Deadline: 4-Mar-25
The National Park Service is pleased to announce the Preservation Technology and Training Cooperative Agreements Program.
The Cultural Resource Focused Preservation Technology and Training (PTT) cooperative agreements are administered by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), the National Park Service’s innovation center for the preservation community.
Program Goals
- The 2025 PTT cooperative agreements are intended for cultural resource projects which will create better tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, and cultural resources.
- The cooperative agreements should be seen as pushing the cultural resource field of preservation forward and any application should be innovative in nature and on the cutting edge of preservation practice. The cooperative agreement scope should showcase a new model of preservation practice and be able to be disseminated to the broadest audience and impact national, regional, and/or local preservation organizations.
Priorities
- NCPTT’s 2025 program strongly encourages innovative applications for research and training in the following areas:
- Augmented reality, artificial intelligence, or machine learning for management of cultural resources;
- Changing climate impacts on cultural resources;
- Applications from descendant and marginalized communities that leverage Indigenous knowledge;
- Series of graphic stories, zines, and/or short videos showcasing best preservation practice.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000
- Award Floor: $1
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.