Opportunity Information: Apply for L10AS00149
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM OR/WA Steens Mountain Archaeology Project, Burns District, Oregon" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224 Cultural Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2010 and posted on Jun 22, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The BLM OR/WA Steens Mountain Archaeology Project is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding opportunity focused on expanding what is known about prehistoric human land use on and around Steens Mountain in the Burns District of southeastern Oregon. The central aim is to recover and synthesize archaeological data that can clarify how people used this landscape over roughly the last 5,000 years, with special attention to how patterns of land use shifted in response to climate change and other environmental or cultural factors. Just as important as the research itself, the opportunity emphasizes turning the results into usable public and professional outputs, including scholarly and popular publications and content that can be adapted into interpretive signage for the public.
A key motivation for the project is to address gaps left by earlier work conducted during the 1978 to 1981 Steens Mountain Project, when three universities in the Pacific Northwest studied the archaeology of the mountain and adjacent areas. This newer effort is designed to build on that foundation by filling in missing information, updating interpretations, and producing a clearer long-term picture of how prehistoric communities moved through, occupied, and relied on the Steens Mountain area across millennia. In practical terms, that can include compiling prior datasets, conducting targeted field or lab work to refine chronologies and site use, and integrating environmental and archaeological evidence to connect human activity with changing climate conditions.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted by the Bureau of Land Management under a discretionary funding category and will be awarded through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the BLM expects to have substantial involvement in the project through coordination, shared responsibilities, or collaborative decision-making during the period of performance. The activity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.224 (Cultural Resource Management). The announcement anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $15,000, with the award ceiling also listed as $15,000 and an award floor of $1. No cost sharing or matching funds were required, lowering barriers for applicants that may not have access to supplemental funding.
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning the competition was open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any clarifications that may have been included in the full announcement text on Grants.gov. Key dates included a posted and creation date of June 22, 2010, with an original and current closing date of July 22, 2010, and an archive date of June 22, 2011. For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact was Teresa Spickerman, Grants Management Officer, reachable at 503-808-6243 or teresaespickerman@blm.gov, with additional information hosted through Grants.gov.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a focused, relatively small cultural resource research and interpretation project: it seeks to strengthen the archaeological record for Steens Mountain, connect long-term human land use to climate and landscape change, and make the findings accessible both to academic audiences and to the general public through clear communication products and interpretive materials.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): BLM OR/WA Steens Mountain Archaeology Project
What is the BLM OR/WA Steens Mountain Archaeology Project?
This is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding opportunity to expand knowledge about prehistoric human land use on and around Steens Mountain in the Burns District of southeastern Oregon. The project focuses on recovering and synthesizing archaeological data to better understand how people used this landscape over approximately the last 5,000 years.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The central purpose is to clarify long-term prehistoric land use patterns on and around Steens Mountain, with special attention to how those patterns changed in response to climate change and other environmental or cultural factors. The opportunity also emphasizes turning results into usable products for both professional and public audiences.
What time period of human history is the project focused on?
The project is focused on roughly the last 5,000 years of prehistoric human land use in the Steens Mountain area.
Where is the project area located?
The work is centered on and around Steens Mountain in the Burns District of southeastern Oregon.
How does climate change factor into the project goals?
A key research emphasis is understanding how shifts in land use patterns may have occurred in response to climate change and related environmental changes across millennia, using integrated archaeological and environmental evidence.
Why is this project being funded now (what gap is it addressing)?
The project is motivated in part by gaps left by earlier archaeological work from the 1978 to 1981 Steens Mountain Project, when three Pacific Northwest universities studied the mountain and adjacent areas. This newer effort is intended to build on that foundation by filling missing information, updating interpretations, and producing a clearer long-term picture of prehistoric use of the area.
What kinds of activities might be supported under this opportunity?
Based on the description, activities may include compiling and synthesizing prior datasets, conducting targeted field or laboratory work to refine chronologies and site use, and integrating environmental and archaeological evidence to link human activity with changing climate conditions.
What types of deliverables or outputs does BLM expect?
The opportunity emphasizes producing usable public and professional outputs. Examples mentioned include scholarly and popular publications and content that can be adapted into interpretive signage for the public.
Does this grant focus only on research, or also on public interpretation?
It focuses on both. In addition to archaeological research and synthesis, a major emphasis is communicating results through products useful to professionals and accessible to the general public, including materials adaptable for interpretive signage.
What agency is offering the funding?
The funding opportunity was posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The award is planned as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
In this opportunity, a cooperative agreement indicates that BLM expects substantial involvement during the period of performance, such as coordination, shared responsibilities, or collaborative decision-making as the project proceeds.
What is the funding category and program area associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under a discretionary funding category, within the Natural Resources funding activity category, and is associated with CFDA 15.224 (Cultural Resource Management).
How much funding is available?
The announcement anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $15,000.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was listed as $15,000.
What is the minimum award amount (award floor)?
The award floor was listed as $1.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement anticipated a single award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that no cost sharing or matching funds were required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any details or clarifications that may have been included in the full announcement text on Grants.gov.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posted (and creation) date listed was June 22, 2010.
What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date listed was July 22, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was June 22, 2011.
Where could applicants find the full announcement?
Additional information was hosted through Grants.gov, and the description notes that any eligibility clarifications would be included in the full announcement text there.
Who can be contacted for help if the full announcement could not be accessed electronically?
The listed point of contact was Teresa Spickerman, Grants Management Officer. She could be reached at 503-808-6243 or teresaespickerman@blm.gov.
What is the overall scope of the opportunity?
It is best described as a focused, relatively small cultural resource research and interpretation project intended to strengthen the archaeological record for Steens Mountain, connect long-term human land use to climate and landscape change, and communicate findings through clear, usable products for academic and public audiences.
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