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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsIt gives us great pleasure to notify you that your organization has been selected to receive a FY2017 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture award. The awards were announced on the IMLS website today. This year we received 32 applications requesting $3,076,510. Of these, we selected 16 projects to receive funding totaling $1,485,955.1MLS's peer reviewers evaluated all eligible and complete grant applications, assessing the merit of each proposal and its fit with the goals of the grant program. IMLS staff presented this information to the IMLS Director, who then made the final funding decisions. Attached to this e-mail are documents you will need to manage your project: Official Award Notification for Grants and Cooperative Agreements This document verifies important information about your award, including the people designated as the Project Director and the Authorizing Official; the Federal Award Identification Number we have assigned it; the dollar amounts of the award and the cost share or match, if any; the indirect cost rate; the period of performance start and end dates; and the reporting schedule for your performance narrative and financial reports. Page 2 lists the name, phone number, and e-mail address of the program staff member who will serve as your primary IMLS contact, and any special terms and conditions of your award. Budget This document is the official approved budget for your project. Changes to it will be subject to the limitations set forth in the General Terms and Conditions for IMLS Discretionary Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards for Awards Made After March 1, 2017. Reviewer Comments These are the comments made and scores assigned by the peer reviewers who evaluated your application. Reviewers used a 1-5 scale. Please visit the Museum Reviewer Resources page of the IMLS website and look under your grant program's name for more information about the review criteria. GETTING STARTED Here is what you need to do right away. Make sure your SAM.gov registration is current and that the associated banking information is accurate. This is how IMLS transfers funds to your institution. 2. Read the General Terms and Conditions for IMLS Discretionary Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards for Awards Made After March 1, 2017. This document contains important information about complying with the terms of your grant. Please read all this information carefully. Access the Grantee Communications Kit. This kit provides guidance for fulfilling your requirements to acknowledge IMLS and for spreading the word about your grant project. 4. Bookmark and become familiar with the Manage Your Award page on the IMLS website. This is where you will find forms and instructions you will need to prepare reports and request payments. If you have any questions after reviewing these materials, please get in touch with your primary IMLS contact, who is always available to assist you. Congratulations on your award. We are pleased to support your work and look forward to following the progress of your project. City of Miami Grant Tracking Form In acordanoe with AP 78, please ete tile liow1ng form in ite o monitor, track and close out ALL City o copy of this form inustbe submitted to lhe foliowingdepartments: Capitallmpnwemante, Budget, Finance, and Grants Administration (OGA). tie ,-,-APPLIDATIDI;C„ Application E it0C4IsiVirfp Institute of Museum and Library Services Vlrglnla Key Beach Park Trust Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Isoal Year enintit‘erk)dFrOFII: To9/1/2020 • Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Paik Elindine-tyPe: _ " • Federal Competitive Appileettee Deadline: • -.::.:',Proleot4t- 12/1/2016 12/1/2016 45.309 ' - In partnership with Flit, create a digital catalog that provides then Pr * -• -• - '" collection. Physical archival materialswill be scannedinto o amrmirl 'fl database tlitboi3°1 housed eacr'eat Fill's libraries. FIU graduate Student assistants will also digitize existing interview recordings. FIU 'faculty and librarian will train the graduate students in this work. yinftative R: R.E.C. eeturdssion oistrictittiptict,d: 2 Prefect Mardbaer: Guy Forchion Phone r 305-960-46fY3 OGIVOtint Wrftert Totil Grant $149,580.00 _Wien Beenired: . C ° C Yes• $26,875.00 in-laad Match; . - jndirect Cost: • WTALMATCHI Almarlha Barrett $144,400.00 $171,275.00 Grant Apptoved by Coratmssio Reporting Cycle: Due Date Reports to Agency Grant. Extension Rego Extension Approved Extension Deadline: No E Ye •EN° Eyes Ports to Ageney:-:• ,• ifsa,why? tide ltein/Reeoluttinitf:: Grants Essential Checklist 0 Request for Proposal or Announcement O Project Status Checklist O Budgetary Impact Analysis 0 Grant Tracking Form O Grant Application 0 Attachments 0 Grant Application Receipt O Follow -Up Confirmation of Receipt POC: Date: O Usemame/Password if online application: it& O Location of File on Drive: Z:\GRANTS\Fundng Sourceanstitute for Museum & Library Miscellaneous Notes: Grant Writer Signature Date Director Signature Date Servicestfluseum Grants for African American History and Culture FY 2017 VA KeyWorking folder\FnaPpdf final does Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park ABSTRACT The City nfMiami will serve asthe lead applicant submitting this grant onbehalf ofthe Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust ("the Trust")a limited agency and instrumentality of the City of Miami, in charge of the preservation and management of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (HVKBP), a city owned historical site, Florida International University (F|U), K8iarn[s only public research university, will be key partner in this project. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park is a unique museum consisting ofindoor collections, historical structures, and eighty-two acres of open air, living museum space on the barrier island of Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. The outdoor open air space is dominated by natural and exotic tropical vegetation. Natural ecosystems, unique plant and endangered anima I varieties converge at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, giving testament to some of the oldest surviving flora and fauna species in South Florida. Historic Virginia Kay Beach Park holds a significant place in South Florida's rich history inthe struggle for Civil Rights and equality during the U.S. Civil Right Movement. The park plays an important role in the history and memory of the black communities in the City of Miami and Miami Dade County. During the 1940's and 1950's Virginia Key was the first officially designated "Colored Only" beach in Miami -Dade County. Though o segregated facility, Virginia Key gave the Miami African American community access tothe waterand recreational opportunities long denied them ino place famous for its beaches. Historic Virginia Key Beach ParKs holdings consist ofhistorical records, documents, photos, artifacts and oral history recordings pertaining to the Beach Park. Unfortunately, the holdings are uncategohzed, not archived, nor accessible electronically and difficult to access to locate information. The problem is compounded since the Trust continues to receive donations, Materials are stored improperly in boxes and binders not suitable for long term preservation. This problem was repeatedly identified by staff when researchers or other parties requested items and retrieval literally involved digging through boxes to find relevant and important documents. Staffing and equipment are needed to archive, preserve, conserve and digitally catalog the collection to ensure its survival and increase accessibility toall. The project will befor two years, September 1,ZO17toAugust 3O,2O19. |npartnership with HVKBPstaff, FIU will create a digital catalog that provides the community online accessibilityto the museum's collection. Physical archival materials will be scanned into a database to be housed at FIU's libraries and will have metadata, key words, information on each item tomake them searchable bydata base/catalog users. FiU graduate student assistants will also digitize existing interview recordings, break them into segments and attach mnetada1a. F|U faculty and librarian will train the graduate students in this work. A copy of all scanned material will also be stored on backup storage medium at Virginia Key. Marketing and advertising will also be conducted to create awareness ufthe project. The archived materials will serve to: promote research, promote study, and preserve information about Historic Virginia Key Beach Park and the role oflocal African Americans 'in the Civil Rights Movement. The pr ject'sheneDciar\esinc{ude: residents and visitors, researchers, historians, schools, colleges and universities and community groups. Intended outcomes for this project are an increase in people accessing the collection,to be measured by tracking the numberof people who access the collection via the digital catalog and comparing ittothe number who accessed the collection prior to the creation of the catalog. Outcomes also are an increase in users' understanding of Historic Virginia Key Beach Parh's heritage and on increase in users' interest in the history of the beach park which will both be measured using an online survey developed and offered to each user who has accessed the digital catalog. Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Professor of History, Dr. Kenneth Kjpartito, will supervise and train the graduate assistants and provide quality control for their work. During the summer, Dr. Upartito will dedicate 5% of his time to the project at a base salary of $160,000 in year I which is $2,708 and $164,800 in year I which is $2,789 for total of$5,497' The amounts are based on the following formula: Base salary/19.5 pay periods during academic year X 6.6 pay periods during the summer X96summer effort. COST SHARE: During the 2project years, hewill contribute S%mfhis time ascost share tothe project asfollows: S%atabase salary of$16O,0ODinyear 1ls$O,}OOand adjusted by a 3% cost of living adjustment in year 2 is $8,240 for a total of $16,240. Department Chair and Professor of History, Dr. VictorQribe, will work with the department staff to complete the administrative portion of the project. COST SHARE: During the 2project years, hewill contribute 3%ofhis time ascost share tothe project asfo|kzvvs: 3Y6atabase salary of$1SS,OOOinyear 1is$465Oand adjusted by a 3% cost of living adjustment in year 2 is $4,790 for a total of $9,440. Assistant Director of Digital Collections, Jamie Rogers, will host the digital catalog and vvebsitevia the F|U library.. COST SHARE: During the 2project years, she will contribute 3ySofher time ascost share tothe project asfollows: 3Y6atabase salary of$S7,5OO\oyear lis$1,72Sand adjusted by a 3% cost of living adjustment in year 2 is $1,777 for a total of $3,502. AGraduate Student Assistant PhD will beresponsible for completing the digitization and scanning nfarchival materials into adatabase. For acost of$19,]O0inyear 1and $19,OOO in year 2, a total of $38,000, the student will commit to the 2 year project. A Graduate Student Assistant MA will beresponsible for completing the cligitizationand scanning of archival materials into a database. For a cost of $10,000 in year 1 and $11,000 in year 2, a total of $21,000, the student will commit to the- 2 year project. COST -SHARE: Tuition payments of$1LSOOinyear Iand $1Z,875inyear 2for atotal of $25,375 will be donated as cost share. Fringe Benefits: These rates are proposed atproposal submission and are onestimate for budgeting purposes only. The project will becharged the actual cost ofthe fringe Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park benefits. FIU's fringe benefit rate is 32.72% for full time employees (faculty and administrative) and 7'1OY6for graduate student assistants. Dr. Daniel Royles' fringe benefits for summer time involvement are $ ' 9inyear 1and COSTSHARE: Dr. cost share contribution of fringes for the remainder of the year Dr. Kenneth Upartito's fringe benefits for summer time involvement are $886 in year l and $913 in year 2 for a total of $1799. COST SHARE: Dr. Upartito's cost share contribution of fringes for the remainder of the year b$2220 in year 1 and $2,287 in year 2 for atotal of $4507. COST SHARE: Dr. Victor Uribue's cost share contribution of fringe henef-tsore $1 J9O in year I and $1,329 in year 2 for a total cost share of $2,619. COST SHARE: Jaime Royles�cost share contribution of fringe benefits are $479inyear 1 and $493 in year 2 for a total cost share of $972. The graduate assistant's fringe benefits are $2/282 in year 1 and $I.154in year 2 for a total of $4,236. FIU7rmwel. $2UOOisbudgeted for graduate assistants' toll and mileage incurred intheir travel to and from the worksite. UIKIIndirect Costs: RUischarging 1O% inindirect costs totaling $11'394($5.S67for year 1and $S,726for year 2). COST SHARE: F|Uwill donate $D884inyear 1and $8SQ9inyear 2for atotal mf$l7/473 of foregone indirect costs. FIkJ Consulting Services: $8000 each year) isbudgeted for F|UDigital Libraries to set up and host the server for indexed digital histories and archival materials. FIU Printing andReproduction: $4500 each year) is budgeted for converting recordings in tape and other formats to digital format. New Svnergios Consulting, Inc. (Contractor) will be the lead person responsible for interfacing with FIU to preserve historic materials and collections and develop the digital Page 4of5 Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park catalog. For $8,320 cash, which is $4160 each year she will commit 104 hours to the project during the 2 year project period ($8,320 is 104 hours * $40 hourly * 2 years). 6. Student Support (see guide page 39, #6) 7. Other Costs Marketing and Advertising: $10,000 is budgeted for marketing and advertising the archived materials and digital catalog. Scanning Services: $1,S0U)xbudgeted for oversized scanning. Software and miscellaneous protectionplaos: $S0Oisbudgeted for Adobe Photoshop Elements 14, McAfee Antivirus Total Prcitection, Scanner and other software updates - COST SHARE: Software licenses: $1,500 is budgeted for software licenses for 2 computers. Storage: $2I4isbudgeted for Seagate Backup Plus Fast 4T8Portable External Hard Drive with 20OGB of Cloud Storage & Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1T8 Portable External Hand Drive with ZQOGB of Cloud Storage Q\Mobile Device Backup USB3.O Repairs and replacements: $SUOisbudgeted for repairs and replacements. Survey: $1,530 is budgeted for surveys to measure the project outcomes for 6 months. 8. Total Direct Costs Total Direct Costs are comprised of $149,580 in Grant Fund and $171,275 in Cost Share. 9. Indirect Costs The City ofMiami chooses not toinclude indirect costs. 10. Total Project Costs Total project cost is $320,885. Respectfully, the City of Miami submits erequest for $149,580in this application. The City ofMiami and F|U will provide a cost share nf $171,275, Page 5 of 5 Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park NARRATIVE PROJECT JUSTIFICATION What dmyou propose twdo? Beach, a Dade County Parkfor the exclusive use of was opened mnAugust 1, 1945. Virginia Key Beach quickly became cherished getaway, social gathering place, and even a sacred site for religious services. This "Colored Only" beach epitomized the spirit of optimism, prosperity and progress within the Black community. In August I002, the park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This project will promote the -significance ofHistoric Virginia Key Beach Park(HVK8P) inAfrican American and Miami/South Ror)dahistory,andm/iUincneasepubUcmccessibi|itytotheBeachParK~sco||ection.Themuseurn'sho|dingswU| be archived, preserved, conserved and digitally cataloged to ensure their survival and availabilityto researchers and members ofthe public. In partnership with HVKBP staff, Florida International University's (FIU) faculty and graduate students will create a digital catalog that provides online accessibility to the museum's collection. Physical archival materials will be scanned into database to be housed at F|U' s libraries and will have metaclata, including key words, Library of Congress subject headings, and content information on each item to make them searchable by data base/cata log users. FIU will also digitize existing interview recordings, break them into segments and attach nnatadata. F|U faculty and librarians will train the graduate students in this work. A copy of all scanned material will also be stored on backup storage medium at Virginia Key. Marketing and advertising will beconducted tocreate awareness ofthe project, vvbi|ea|sotrack\ngvisitomtoandVseofthe online archives through time. What need, problem, mrchallenge will your project address, and how was it identified? The Historic beach park'sholdings consist ofhistorical records, documents photos artifacts and oral history recordings pertaining toHVK8P' Unfortunately,the holdings are neither categorized, nor archived, and are not accessible electronically. The lack of archiving makes them difficult to access and locate information. The problem is compounded since HVK8P continues to receive donations nfhistorically significant materials. Materials are stored improperly )n boxes and binders not suitable for long term preservation. This problem was repeatedly identified by staff when researchers or other parties requested items and retrieval literally involved digging through boxes tofind relevant and important documents. Staffing and equipment are needed to archive, preserve, conserve and digitally catalog the collection to ensure its survival and increase accessibility to Who or what will benefit from yourproject? Thep beneficiaries include: residents and visitors ofall ages, researchers, historians, elementary, middle and high school students, colleges, universities and community groups. From France, HVK8P received an information request for a school text book. F{U, a project partner, is providing oxpmMdue and assistance in D&itaI Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park developing the project, identifying materials, equipment, services and staffing needed, assisting in budget development, providing a significant portion of the cost share, and recruiting members of the project team. How will your project enhance the capacity of your institution? This project will enable HVK8P to improve its capacity as o historical and cultural resource and repository of African American Wstory. HVK8P iscollaborating and developing new relationship with F0that will be instrumental in its growth and will allow ithn utilize the unk/ecJh/s plethora of resources. F|U has already committed asignificant cost share tothe project including, graduate student support and staff who are already providing their expertise in history and museums, knowledge of content and procedures. The project will result in a manageable, archived collection that is easily accessible online in a digital catalog and that allows for the quantification of usage via digital tracking. The collection is, for now, in good condition and includes: 3OOnewspaper articles, 2Smagazines, 3Ohours uforal history intenviewo'5Oaudio/video assets in VHS cassette, and CD/DVD format, 20 paintings, 5,000 pictures, 20 drawings, 100artifacts, 25 written stories, ZSpoems, SOposters and 3DOexhibit pieces. Our goal istnarchive these materials and make them readily available tothe public ine digital catalog. How will your project address the goals ofthe Museums Grants for African American History and Culture program (as described above inSection A'1)? This project addresses the 6rant'sgoal to support projects that improve the care ofcollections byemploying staff and using equipment toarchive, preserve, conserve and digitally catalog HVKBPsholdings. Virginia Key's collection is uncategorized, not archived, nor accessible electronically and difficult to access to locate information, materials are stored improperly in boxes and binders not suitable for long term preservation, PROJECT WORK PLAN What specific activities, including evaluation and performancemomasurenneots will you carry out? HVKBPwill contract with F|Utoprovide staff and graduate student assistants to create adigital catalog, archive its historical materials and set upaserver for catalog hosting atF0'slibraries. F|Ugraduate student assistants will scan physical archival materials into a database with rneta6ata information on each item to make them searchable by users. They will also digitize existing interview recordings, break them into segments and attach metadata. FILI faculty and librarian will train the graduate students in this work. A copy of all scanned material will also bestored onbackup storage medium atVirginia Key. Marketing and advertising will also beconducted tocreate awareness ofthe project. HVK8Pstaff will becross trained \nproject tayksthnouDhou1theprojectto mitigate any risk due 10staffing turnover. Intended outcomes for this project are an increase in people accessing the collection, tnbe measured by tracking the number of people who access the collection via the digital catalog and comparing ittothe number who accessed it prior to the creation of the catalog. Outcomes also are an increase in users' understanding of Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park HVK8P's history and an increase in users' interest in the history ofHVKBP, which will both be measured using an online survey developed and offered to each user who has accessed the digital catalog. Who will plan, implement, and manage your New Synergies Consulting, Inc. will be the lead responsible for interfacing with Florida International University to preserve historic materials and collections and develop the digital catalog. 'The Education and Outreach Coordinator will be the project coordinator and will be responsible for implementing and coordinating the project, developing and executing project marketing, outreach and coordination and developing and monitoring xxurkp|ans. Other members of the project team will plan, implement and manage the project and they are: the Executive Director, the Finance Coordinator, F|U History Department faculty and graduate student assistants and FIU Library Digital Collections librarians. As demonstrated in the attached resumes and job descriptions, all project team members possess the skills and experience needed to complete the work successfully. When and yowhat sequence will your activities occur? � Contract Florida International University byAugust IO17 J� Begin "Pilot Project" from September 2U17—February ZO1O Graduate student assistants work September ZO17toAugust 2O1g Hold monthly project meetings from September ZDl7—August 3O19 Complete evaluation and sampling of the Pilot Project; make program adjustments for the continuation ofthe project Morch3O18 Make the digital catalog available March IU18 )� Prepare, design and launch the marketing campaign for the new digital catalog January 201O—August ZO19. Apply lessons learned and best practices of the pilot project March 2018 — August 2019 Monitor and manage all digital catalog visitortraffic and usage March 2018 —August 2019. )�Actively survey all or an appropriate sample of visitors and users of the digital catalog March 2O18—August 2O19. make monthly reports and present quarterly reports March 2018 —August 2019. What are the risks to the project and are they accounted for in the work plan? Staffing changes and natural disasters are potential risks in this project and have been accounted for in the work plan. To mitigate the impact of staffing turnover, HVKBP staff will be cross trained in various project tasks. Hurricanes and flooding are common occurrences in South Florida and the location of the projectsitemakesit particularly vulnerable. To address any potential risk of loss, the most important items in the collection will be sent to offsite storage when a natural disaster threatens the area. Digital assets will also be stored off -site on F|U's servers' What financial, personnel, and otherriesources will you need to carry out the activities? Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park This project will require 2years and $320,855 for salaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, materials and equipment, graduate student support, and othercoots as detailed in the project budget and justification. The personnel support associated with this project includes an Executive Director,a Finance Coordinator, an Education and Outreach Coordinator, a Consultant from New Synergies Consulting, Inc., an Assistant Professor of History, a Professor of History, a Department Chair and Professor ofHistory, anAssistant Director of Digital Collections, and 2 Graduate Student Assistants. How Will you track your progress toward achieving your intended results? The Education and Outreach Coordinator will coordinate monthly project meetings todiscuss the status of project activities, track progress, ensure adherence to the schedule and to identify solutions to any potential setbacks o,issues. How and with whom will you share your project's results? Thep results will be shared with the IMLS, the project team, the museum and historical community, stakeholders, and community members, the HVK8PTrust board, the City of Miami Commission, political representatives, The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, universities, colleges, and historical societies. F|U Library, which will host the site through its dPanther Repository (dPantherJiu.edu), is internationally known for its digital collections and attracts visitors and researchers from around the world. Having FILI provide hosting will greatly increase the visibility of the HVKBP website. Results will beshared using various methods, including: newsletters, the HVK8P website, letters, presentations, email, and social media. The HVKQPTrust board will receive project results at their regular meetings. In addition, the City of Miami is subject to Florida's Public Records Act and project results may be requested by any members of the public through apublic records request. PROJECT RESULTS Referring to the Performance Goal(s) selected on the Program Information Sheet prepared for your application, choose one or more Performance Measure Statement(s) appropriate for your- project and describe how you will collect and report the corresponding data. The appropriate Performance Goal bDevelop and provide inclusive and accessible learning opportunities. The applicable Performance Measure Statements are: 1) My understanding has increased as a result of this program/training and 2) My interest in this subject has increased as a result of this program/training. The increase in users' understanding and interest in the history ofHVKDP will be measured using an online survey. All or an appropriate sample of visitors and users of the digital catalog will be actively surveyed onthe vvebsite. In addition outcome based measurements such as dovvn|mads, registration, page visits, uniqup/mnu|tip|evisits will be tracked to identify liked content as well auareas for enhancements. The Education and Outreach Coordinatorwill be responsible for collecting and reporting all survey responses and presenting them in a format appropriate for IMLS performance reports. Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Kay Beach Park Referring to your Project Justification, describe your prmject's intended results that will address the need, problem, orchallenge you have identified. These may be in addition to, but not instead of, the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Measure Statement(s) referenced above. � Archive, preserve, conserve HV0@P'sholdings; A clearly organized and digital catalog/identification system by which the public will have online access tothe primary resource materials mtHVKBF; Digitize existing interview recordings; Store scanned material on backup storage medium at Virginia Key and FIU Server; and J+ Market and advertise tocreate awareness ofthe project. How will the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and or attitudes of the intended audience change as a result of your project? The intended audience's knowledge mfAfrican Amehcan and Miami/South Florida history will increase and provide them better insight into African American culture. This will increase their cross-cultural awareness and understanding. The project will provide a unique perspective to the audience by engaging the history of the civil rights struggle through the story ofthe desegregation ofrecreation inmmajor reuortsiteinAnnehcanh|story. What tangible products will result from your proje An archived collection of the museums holdings converted into a digital catalog will result from this project and will consist of the following: 300 newspaper articles, ZS magazines 30 hours of oral history interviews, 50 audio/video assets in VHS cassette, and CD/DVD format, 20 paintings, 5,000 pictures, 20 drawings, 100 artifacts, ISwritten stories, 2Spoems, 5Uposters and I0Oexhibit pieces. How will you sustain the benefit(s) of your project? The Education and Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the archived collection and the digital catalog. Quarterly maintenance ofthe xxebsitewill becompleted and required digital updates will be made with the assistance of the education and outreach coordinator. Any additional submittals Digital Archives for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Key Project Staff Guy Forchion, Executive C0rec%nr, will supervise the work of the contractors and staff, market and publicize the project. Mr. Forchk/nisExecutive Director ofthe Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust. Nancy Nieves, Finance Coordinator, will be responsible for procurement and all financial Education and Outreach Coordinator, TB0, will be the project coordinator and will be responsible for implementing and coordinating the project, developing and executing project marketing, outreach and coordination and developing and monitoring daily work plans. Karen Moore, New Synergies Consulting, Inc. will be responsible for implementing and coordinating the project, developing and monitoring work plans and programmatic reporting. Dr. Daniel Royles, Assistant Professor of History, will supervise and train the graduate student assistants and provide quality control for their work, Dr. Kenneth Lipmrtitm, Professor ofHistory, will supervise and train the graduate assistantaand providequality control for their work. Dr. Victor 0ribe,Department Chair and Professor mf History, will work with the department staff to complete the administrative portion of the project. Jamie Rogers, Assistant Director of Digital Collections, will be in charge of hosting the digital catalog and website via the FlU library. Please see the attached resumes for a full summary of the key project staff's experience.