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- The National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collect Oral History Interviews in the Upper Tanana Region for Project Jukebox Year 3" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 13, 2013 and posted on Jun 13, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 14, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $26,674.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $26,674.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) grant opportunity titled "Collect Oral History Interviews in the Upper Tanana Region for Project Jukebox Year 3" is a discretionary cooperative agreement intended to continue and finish a multi year oral history and digital interpretation effort connected to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST). The planned award is $26,674, issued through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partnership framework, and it is specifically described as year three of an existing project under earlier agreement numbers P11AT90439 and P11AC90450. The legal authority cited for the work is 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j), which allows NPS to partner with educational institutions and others to conduct coordinated research and training programs tied to National Park System resources, including sharing staff support, facilities, and financial assistance for agreed upon projects.
The core purpose of the project is to preserve and share firsthand knowledge from communities in the Upper Tanana region that have customary and traditional ties to WRST, while also modernizing the older "Project Jukebox" website so it meets current expectations for security, accessibility, and contemporary web functionality. The Jukebox is a multimedia, online collection that makes oral histories and related materials available to the public, researchers, students, and tribal communities, and it also supports park operations such as cultural resource work, administrative history, ethnographic studies, subsistence management, and interpretation and education programs. The announcement emphasizes a practical urgency: elders and other knowledge holders have information about places, lifeways, land use, and community history that often does not exist in written records, and capturing that knowledge now prevents it from being lost.
Work under this year three effort focuses on six communities located along the Alaska Highway: Healy Lake, Dot Lake, Tanacross, Tok, Tetlin, and Northway. Many of these communities were formally recognized as having ties to the park after the original Jukebox was created in the early 1990s, and their inclusion was recommended in the NPS Upper Tanana Ethnographic Overview and Assessment. Because most of these communities became designated "resident zone" communities after the original Jukebox was built (all but Tok), they are not adequately represented in the current online product. The project plans to gather additional source material such as maps and photographs and to conduct roughly 20 new interviews total, averaging about three to four interviews per community. The interviews are intended to reflect both Alaska Native histories tied to long standing relationships with the land as well as non-Native regional histories, including activities like mining and trapping.
The deliverables described go beyond recording new interviews. A major portion of the work is digital production and integration: incorporating interviews already completed in prior years of the project into a newly revised WRST Project Jukebox website, including digitizing and converting video, time coding transcripts, scanning signed release forms, writing narrator biographies, and uploading materials into the Drupal content management system. The project also calls for integrating historic photographs and film clips from University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) archives and/or WRST archives, completing any interviews left unfinished from previous years, and then finalizing and testing the full website. An important closing step is community engagement: the project includes holding a presentation in each village to demonstrate the final Jukebox site and create an opportunity for local review, comment, and feedback.
The partnership structure is central to how this work will be carried out. UAF is the intended recipient and key implementing partner, and original recordings will be archived at the Oral History Collection within the Alaska and Polar Regions Archives at UAF. Interviewees must sign release forms allowing UAF to make recordings available publicly at the archives and to publish recordings and photos online, reinforcing the project goal of creating an accessible record. Interview subjects and themes are to be identified in coordination with relevant village councils, and the project is framed as working in partnership with federally recognized tribal governments to shape the interview focus in culturally appropriate ways.
NPS describes "substantial involvement" in project implementation, which is typical for a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. NPS staff will participate in meetings, consultations, and calls, provide local contacts, engage in meetings with tribal governments, and review work as it progresses. The agency retains the ability to discuss and adjust protocols, interview subject selection, scheduling, and subject matter as needed during the project. The project also must comply with NPS guidance for code of conduct, peer review, and information quality for cultural and natural resource disciplines, with the Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) serving as the peer review manager.
This funding notice is also a single source continuation award rather than a competitive opportunity. NPS states that full and open competition was not pursued because the work is a continuation project and year three activities depend on data and materials collected in years one and two, including editing and integration of existing content. The opportunity lists one expected award, no cost sharing or matching requirement, and eligibility limited to public and state controlled institutions of higher education. Administrative details included in the notice identify the opportunity number as P13AS00086, CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System), an award ceiling equal to the total estimated funding ($26,674), and key contacts including ATR Barbara Cellarius (barbara_cellarius@nps.gov, 907-822-7236) and Agreements Officer Tina Spengler (TinaSpengler@nps.gov, 907-644-3303).
FAQs: Collect Oral History Interviews in the Upper Tanana Region for Project Jukebox Year 3 (NPS)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The National Park Service (NPS) discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity is titled "Collect Oral History Interviews in the Upper Tanana Region for Project Jukebox Year 3."
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project aims to preserve and share firsthand knowledge from communities in the Upper Tanana region that have customary and traditional ties to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST). It also aims to modernize the existing "Project Jukebox" website so it meets current expectations for security, accessibility, and contemporary web functionality.
What is Project Jukebox?
Project Jukebox is a multimedia, online collection that makes oral histories and related materials available to the public, researchers, students, and tribal communities. The content also supports WRST park operations such as cultural resource work, administrative history, ethnographic studies, subsistence management, and interpretation and education programs.
Why is there urgency to collect these oral histories now?
NPS notes that elders and other knowledge holders have information about places, lifeways, land use, and community history that often does not exist in written records. Capturing that knowledge now helps prevent it from being lost.
What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement, not a standard grant. NPS anticipates substantial involvement in implementation, which is characteristic of cooperative agreements.
What is the planned award amount?
The planned award amount is $26,674.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is equal to the total estimated funding amount of $26,674.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice specifies there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The notice lists one expected award.
Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice describes this as a single source continuation award rather than a competitive opportunity. NPS states full and open competition was not pursued because this work continues a multi-year project and depends on data and materials collected in years one and two.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is limited to public and state controlled institutions of higher education.
Who is the intended recipient/partner for this project?
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is the intended recipient and key implementing partner.
What is the partnership framework mentioned in the notice?
The award is issued through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partnership framework.
What earlier agreements does this project continue?
This is described as year three of an existing project under earlier agreement numbers P11AT90439 and P11AC90450.
What legal authority supports NPS partnering on this work?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j), which allows NPS to partner with educational institutions and others to conduct coordinated research and training programs tied to National Park System resources, including sharing staff support, facilities, and financial assistance for agreed upon projects.
What region and park is this work connected to?
The work is connected to communities in the Upper Tanana region with customary and traditional ties to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST).
Which communities are included in year three?
Year three focuses on six communities located along the Alaska Highway: Healy Lake, Dot Lake, Tanacross, Tok, Tetlin, and Northway.
How many new interviews are planned?
The project plans to conduct roughly 20 new interviews total, averaging about three to four interviews per community.
What types of histories will the interviews cover?
The interviews are intended to reflect Alaska Native histories tied to long-standing relationships with the land as well as non-Native regional histories, including activities such as mining and trapping.
Why are these six communities a focus for additional representation?
The notice explains that many of these communities were formally recognized as having ties to WRST after the original Project Jukebox was created in the early 1990s, and their inclusion was recommended in the NPS Upper Tanana Ethnographic Overview and Assessment. Because most became designated "resident zone" communities after the original Jukebox was built (all but Tok), they are not adequately represented in the current online product.
What deliverables are included besides conducting new interviews?
Deliverables include incorporating interviews already completed in prior years into a newly revised WRST Project Jukebox website; digitizing and converting video; time coding transcripts; scanning signed release forms; writing narrator biographies; and uploading materials into the Drupal content management system. The work also includes integrating historic photographs and film clips from UAF archives and/or WRST archives, completing any interviews left unfinished from previous years, and finalizing and testing the full website.
What website platform is named for managing and publishing the content?
The notice specifies that materials will be uploaded into the Drupal content management system.
Where will the original recordings be archived?
Original recordings will be archived at the Oral History Collection within the Alaska and Polar Regions Archives at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Are interview release forms required?
Yes. Interviewees must sign release forms allowing UAF to make recordings available publicly at the archives and to publish recordings and photos online.
How will interview topics and interviewees be selected?
Interview subjects and themes are to be identified in coordination with relevant village councils. The notice frames the work as partnering with federally recognized tribal governments to shape the interview focus in culturally appropriate ways.
What does "substantial involvement" by NPS mean in this project?
NPS staff will participate in meetings, consultations, and calls; provide local contacts; engage in meetings with tribal governments; and review work as it progresses. NPS also retains the ability to discuss and adjust protocols, interview subject selection, scheduling, and subject matter as needed during the project.
Are there compliance or quality requirements mentioned for the project?
Yes. The project must comply with NPS guidance for code of conduct, peer review, and information quality for cultural and natural resource disciplines. The Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) serves as the peer review manager.
Will there be community presentations or opportunities for local review?
Yes. A closing step includes holding a presentation in each village to demonstrate the final Jukebox site and create an opportunity for local review, comment, and feedback.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is P13AS00086.
What is the CFDA number and program name listed?
The notice lists CFDA 15.945, described as "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
Who are the key contacts listed for this opportunity?
The notice lists Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) Barbara Cellarius (barbara_cellarius@nps.gov, 907-822-7236) and Agreements Officer Tina Spengler (TinaSpengler@nps.gov, 907-644-3303).
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