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Information for CCSP Applicants and Partners
 
Lewis and Clark Festival at Giant Springs State Park, near Great Falls, MT.
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Lewis and Clark Festival at Giant Springs State Park, located near Great Falls, Montana.
 

2009 Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP)

URGENT: Revision to Lewis & Clark Challenge Cost Share Application Process (Deadline Jan 30, 2008)

The Lewis & Clark NHT Challenge Cost Share Program is now accepting applications for the initial 2009 fiscal period.

Please note that earlier instructions directing participants to register at Grants.gov have been revised.

Due to the short turnaround time for application submissions, the Grants.gov requirement has been waived.

Application Package Materials for 2009 Challenge Cost Share Program (Deadline - January 30, 2009):

Application Form (.pdf) - All the information on this application is necessary to include in your proposal.

Application Review Criteria (.pdf) This criteria must be addressed in your Challenge Cost Share proposal. It is part of the application package.

Environmental Screening Form (.pdf)- A required form to include with your application package.

A completed application package (all three forms above) must be submitted (postmarked) by January 30, 2009 to:

CCS Program
Lewis and Clark NHT
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102-4226

*Scanned then emailed applications can be sent to the address found on each of the above forms.

Please direct questions regarding the challenge cost share program to Lee Smith, Administrative Officer at 402-661-1808.

For Current CCSP Recipients
All forms are available here.

Paperwork
CCSP Forms
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Reconstructed Fort Manuel, in South Dakota, funded, in part, through CCSP.
CCSP Projects 1995-2006
Since 1995, the Trail has funded more than 500 projects through the CCSP. See what's been done.
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Spring cleaning at Lapwai, a 2004 CCS project
Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP)
Through the CCSP, the NPS and partners work together to preserve the Trail.
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Drawing of camera with photographs
Challenge Cost Share Photo Album
Since 1995, CCSP has funded more than 500 projects. See some of them here.
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William Clark's signature at Pompeys Pillar  

Did You Know?
Two hundred years after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the only physical evidence of the journey is found near Billings, MT. In July 1805, William Clark carved his name into the soft rock of what he called Pompeys Tower. This site is now preserved at Pompeys Pillar National Monument.

Last Updated: January 09, 2009 at 16:40 EST