1. 2004 National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP)
Category 1 - Metadata Implementation Assistance (13)
Category 2 – Metadata Training & Outreach (10)
Category 3 – Institution Building & Coordination (13)
Category 4 – Clearinghouse Integration with Web Mapping Services (2)
Category 5 - Framework Service with OGC Web Feature Service (6)
Category 6 – Participation in The National map (8)

2. Metadata Creation and Implementation
Category 1
Metadata Creation and Implementation
Metadata is an important first technical step toward data discovery and sharing as well as preserving an organization’s data investment.
This category helps organizations acquire the skills and ability to document data to initiate metadata implementation.
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.

3. Metadata Training and Outreach
Category 2
Metadata Training and Outreach
This category assists organizations with metadata expertise and experience to assist other organizations.
Project organizations will provide training and assist in the implementation of metadata, clearinghouse or web mapping services where needed.
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.

4. Institution Building and Coordination
Category 3
Institution Building and Coordination
Organizations or consortia often need help to develop new, or strengthen existing, multi-organizational efforts that supports the development and maintenance of shared digital geographic resources. This category fosters the establishment of cross-organizational consortia that advance spatial data sharing within a geographic area.
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.

5. Implementing OpenGIS Web Mapping Service
Category 4
Implementing OpenGIS Web Mapping Service
Standards based web mapping service allows users to graphically integrate data from multiple sources over the internet.
This category provides assistance to existing registered clearinghouse nodes, serving metadata, to implement OpenGIS compliant web mapping service capabilities.
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.

6. Category 5
Establishing Framework Data Services using the OpenGIS Web Feature Service Specification
This category provides assistance for serving and using draft ANSI Standard Framework data over the Web using Geography Markup Language (GML) via the OpenGIS Web Feature Service specification.
Projects are based on formal collaboration between a data provider and a software provider. Projects provide comment to the ANSI/INCITS Standards review, deploy software that supports Framework standards, and establish reference services for Framework data
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.

7. Participation in The National Map
Category 6
Participation in The National Map
Assistance is provided to organizations and consortia that maintain, update and act as data providers - for participation in The National Map.
Funds are provided to help new participants overcome impediments to participation and to help existing TNM participants improve their data services and provide them through The National Map in an on-going collaboration.
General guidelines for CAP program:
- Seek new organizations
- Promote know/proven solutions rather than research or speculative projects
Fund projects that will continue NSDI innovation beyond the CAP performance period (1-year performance period).
Encourage organizations to work collaboratively to leverage resources and reduce redundancy.
Funding is just enough to get organizations underway implementing the NSDI. In-kind resource match is a demonstration of the commitment to sustain NSDI implementation into the future.