[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 530-531] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-34717] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Cooperative Agreement for the Coordination and Production of Videotapes of Group Discussions Among Artists, Scientists, Astronauts and Others About the Creation of Art (Dance, Music, Design, etc.) on Mars for Use by Schools Across the Country as Part of the National Mars Millennium Project AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: Notification of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts is requesting proposals leading to the award of a Cooperative Agreement to coordinate and videotape five to seven sessions of artists, scientists, engineers and astronauts conversing about the creative process and environmental conditions on Mars. Discussions will focus on how the conditions might influence the art [[Page 531]] produced there, and the design of livable structures, among other issues. The videotapes will be used in pre K-12 schools across the United States as part of the Mars Millennium Project. The project as envisioned will include: development of script format, coordinating scheduling and travel arrangements for participants, arranging production and post production, and providing up to 200,000 copies of the material produced. Those interested in receiving the Solicitation should reference Program Solicitation PS 99-02 in their written request and include two (2) self-addressed labels. Verbal requests for the Solicitation will not be honored. DATES: Program Solicitation PS 99-02 is scheduled for release approximately January 25, 1999 with proposals due on February 22, 1999. ADDRESSES: Requests for the Solicitation should be addressed to the National Endowment for the Arts, Grants & Contracts Office, Room 618, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hummel, Grants & Contracts Office, National Endowment for the Arts, Room 618, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20506 (202/ 682-5482). Larry Baden, Deputy Chairman, Management and Budget. [FR Doc. 99-34717 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-M