - Category Leads listed on the Web site