Veterans Curation Program

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• The Veterans Curation Program (VCP) provides veterans with job training through the rehabilitation and preservation of archaeological collections.MISSION:The mission of the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) is to provide veterans with job training through the rehabilitation and preservation of archaeological collections owned or administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and which are considered to be part of our Nations patrimony. Most of these collections were excavated during the construction of reservoirs and other associated water control programs from 1947 to 1985. The goal of the VCP is to provide vocational training and temporary employment to disabled veterans, while simultaneously providing the Corps a viable means of rehabilitating a portion of its archaeological collections up to federal standards.DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District developed the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) to serve as a temporary employment opportunity that provides training to wounded veterans, teaching them to describe, process, and curate Corps archaeological collections using a variety of standard and specialized processes and equipment. Training offered through the VCP includes database development, report writing, digital assets management, records digitizing, records management, photography and scanning, objects inventory and tracking, and objects and records processing.
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  Headquarters:816 N Saint Asaph St , Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 571-312-4717

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  Website: http://veteranscurationprogram.org/

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  Employees:82

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  Revenue:$10 - 50M

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  Legal Name:Veterans Curation Program

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• |  NAICS Code: 921190  |

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