Dubuque County Historical Society

CHALLENGE GRANT FOR HUMANITIES

CONG. SETASIDES MUSEUMS

PRESERVATION & RESTORATION THROUGH CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DCHS) WILL CONDUCT A COLLECTIONS SURVEY AND PLANNING PROJECT THAT WILL BUILD UPON PREVIOUS SUCCESSFUL COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS AND IMPROVE THE MUSEUM?S ABILITY TO CARE FOR AND INTERPRET ITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, DCHS WILL HAVE A COLLECTIONS PLAN THAT WILL SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM; ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR ACQUISITION, DEACCESSION, LOANS, CARE, AND USAGE OF THE COLLECTION; AND SERVE AS A GUIDE TO A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION THAT BALANCES PHYSICAL AND FISCAL CONSTRAINTS WITH THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE MUSEUM.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL LAUNCH A STAKEHOLDER-ENGAGED INTERPRETIVE PLANNING INITIATIVE THAT WILL PRODUCE A MASTER PLAN ALIGNED TO THE RECENTLY EXPANDED MUSEUM CAMPUS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, VOLUNTEERS, VISITORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND AN INTERPRETIVE PLANNING FIRM, THE MUSEUM WILL PRODUCE A NEW MASTER INTERPRETIVE PLAN INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERPRETIVE PRACTICES AND COMPREHENSIVE SIGNAGE. AS A RESULT, THE MUSEUM WILL GAIN AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF VISITOR KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIORS, AND ATTITUDES, REFLECT COMMUNITY NEED AND CONNECTIVITY, INFORM EVALUATION PRACTICES TO BEST SERVE THE COMMUNITY, CREATIVELY INTEGRATE THE GOALS OF BOTH HISTORIC AND LIVING COLLECTIONS IN EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS, AND CREATE A MORE COHESIVE STORYLINE TO BETTER JOIN ITS 14-ACRE CAMPUS AND 2-ACRE HERITAGE SITE.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PROJECT ABSTRACT NARRATIVEFISHERS FARMERS SCIENCE TEAM COORDINATION PROJECTFUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBERFFWSFAC24054 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALSTEXT15.686 NATIONAL FISH HABITAT ACTION PLAN FY2024FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FISH WILDLIFE RESTORATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES STATES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CITIZEN GROUPS AND LANDOWNERS ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTTHIS AWARD WILL BE USED TO FUND THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF A COCOORDINATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS LEAD FOR FISHERS FARMERS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FFP A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP NFHPACE ACT. FFP ENGAGES FARMERS LANDOWNERS AND THEIR NETWORKS IN FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION ON PRIVATE LANDS IN A 121.5 MILLIONACRE BASIN THAT IS LARGELY AGRICULTURAL. THE GROUP OFFERSFLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIVE LOCAL FARMERDRIVEN WORK ON PRIVATE LANDS PEERTOPEER LEARNING AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN PLAIN LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO THIS AUDIENCE AND THEIR WORK.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDCOMMUNICATION OUTREACH AND COORDINATION FOR FFP INVOLVES LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL STRATEGIES CONTACTS AND ACTIONS. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS INTERNAL COORDINATION ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FFP STEERING COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT DAILY ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS ADMINISTRATION OUTREACH AND SERVICE TO TARGET GROUPS PROMOTION OF OPPORTUNITIES FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH TOOLS RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND A GROWING NETWORK AND ATTENTION TO NATIONAL CONTEXTNATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FUNDING AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES.EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND MILESTONESWORK DURING THIS FUNDING PERIOD FOCUSES ON THE COORDINATION AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. THE TEAM WILL MEET QUARTERLY TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS. OTHER SPECIFIC OUTCOMES INCLUDE1 COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS WEBSITE EMAIL AND SOCIAL UPDATED WEBSITE INFORMATION REFLECTING CURRENT STRATEGIES AND TARGET AUDIENCE NEEDS DECEMBER 2024 2 PARTICIPATION IN STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS INCLUDING THE INPERSON STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS SUMMER 2024 AND WINTER 2025 3 CLOUD STORAGE CONTENT MANAGEMENT CONTACT LIST MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS FOR WIDER AUDIENCE OUTREACH WINTER 2025.BENEFICIARIESHABITAT FOR HUMANITY DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL RIVER MUSEUM AQUARIUM FFP STEERING COMMITTEE FFP GRANT RECIPIENTS INCLUDINGFARMERLED GROUPS AND THEIR FEDERAL STATE COUNTY AND NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION PARTNER FARMERS LANDOWNERS NFHP SCIENCE TEAM COMMUNICATIONS AND BOARD AND ULTIMATELY FISH AND MUSSEL POPULATIONS AND HABITAT IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN.

NFHP FFP SCIENCE TEAM LEAD GIS SPECIALIST

AWARD PURPOSE: WE ARE REQUESTING 65,000 TO PAY OUR CO-COORDINATOR COMMUNICATIONS LEADACTIVITIES DELIVERABLES: WORKING TO FIND WAYS TO SUSTAIN FISHERS FARMERS PARTNERSHIP, ASSIST WITH WEBSITE AND CLOUD STORAGE, CONTACT LIST MANAGEMENT, E-NEWSLETTERS STORIES PRESENTATIONS, REACHING OUT TO OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION RESTORATION STRATEGIESOUTCOMES: THESE ACTIONS WILL LEAD TO PROJECT (ON-SITE) DOWNSTREAM (OFF-SITE) BENEFITS TO UMRB STREAMS RIVERS. THEY WILL HELP GUIDE STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION AND ENABLE FUTURE LEARNING WHICH WILL INITIATE MORE CONSERVATION. CO-COORDINATORS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO GET TASKS DONE SUCH AS WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON FISHERS FARMERS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, FWS AGREEMENTS, PROJECT OVERSIGHT, LEADING THE STEERING COMMITTEE THROUGH 2 ANNUAL IN-PERSON AND MONTHLY MEETINGS, AD HOC TASKS, NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP FUNDING ALLOCATION AND COLLABORATION. FWS SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED BY APPROVING PROJECTS, TIMELINES AND WORK OF COMMUNICATIONS LEAD AND CO-COORDINATOR.BENEFICIARIES: FISHERS FARMERS PARTNERSHIP PARTNERS THROUGH THE DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - LA CROSSE

NFHP

THE GOAL OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECT IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE EXISTENCE AND CAUSE OF HYPOXIC ZONES IN THE GULF OF ME

PURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT THIS AWARD WILL BE USED TO FUND THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF A COORDINATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS LEAD FOR FISHERS AND FARMERS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FFP , A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP NFHP ACE ACT FFP ENGAGES FARMERS, LANDOWNERS AND THEIR NETWORKS IN FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION ON PRIVATE LANDS IN A 121 5 MILLION ACRE BASIN THAT IS LARGELY AGRICULTURAL THE GROUP OFFERS FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIVE, LOCAL, FARMER DRIVEN WORK ON PRIVATE LANDS PEER TO PEER LEARNING AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, SPECIFIC TO THIS AUDIENCE AND THEIR WORK ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR FFP INVOLVE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL STRATEGIES, CONTACTS AND ACTIONS THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS INTERNAL COORDINATION ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FFP STEERING COMMITTEE, STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT, DAILY ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS, ADMINISTRATION , OUTREACH AND SERVICE TO TARGET GROUPS PROMOTION OF OPPORTUNITIES, FUNCTIONAL OUTREACH TOOLS RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND A GROWING NETWORK , AND ATTENTION TO NATIONAL CONTEXT NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS, FUNDING AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND MILESTONES WORK DURING THIS FUNDING PERIOD FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING AND ACTING ON A POST COVID STRATEGIC PLAN AND PUBLIC POSITIONING SPECIFIC OUTCOMES INCLUDE 1 COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT FFP S STRATEGIC GOALS THROUGHOUT 2 WEBSITE REVIEW AND UPDATES REFLECTING CURRENT STRATEGIES AND TARGET AUDIENCE NEEDS, NEW PROGRAM INFORMATION, CURRENT RESOURCES, ROBUST NETWORKING FOR FARMER DRIVEN GROUPS SEARCH FUNCTION 508 COMPLIANCE DECEMBER 2022 3 PARTICIPATION IN STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS THROUGHOUT AND INCLUDING THE ANNUAL FIELD PROJECT TOUR AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING AUG 29 30, 2022 AND 4 ADVANCEMENT WORK TO HOST A WATERSHED LEADERS NETWORK WORKSHOP IN 2023 BENEFICIARIES UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THE DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORIC SOCIETY DCHS FISCAL AGENT FOR FISHERS AND FARMERS PARTNERSHIP FFP STEERING COMMITTEE, FFP GRANT RECIPIENTS INCLUDING FARMER LED GROUPS AND THEIR FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION PARTNER FARMERS LANDOWNERS NFHP SCIENCE TEAM, COMMUNICATIONS AND BOARD AND ULTIMATELY FISH AND MUSSEL POPULATIONS AND HABITAT IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN COOPERATIVE GRANTSUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT FWS STAFF FISHERS AND FARMERS PARTNERSHIP FFP COORDINATOR WILL SUPERVISE PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS LEAD IN PROJECTS AND TASKS THEY WORK ON FFP COORDINATOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIRECT TASKS, REVIEW WORK, MAKE DECISIONS ON PROJECTS, AND HELP DECIDE ON FUTURE FUNDING THE FFP COORDINATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM LEAD WILL WORK TOGETHER ON UPDATING THE FFP WEBSITE, E NEWS ARTICLES, OUTREACH, WORKSHOPS, AND LEADING THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM ON PROJECTS WITH THE FFP STEERING COMMITTEE THE COMMUNICATIONS LEAD AND FFP COORDINATOR WORK TOGETHER ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ALONG WITH CO CHAIRS AND SCIENCE TEAM FISHERS AND FARMERS PARTNERSHIP FORTHE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN IS A SELF DIRECTED GROUP OF NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES UNITED TO ADD VALUE TO FARMS WHILE PROTECTING, RESTORING, AND ENHANCING THE 30,700 MILES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN WE WORK FORFLEXIBLE, COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LANDOWNERS, AGRICULTURE, AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO EMPOWER LANDOWNERS TO ACT FOR THEMSELVES AND THE GREATER GOOD FUNDING WILL BE USED TO FUND COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

2020 NATIONAL FISH HABITAT ACTION PLANNFHP FFP DRIVING FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS & WATERSHED LEADERS NETWORK

NFHP/FFP SCIENCE TEAM AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION FOR FISHERS & FARMERS PARTNERSHIP

NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ROCK CREEK IA HEADER TEXT: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT; PLEASE SEE ALL REQUIRED ATTACHEMENTS; TPOC IS HEIDI KEULER; COPY OF AGREEMENT SHOULD GO TO HEIDI KEULER, SAM FINNEY AND KEITH OLOUGHLIN; PR ENTERED SLS 7.22.17

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