PROJECT EVALUATION

All areas related to economic development, tourism, heritage, and academic citizenship will be monitored and evaluated against targeted benchmarks throughout the year on a quarterly basis to substantiate progress and document evidence of the successes from center administration and programmatic activities. The benchmark indicators will be documented based on several outcomes. This will include, but will not be limited to:

  1. the number of activities provided;
  2. the number of services provided;
  3. the number of patrons who visit the center;
  4. the number of students who engage in service learning at the Center;
  5. the number of artist who perform at the Center;
  6. the number of businesses that locate near the Center to promote tourism and economic development; and
  7. the number of philanthropic partners and governmental alliances that are developed at the Center, in conjunction with other sectors in the Delta region.

TIMELINE/PROJECTED BUDGET

We anticipate an approximate three-year timeframe once construction begins. Projected costs for the Monument’s construction is $26 million dollars.

NATIONAL PARKS SYSTEM

A critical part of the KHAFRE, Inc strategy to secure funds to build and maintain the Monument, once built, will come primarily from federally funded agencies, such as the National Park Service (NPS). As an agency of the Federal Government, the National Park Service (NPS) has the authority to enter into agreements and is responsible for ensuring that all agreements are managed responsibly and in accordance with law and regulations.

Agreements allow the NPS to work cooperatively with other federal, state, nonprofit and for- profit organizations to further the NPS mission.

The types of Agreements that KHAFRE, Inc will pursue with the National Parks Service, include, but are not limited to:

Challenge-Cost Share authority, which authorizes the NPS to enter into agreements with cooperators for the purpose of sharing costs or services in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to any unit or program of the national park system, any affiliated area, or any designated National Scenic or Historic Trail.

Challenge Cost-Share Agreement – An agreement entered into between the NPS and any cooperator for the purpose of sharing costs or services in carrying out a public purpose with respect to any unit or program of the national park system, any affiliated area, or any designated national scenic or historic trail.

Challenge Cost-Share Program (CCSP) – A program established in 1993, seeks to support increased participation by neighboring communities and qualified partners in the preservation and improvement of National Park Service natural, cultural, and recreational resources; and in all other authorized Service programs and activities–both outside or inside park lands, and on national trails as defined under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. §1241-51).i See Chapter 8 of the NPS Agreements Handbook.

Cooperative Agreement – A written legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the NPS and a state or local government, tribal government, or other non-federal recipient in which the principal purpose is to transfer money, property, services, or anything of value to the state or local government or other recipient to stimulate or support a public purpose authorized by federal statute.

Discretionary Assistance – Most NPS cooperative agreements are considered to be discretionary.ii