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2008
2007
Call for
Grants Proposals
edition Preservation Technology
& Training Grants
Year in Review
• New! Pre-proposal
Requirement for Grant
Preservation
Applications
• Latest Additions to the PTT
Technology
Products Catalog
& Training
Grants
• Higher Limit on Grants
Awards: $50,000
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Latest awards
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CPTT’s goal is to NCPTT also wishes to make as a poster for your
make our PTT the application process as user-
department’s notice
board.
Grants program an friendly as possible so that the
easy and rewarding process. We first-time applicant with great
continually seek new ways balance ideas does not feel intimidated by NCPTT advances the application of science
the mission of NCPTT with our the process. If it is easy to apply and technology to historic preservation.
Working in the fields of archeology,
desire to fund to the best ideas in and the applicant can quickly
architecture, landscape architecture
the preservation universe. receive feedback, then there may
and materials conservation, the Center
This year we took a close look at be fewer hurdles to overcome accomplishes its mission through training,
the PTT Grant program and have to get funding for a worthy education, research, technology transfer and
made changes to the program partnerships.
that will save applicants’ time and
provide more feedback earlier in
the application process. gather information about the
project including a brief project
We recognize that many times description, statement of national
researchers and trainers want to need, time frame, and overall cost.
know if their project is a good Based on the quality and fit of the
fit with a funding source before pre-proposal letter, applicants
spending many hours drafting a may be invited to complete an on-
grant proposal. They also want line application for 2008 funding.
to get an idea of how difficult
the application process will be NCPTT will continue to keep
and how long it might take to the full application process as
be awarded funds. Finally, the simple as possible while looking
applicants want to feel that they at the greater details of the
projects. We
will continue to
“Applicants can come to NCPTT’s website and submit a brief one- to streamline the
review process
two-page letter proposal that describes a research or training idea. as well in hopes
Based on the quality and fit of the pre-proposal letter, applicants of providing an
may be invited to complete an online application for 2008 funding.” expedient turn-
around time as
have fairly good odds of receiving project. Thus, NCPTT staff well.
a grant if they place the effort into hope to encourage submission Now that
preparing the application. of more proposals and increase getting feedback is so fast and
Many times we see projects the chances of funding proposals easy, yours may well be the next
that might be a good compliment that are on target with NCPTT’s project that revolutionizes the
to our PTT Grants program if mission. field of preservation through the
some minor changes were made To address these issues, use of technology.
to the application. There are also NCPTT is instituting a
times when a grant proposal— streamlined pre-proposal letter
while worthy of funding—simply process in 2008. Applicants can
doesn’t fit the mission of NCPTT. come to NCPTT’s website and
In the past, our staff members have submit a brief one- to two-page
only been able to provide feedback letter proposal that describes a
after the application process has research or training idea. The
run its course. easy application process will
Technology
Serving the
future of
America’s
Heritage
www.ncptt.nps.gov
• NCPTT Notes • Issue 47
ll for Proposals
2008 Preservation Technology
& Training Grants
New! As the first step in
applying for a PTT Grant, we
now require a pre-proposal
letter
Guidelines Review Criteria
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CPTT supports single Review panels evaluate each project
year projects. Grants are proposal by the following criteria.
Who Is Eligible
• include a principal investigator
who is well qualified relevant
to proposed work,
(it will only take a minute)
Visit www.ncptt.nps.gov
The following organizations are
eligible to submit proposals: • disseminate project results
• U.S. universities and colleges, effectively, and
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http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/ ong before the advent of of frame analysis programs to linear and
masonry-assessment/ standardized building codes, non-linear assessment of masonry arch-
architects were tackling com- es and provides detailed instructions for
plicated structural elements like arches, the development of solid models, mesh-
domes and buttresses. While today’s ing, entering material properties, bound-
architects and engineers marvel at the ary conditions, and loads for models of
endurance of these historic features, awe complex three-dimensional structures,
sometimes turns to frustration when such as domes and vaults.
faced with restoring them—especially “We sincerely hope we have provid-
those that are load bearing. ed information that will assist consult-
The struggle with load-bearing ing engineers in making appropriate
buildings that have high ceilings and no decisions regarding these structures,”
central support is amplified by the lack Boothby said. “Since the engineering
of technical guidance on the subject. As profession is driven by safety, there is
a result, these structures are in danger of a tendency to reinforce what we don’t
being restored improperly or replaced. understand. When the inherent strength
Using a PTT Grant, Thomas Booth- of load-bearing masonry can be under-
by and his research team from Pennsyl- stood, it is easier to undertake appropri-
Hydraulic displacement controlled vania State University studied structural ate treatments for historic properties
testing is used on a tile specimen modeling to assess load-bearing mason- made with this material.”
from State Education Building in
Albany, N.Y.
ry structures and developed a manual to Boothby plans to further develop
demystify these structures for architects the research by including explicit guid-
and engineers. ance for assessments of load-bearing
“A structural engineer is usually masonry structures for natural and
confronted with a standing, apparently mad-made hazard loading such as earth-
competent, structure that seems to defy quakes and explosions. Additional up-
most of the rules of structural behavior, dates will be made to the online manual
as incorporated in modern building as well.
The San Juan County Historical Society created a workshop to provide comprehensive
information on historic preservation documentation and assessment. The Shenando-
ah-Dives Mill, a National Historic Landmark provided a hands-on-learning experience
for professionals, students, and advocates in the field of historic preservation. Topics
presented include: Historic American Engineering Recordation (HAER) drawing typolo-
gy, photogrammetry, laser scanning, total station laser mapping, large format photog-
raphy, Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS), GIS cultural data collection, historic
research, principals of stabilization and preservation, developing a Historic Structure
Assessment, building forensics, and seminars on the historic development of the min-
ing and milling process within a regional and national context.
As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Native
American tribal members are entitled to reclaim their tribal artifacts from museums. A
method to detoxify the harmful materials, mercury and arsenic, applied in the preserva-
tion of these artifacts was explored in this research. The research focused on the use of
bacteria able to tolerate the toxicity of the metals to convert the mercury on the artifact
from a liquid to a gaseous state where it could be contained safely. The effectiveness of
16 species of bacteria were analyzed.
When sunken vessels and other materials are resurrected from the deep, the wood
deteriorates rapidly compared to its lifespan while submerged. Researchers at St. An-
drews University developed a technique to dry out waterlogged wood that reduces
treatment time from months, as with current methods, to days. Supercritical fluid
drying does not add chemicals to the wood that could affect its long-term preserva-
tion and the reversibility of the treatment. This report is an evaluative comparison of
different methods to dry waterlogged archeological wood, analyzing shrinkage and
deterioration. Included in the comparison is the processes of popular polyethylene gly-
col (PEG)/freeze drying method, the use of supercritical carbon dioxide, and air drying
methods.
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the Future of America’s Heritage • www.ncptt.nps.gov
NCPTT Summer
Research Institute
in Progress: Page 9 2008 Call for Proposals: Page 4 Latest Research Products: Page 10
PTT Grant research investigates the Call for Proposals now includes a pre- New research added to PTT Products
properties load-bearing masonry proposal letter requirement. catalog.
structures. poster for display on pages 5-6!