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Opportunity Summary:

The BLM WY Paleoindian Site Anthropology grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L14AS00189) was a Bureau of Land Management discretionary funding announcement focused on cultural resource management work tied to Paleoindian archaeology in Wyoming. The project was described as a continuation of an ongoing research effort rather than a brand-new initiative, with the clear priority being to move existing collections and data toward a complete, usable analytical record. In practical terms, the work centered on finishing the analysis of lithic (stone tool) materials that were excavated decades earlier, specifically during field seasons in the 1970s and 1980s, where very large quantities of artifacts were recovered through screening but never fully studied afterward.

The main need identified by BLM was straightforward but significant: a comprehensive analysis of the backlog of lithic artifacts. Because screened deposits often produce huge counts of flakes, fragments, and small artifacts, collections can remain only partially documented for years, and the announcement signals that this is exactly what happened here. The opportunity is essentially aimed at transforming an under-analyzed legacy collection into a thoroughly analyzed dataset, which would support stronger interpretations of Paleoindian land use, technology, site formation, and potentially chronology, depending on what contextual records and associated materials exist. The emphasis on "complete analysis" implies more than a quick inventory and suggests detailed classification and documentation of the stone artifacts, likely including attributes relevant to technology and reduction sequences, raw material identification and sourcing approaches where feasible, and formal tool analysis if present in the assemblage.

This funding was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the recipient would be expected to work in coordination with the agency rather than operating entirely independently. The activity category was Natural Resources, and the CFDA listing was 15.224 (Cultural Resource Management), placing it firmly in the federal cultural heritage and archaeology management space. BLM anticipated making a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $20,000. The announcement indicated no cost sharing or matching requirement, which typically lowers barriers for eligible academic applicants and makes the award more accessible for institutions that may not have dedicated match funding.

Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which signals that BLM intended the work to be conducted through a university setting or a comparable public academic institution, often because those institutions have established laboratory facilities, collections management capacity, and the technical expertise to complete specialized artifact analyses. The posting and timeline information shows this was a time-limited opportunity: it was posted July 2, 2014, with an original and final closing date of July 21, 2014, and archived August 1, 2014. The award floor and ceiling were listed as zero, which in federal listings often functions as a placeholder rather than implying that no funding would be provided; the more meaningful figure for applicants was the estimated total funding amount.

Overall, the grant can be summed up as a targeted investment to finish unfinished business from earlier excavations: processing and analyzing a large, previously unexamined body of screened lithic artifacts from Paleoindian sites in Wyoming, under a cooperative arrangement with BLM, to improve the scientific and management value of existing collections and associated records. The listed point of contact for access issues and questions about the full announcement was Robert J. Tichac at the Bureau of Land Management (307-775-6313, rtichac@blm.gov).

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