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- The National Park Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ethnohistory and Ethnoarchaeology of Reindeer Herding on the Alaska Peninsula. (Year 3 Final)" 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 Jul 11, 2013 and posted on Jul 11, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a continuation of the third and final year of an existing project.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $182,200.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $182,200.00 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 "Ethnohistory and Ethnoarchaeology of Reindeer Herding on the Alaska Peninsula (Year 3 - Final)" is a public notice that NPS intends to continue funding an existing cooperative research project with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Department of Anthropology, through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network. CESUs are formal partnerships designed to support research, technical assistance, and education connected to public lands and resources. This particular award is set up as a cooperative agreement (not a standard grant), meaning NPS staff will remain substantially involved in planning, coordination, and field activities. The intended Year 3 funding amount is $182,200, with one expected award, and no cost sharing or matching requirement.
The project focuses on documenting and interpreting a relatively under-described chapter of Southwest Alaska during the American period by tying together two linked historical developments: (1) the migration of Inupiat families from Nome to the central Alaska Peninsula in the early 1900s, and (2) the rise of reindeer herding and large-scale pastoralism on the northern Alaska Peninsula from the 1910s through the 1940s. A central research question is how closely these two phenomena overlap in time, geography, and cause: in other words, whether the movement of people and the expansion of reindeer economics were mutually connected and, if so, how those connections shaped settlement, mobility, land use, and cross-cultural relationships. The geographic emphasis is on areas associated with Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA) and Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM), with attention to how activities and heritage resources relate to and cross modern park boundaries.
In practical terms, the work is designed as a multi-year mix of archival research and field-based ethnography and ethnoarchaeology. The overall CESU effort covers a 36-month research period (2011-2014) involving repeated field seasons and sustained archival investigation, followed by an additional 24-month period (2014-2016) intended for completing reports and disseminating results to communities, agencies, and the broader public. The two main documentation targets are clearly defined: first, recording the historical migration of Inupiat families to Pilot Point around 1910 and to Nelson Lagoon around 1913-1914; second, documenting the establishment and operation of reindeer herds and the development of large-scale herding near ANIA and KATM from the early 1910s into the late 1940s. To build that record, the project relies on multiple data sources and methods, including archival documents, interviews and oral histories, village meetings, participant observation, landscape survey, GPS/GIS mapping, place-based narratives, and place-name research. Together, these approaches are meant to produce a richer picture of how people used the land, moved across it, interacted with one another, and adapted socially and economically during a period of change.
Year 3 work elements described in the notice emphasize active collaboration with local communities and careful management of both ethnographic and archaeological-style data. UAF, working with NPS, is expected to coordinate a third round of village meetings to maintain local engagement, identify participants, and hire local resource people. The plan includes two separate 2-to-4-week field seasons (one ethnoarchaeological and one ethnographic), with associated logistics such as outfitting, travel, and preparation of field planning documents. The researchers are responsible for collecting, managing, and editing materials such as recorded interviews, films, photographs, life histories, and genealogies, alongside mapping products and site documentation like GPS/GIS data, photographs, and potentially artifacts. Post-field responsibilities include required cultural resource documentation and data management (for example, AHRS site forms, ASMIS records, GIS-based site maps, photo logs, artifact catalogs, and field notes), plus preparing any collected artifacts or samples for long-term curation (cleaning, labeling, packaging, and cataloging). Public-facing outputs are also built into the scope: reporting findings, sharing initial results through conferences and publications, keeping a project website active, and coordinating with Project Jukebox to explore how interviews may be featured for broader access.
Because this is a cooperative agreement, NPS outlines a substantial role rather than acting only as a funder. NPS commits to participating in project supervision via videoconferences, helping identify and fill staffing needs, providing safety training if needed (including in King Salmon), contributing to the literature review, coordinating backcountry travel with park staff, participating in village meetings, supporting logistics planning, and taking part in field-based survey efforts. NPS also contributes to planning for public access to findings and to follow-up analysis, reinforcing that the project is intended to inform both scholarship and park management responsibilities tied to cultural resources and public interpretation.
The opportunity is issued as a single-source continuation rather than a competed award. NPS cites Department of the Interior policy requiring justification when competition is not used and explains that competing the work would be impracticable because the Year 3 funding is necessary to complete an ongoing, already-funded project; introducing competition at this stage would risk disrupting continuity and completion. The statutory authority for the agreement comes from 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j), which allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with educational institutions and other entities to support coordinated research and training programs related to National Park System resources, including providing staff support, financial assistance, supplies, equipment, facilities, and administrative services as appropriate.
Administratively, the listing identifies this as a discretionary funding opportunity under CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System), posted July 11, 2013, with the "closing date" effectively noted as not applicable in the typical sense because it is the third and final year of a continuation project. The project period referenced in the notice ends around September 30, 2014 (as written), with additional time allocated afterward for reporting and dissemination. Technical and administrative contacts are provided through NPS Alaska Region, including a technical contact (Dale Vinson) and an agreements officer contact (Tina Spengler) for access and award-related questions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this National Park Service funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Ethnohistory and Ethnoarchaeology of Reindeer Herding on the Alaska Peninsula (Year 3 - Final)."
2. Which agency is offering the award?
The award is offered by the National Park Service (NPS).
3. Is this a standard grant or something else?
This award is set up as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. That means NPS staff are expected to remain substantially involved in planning, coordination, and field activities instead of acting only as a funder.
4. Who is the intended recipient of this funding?
NPS intends to continue funding an existing cooperative research project with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Department of Anthropology, through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network.
5. Is this opportunity competitive and open to other applicants?
No. This notice describes a single-source continuation rather than a competed award. NPS explains that competing the work would be impracticable because Year 3 funding is needed to complete an ongoing, already-funded project and competition at this stage could disrupt continuity and completion.
6. How much funding is expected for Year 3?
The intended Year 3 funding amount is $182,200.
7. How many awards does NPS expect to make?
One award is expected.
8. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
9. What is the purpose of the project?
The project focuses on documenting and interpreting a relatively under-described chapter of Southwest Alaska during the American period by connecting two linked historical developments: the migration of Inupiat families from Nome to the central Alaska Peninsula in the early 1900s, and the rise of reindeer herding and large-scale pastoralism on the northern Alaska Peninsula from the 1910s through the 1940s.
10. What is the main research question being studied?
A central question is how closely the Inupiat migration and the expansion of reindeer economics overlap in time, geography, and cause, and whether those connections shaped settlement, mobility, land use, and cross-cultural relationships.
11. What geographic areas does the research emphasize?
The geographic emphasis is on areas associated with Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA) and Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM), including how activities and heritage resources relate to and cross modern park boundaries.
12. What specific historical events or topics are being documented?
The notice identifies two main documentation targets: (1) recording the historical migration of Inupiat families to Pilot Point around 1910 and to Nelson Lagoon around 1913-1914; and (2) documenting the establishment and operation of reindeer herds and large-scale herding near ANIA and KATM from the early 1910s into the late 1940s.
13. What kinds of research methods will be used?
The project combines archival research with field-based ethnography and ethnoarchaeology. Methods listed include archival documents, interviews and oral histories, village meetings, participant observation, landscape survey, GPS/GIS mapping, place-based narratives, and place-name research.
14. What is the overall project timeline described in the notice?
The overall CESU effort includes a 36-month research period (2011-2014) with repeated field seasons and sustained archival investigation, followed by an additional 24-month period (2014-2016) intended for completing reports and disseminating results to communities, agencies, and the broader public.
15. What does Year 3 specifically include?
Year 3 emphasizes active collaboration with local communities and careful management of ethnographic and archaeological-style data. It includes coordinating a third round of village meetings, identifying participants, hiring local resource people, conducting two separate 2-to-4-week field seasons (one ethnoarchaeological and one ethnographic), and completing related logistics and field planning documents.
16. How long are the Year 3 field seasons expected to be?
The notice describes two separate field seasons, each expected to last about 2 to 4 weeks.
17. What kinds of materials and data are researchers expected to collect and manage?
The scope includes collecting, managing, and editing recorded interviews, films, photographs, life histories, and genealogies, as well as mapping products and site documentation such as GPS/GIS data, photographs, and potentially artifacts.
18. What documentation and data management products are expected after fieldwork?
Post-field responsibilities include cultural resource documentation and data management products such as AHRS site forms, ASMIS records, GIS-based site maps, photo logs, artifact catalogs, and field notes.
19. Are there requirements related to curation of artifacts or samples?
Yes. If artifacts or samples are collected, researchers are expected to prepare them for long-term curation, including cleaning, labeling, packaging, and cataloging.
20. What public-facing outputs are included in the scope?
The notice includes reporting findings, sharing initial results through conferences and publications, keeping a project website active, and coordinating with Project Jukebox to explore how interviews may be featured for broader access.
21. What role will NPS play during the project?
NPS describes a substantial involvement role, including participating in project supervision via videoconferences, helping identify and fill staffing needs, providing safety training if needed (including in King Salmon), contributing to the literature review, coordinating backcountry travel with park staff, participating in village meetings, supporting logistics planning, participating in field-based survey efforts, and helping plan for public access to findings and follow-up analysis.
22. What is the CESU network and how does it relate to this award?
The award is issued through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, described in the notice as formal partnerships designed to support research, technical assistance, and education connected to public lands and resources.
23. What is the statutory authority cited for using a cooperative agreement?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j) as the authority, allowing the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with educational institutions and other entities to support coordinated research and training programs related to National Park System resources, including providing staff support, financial assistance, supplies, equipment, facilities, and administrative services as appropriate.
24. What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is identified under CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System).
25. When was this notice posted?
The notice was posted on July 11, 2013.
26. Is there a closing date for applications?
The notice indicates the closing date is not applicable in the typical sense because this is the third and final year of a continuation project rather than an open competition.
27. What project period end date is referenced in the notice?
The notice references a project period ending around September 30, 2014 (as written), with additional time allocated afterward for reporting and dissemination.
28. Who are the NPS contacts listed for questions?
The listing provides NPS Alaska Region contacts, including a technical contact (Dale Vinson) and an agreements officer contact (Tina Spengler) for access and award-related questions.
29. What types of logistics are anticipated for Year 3 fieldwork?
The notice mentions logistics such as outfitting, travel, preparation of field planning documents, and coordination of backcountry travel with park staff.
30. Why does NPS state competition is not being used for this award?
NPS notes Department of the Interior policy requiring justification when competition is not used and states competition would be impracticable because the Year 3 funding is necessary to complete an already-funded, ongoing project; competing it now could disrupt continuity and completion.
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