1. 2006 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program December 6, 2005 FGDC Coordination Group David Painter CAP Coordinator FGDC Staff

2. 2 2006 NSDI CAP Program Schedule February 1 - CAP closes (60-day open period) Proposal review begins March 1 - CAP award selections Project kickoff meetings begin in March

3. 3 NSDI CAP Program Seed grants to build NSDI Promote know solutions & standard based approach Encourage collaboration Metadata, SDI organizational development, interoperability & web service, standards… Since 1994 funded over 600 projects

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5. 5 Contact Information David Painter 703-648-5513 dpainter@usgs.gov For additional information:

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8. 8 2006 NSDI CAP Program Total FGDC CAP Funds - $1,150,000 NGPO Geographic Information Integration and Analysis (GIIA) Office contributed $250,000 Approximately 24 projects to be awarded

9. 9 2006 NSDI CAP Funding Categories Metadata Training and Outreach Framework Client Development Fifty-States Initiative Canadian-US SDI Project Geographic Information Integration and Analysis

10. 10 Category 1: Metadata Training & Outreach Support metadata enabled organizations to assist other organizations implementing metadata Training Results Metadata created Discoverable and harvested thru GOS, Clearinghouse, and web folders Metadata becomes standard practice

11. 11 Category 1: Metadata Training & Outreach Up to $25,000 with 50% match Funds -travel, facilities, clearinghouse service, labor to create metadata ~ 5 projects to be funded Open to all organizations demonstrating metadata expertise Lead: Sharon Shin

12. 12 Category 2: Framework Client Development To increase the visibility, use, and regular access to Framework data services Results in public domain software supports requirements of identified community in problem solving and analysis OGC Web Feature Service with Framework GML Application Schemas provide feedback on Framework data standard and services

13. 13 Category 2: Framework Client Development Up to $75,000 with 50% match Funds software development ~ 3 projects to be funded Applicant requirements: recognized discipline community software developer NSDI expertise – metadata, clearinghouse, OGC web service Lead: Doug Nebert

14. 14 Category 3: Fifty-States Initiative Future Directions Action Plan Develop and implement statewide strategic and business plans Build NSDI on local and state government geospatial activities NSGIC planning template

15. 15 Category 3: Fifty-States Initiative Up to $50,000 with 50% match Open to all organizations – statewide coordinating councils or entities Coordinated multi-sector applications encouraged ~ 10 projects to be funded Lead – Milo Robinson

16. 16 Category 4: Joint Canadian-US Spatial Data Infrastructure Project o Paula Rojas – GeoConnections Lead o Milo Robinson – FGDC Lead o USGS serves & receives joint applications

17. 17 Category 4: Joint Canadian-US Spatial Data Infrastructure Project o Stimulate cross-border SDI over a common geography o Test approaches to collaboration & sharing of connected, distributed data & services o Environmental, public health & saftey, native peoples

18. 18 Category 4: Joint Canadian-US Spatial Data Infrastructure Project One joint partnership project to be funded FGDC funding US partners up to $75,000 with 100% in-kind match GeoConnections funding Canadian partners up to $100,000 with 100% in- kind match

19. 19 Category 5: Geographic Information Integration and Analysis Assist organizations & consortia partnering with NGPO To develop & provide access to geospatial data Seeking organizations that are already maintaining, updating & serving data Over large areas Open all organizations except Federal

20. 20 Category 5: Geographic Information Integration and Analysis Project outcomes Base topographic data served through The National Map & Geospatial One-Stop Data maintained & periodically updated Formal stewardship agreement between NGPO and the project organization

21. 21 Category 5: Geographic Information Integration and Analysis Funded activities Integrating & organizing data Documentation (metadata) Compliance with OGC data service Creating incentives for wider participation

22. 22 Category 5: Geographic Information Integration and Analysis Up to $50,000 with a 100% in-kind match ~ 5 projects awarded Leslie Wollack - Lead

23. 23 2006 NSDI Kickoff Workshops Category 1: Metadata Training and Outreach  Denver Federal Center – Spring 2006 Category 2: Framework Client Development  TBD – Spring 2006 Category 3: Fifty-States Initiative and Category 5: Geographic Information Integration & Analysis  Annapolis NSGIC Mid-year Meeting, March 19, 2006 Category 4: Canadian-US SDI Project  TBD – Spring 2006

24. 24 Contact Information David Painter, 703-648-5513, dpainter@usgs.gov dpainter@usgs.gov Application on-line at: Search on CDFA - 15.809 Open ~now, Closes February 1 Need reviewers!! Awards in early March