2008 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program FGDC Coordination Group

2008 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program FGDC Coordination Group Meeting March 4, 2008

2008 NSDI CAP 2

2008 NSDI CAP Category 1: Metadata Trainer and Outreach Assistance Category Lead – Sharon Shin Up to $25, 000 per project, 4 projects Northern Arizona University, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research n Metadata Training and Outreach for Tribal Environmental Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau Sonoma Ecology Center n University Metadata Training and Regional Outreach Innovate!, Inc. n EPA and Partners Geospatial Metadata Implementation Project George Mason University n Metadata Training for Earth Science and Cyberinfrastructure Communities 3

2008 NSDI CAP Category 2: Best Practices in Geospatial Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Category Lead – Doug Nebert Up to $100, 000 per project, 3 projects Cube. Werx USA n Role-based Access Control - Best Practices for Geospatial Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Indiana University n Geospatial Service Oriented Architecture for Flood Inundation Mapping and Hazard Assessment Image Matters, LLC n Documenting Best Practices in Geospatial SOA through the Development of a Wetlands Permitting Solution 4

2008 NSDI CAP Category 3: Fifty States Initiative Category Lead – Milo Robinson Up to $50, 000 per project, 8 projects Colorado Georgia Hawai'i Idaho Nebraska Pennsylvania South Carolina U. S. Virgin Islands 5

2008 NSDI CAP Category 5: Building Data Stewardship for The National Map and the NSDI Category Lead – Paul Wiese Up to $50, 000 per project, 4 awards Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) n Building Stewardship Capacity for Structures and Transportation Geodata within the Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure West Virginia University Research Corporation n Building Stewardship of Integrated Statewide Structure and Transportation Geospatial Databases in West Virginia Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC) n Minnesota Structures Collaborative – An Initiative to Support the National Map and NSDI Towson University n Structures Data Themes for Maryland the National Capital Region 6

2008 NSDI CAP Category 6: FGDC-Endorsed Standards Implementation Assistance and Outreach (excluding Metadata Standards) Category Lead – Julie Binder Maitra Up to $50, 000 per project, 4 awards Coordinate Solutions n The National Vegetation Classification Standard: Implementation and Outreach for the State of Oklahoma Delta State University n A Proposed Course and Modular Curriculum For FGDC Standards Adoption and Implementation North Carolina Center for Geographic Information & Analysis (CGIA) n Implementing the Standard for the U. S. National Grid University of Montana n Outreach and training on the National Vegetation Classification system to support framework layer development in Montana 7

The next NSDI CAP season The 2009 NSDI CAP will be open for applications in October 2008. 8

For more information about the NSDI CAP go to http: //www. fgdc. gov/grants/ 9