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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

 

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Application Notice 
Establishing the Closing Date for Transmittal of Applications Under the 
FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Competitive 
Cooperative Agreements Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

agency: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

action: Notice inviting applications for competitive cooperative 
agreement awards for fiscal year 1995.

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summary: The purpose of the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure 
(NSDI) Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program is to facilitate and 
foster partnerships and alliances within and among various public and 
private entities to assist in building the NSDI. The NSDI consists of 
policies, standards, agreements, and partnerships among a variety of 
sectors and disciplines that will promote more cost-effective 
production, ready availability, and greater use of high quality 
geospatial data. The NSDI Competitive Cooperative Agreements Program is 
intended to encourage resource-sharing projects, between and among the 
public and private sector through the use of technology, networking, 
and enhanced interagency coordination efforts. Proposals must involve 
two or more organizations and participants are expected to cost share 
in the project. Activities initiated under this program will promote 
access to data sets that are needed for national, regional, state, and 
local analyses. Authority for this program is contained in the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 
1995.
    Applications may be submitted by State and local government 
agencies, educational institutions, private firms, private foundations, 
and Federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes 
or groups.

dates: The program announcement and applications forms are expected to 
be available on or about November 15, 1994. Applications must be 
received on or before February 15, 1995.

addresses: Copies of Program Announcement 8110 may be obtained by 
writing to Nedra Stallone, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of 
Procurement and Contracts, Mail Stop 205A, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, Virginia 22092, (703) 648-7364.

for further information contact: Jennifer Snyder, FGDC, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 
Virginia 22092; telephone number (703) 648-5514; facsimile (703) 648-
5755. Internet ``[email protected]''.

supplementary information: Under this FY 1995 program announcement, 
proposals are to be directed towards two components of the NSDI. The 
first component deals with creation of a distributed clearinghouse for 
finding and accessing geospatial data. The second component involves 
development and promulgation of the use of standards in data 
collection, documentation, transfer, and search and query. The 
following list of efforts is considered within the scope of the two 
aforementioned activities. Development and implementation of the 
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse: Create (inventory, evaluate, 
catalog data, and establish Internet access) and manage a node on the 
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse that provides users with a means 
for finding, accessing, and sharing data; establish, develop, or expand 
programs or projects, through development of training programs, 
information guides and other explanatory materials, that increase the 
contributions of local, regional, or national data sets to the National 
Geospatial Data Clearinghouse; and, design, develop, or implement tools 
to assist in the inventory, evaluation, documentation, cataloging, 
serving, maintaining, and sharing of geospatial data. Develop and 
further the implementation of FGDC-endorsed standards: Conduct programs 
to increase user comprehension and adoption of the FGDC Content 
Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata and the Spatial Data Transfer 
Standard; and, stimulate the development of applicable geospatial data 
standards in partnership with the FGDC Subcommittees and Working 
Groups. Develop software tools or techniques to aid the evaluation of 
geospatial metadata or data through the National Geospatial Data 
Clearinghouse; develop means of displaying the quality of geospatial 
data; and, develop means of speeding comparison and evaluating data for 
using metadata.

    Dated: October 26, 1994.
William Gossman,
Acting Assistant Director for Administration.
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