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- The DOI-NPS in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Huna Tribal House Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 21, 2016 and posted on Apr 21, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $375,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "Huna Tribal House Programs" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00121) is a National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior public notice stating the agency's intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) without competition. It is explicitly not a request for applications. The planned award totals $356,666 with no cost share requirement, is anticipated to run for about one year, and covers a performance window from June 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The award uses a Cooperative Agreement under the authority of 54 U.S.C. 101702(a), is tied to CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management), and is posted as an expected single award with an award ceiling of $375,000.
At the center of the project is the Huna Tribal House at Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park, which was conceived to help repair and strengthen connections between the Huna Tlingit and their ancestral homeland while also offering park visitors a culturally grounded place to learn about Huna Tlingit history and lifeways. Glacier Bay is described as the ancestral homeland of the Huna Tlingit, with deep multi-generational ties that predate the park's creation. The Tribal House was first envisioned in a 1997 Bartlett Cove design plan, and later formalized through environmental review in a 2013 Finding of No Significant Impact that outlined a roughly 2,500-square-foot gathering space with an adjacent comfort station (restrooms and a small kitchen). While designed in the traditional plank house style, the facility incorporates modern needs such as electricity, heat, and IT wiring, reflecting its dual role as a tribal gathering and educational venue and, where appropriate, a place for certain NPS administrative activities.
The rationale for funding HIA directly is grounded in continuity and unique qualifications, with additional references to an unsolicited proposal. The Tribal House has been built through a long-running, hands-on partnership between NPS and HIA, with prior cooperative agreements and contracts already supporting design coordination, planning, and the creation of key cultural features. HIA has produced major carved and painted elements for the building (such as house screens, house posts, totem poles, and hand-adzed wood) and has been involved in interpretive planning and grand opening preparation. NPS argues that competing this work would disrupt continuity and would not be practical given HIA's role as the sovereign tribal government representing the Huna Tlingit, identified by NPS as Glacier Bay's only "traditionally associated group" with many generations of connection to the area. In short, HIA is presented as the only entity that can officially represent tribal interests and provide the cultural authority needed to guide sensitive interpretation, ceremonies, and enduring tribal use of the facility.
The cooperative agreement is meant to provide an organized framework for finishing and launching Tribal House programming as the facility comes online. The main deliverables revolve around (1) finalizing an Interpretive Plan that sets themes and messages, identifies interpretive approaches, and selects appropriate media (exhibits, audio-visual products, brochures, and related materials); (2) completing a Tribal Use and Operational Plan that defines appropriate tribal uses of the facility; (3) planning and implementing a culturally appropriate and logistically complex Grand Opening Celebration scheduled for August 2016; and (4) supporting additional cultural programming connected to the Tribal House, especially efforts that keep traditional knowledge transmission active. The agreement also calls for the design and carving of a new traditional totem pole to be installed outside the Tribal House, specifically intended to memorialize the evolving relationship between the Huna Tlingit and the NPS, along with broader documentation and archiving of project activities.
HIA's responsibilities are extensive and practical, reflecting that this is not just planning on paper but hands-on coordination and cultural leadership. HIA is expected to staff a Tribal House Coordinator (its cultural resource specialist) at about 20 hours per week, serve as a conduit between clans/elders and NPS, and provide cultural review and input across interpretive products ranging from the Interpretive Plan to wayside exhibits and event materials. HIA will also develop and deliver special interpretive programs during summer 2016 (including presentations at Glacier Bay Lodge), draft the Operating and Use Plan for NPS review, and help run community-facing meetings to gather input and ensure clan perspectives shape both interpretation and operations.
A major component is the Grand Opening Celebration, which is treated like an incident-managed event requiring structured roles and clear planning. HIA is expected to place representatives on an Incident Command Team (Incident Commander and other command and section roles), participate in planning meetings, and lead the cultural dedication portions of the celebration by building the agenda, identifying and inviting appropriate clans and participants, and facilitating cultural elements during the event. HIA also handles key logistics for tribal attendees, including transportation, food, and lodging as needed. Media production is built into the scope: HIA will contract a professional film company to capture footage, arrange culturally appropriate live streaming of non-sensitive portions, set up projection to off-site locations when events happen inside the Tribal House, and produce a short documentary. Non-sensitive raw footage is to be delivered for archiving in NPS files. HIA is also responsible for producing and printing at least 1,000 copies of an interpretive brochure for the celebration and purchasing supplies and gift items (including items intended to reduce environmental impacts, like reusable totes and water bottles/mugs).
On the cultural production side, HIA is tasked with arranging and overseeing the carving of the new totem pole, including gathering tribal and NPS input on the design and recording oral histories connected to the final design choices. HIA must submit the final pole design for NPS review and approval before carving to ensure it aligns with NPS design, architectural, and landscaping standards. Additional hands-on deliverables include carving one door for the Tribal House according to NPS architectural specifications and producing utilitarian cultural objects for the facility (examples given include paddles, drums, baskets, and bentwood boxes). Detailed documentation is required throughout, including daily work logs, visitor logs for people who come to observe the carving, and weekly photo/video documentation with releases so NPS can use the materials. This emphasis on documentation is also meant to maintain a clear administrative history that builds on earlier cooperative agreements.
NPS's role is both financial and operational, consistent with the cooperative agreement structure where both parties materially participate. NPS provides the $356,666 in funding and assigns key staff: a Cultural Anthropologist to serve as the technical representative overseeing priorities and deliverables, and a Tribal House Coordinator to work directly with HIA's coordinator. NPS leads development of interpretive planning and products in conjunction with the Harpers Ferry Center while actively incorporating HIA input. NPS also supports the development of a video/audio recording studio for ethnographic recording by helping design the setup, recommending equipment, assisting with installation, and training HIA staff. For the Grand Opening, NPS shares Incident Command Team staffing, runs visitor services and public safety functions during the event (information, sanitation, accessibility transport, protection, and emergency medical services), and coordinates the VIP and dignitary portions of the celebration. NPS also collaborates on filming logistics and brochure development (including layout support), and provides research support on cultural themes and oral histories that can inform totem pole and object design, including weekly coordination with carvers. Finally, NPS supplies architectural direction for the door carving and monitors overall progress to identify challenges and opportunities.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a continuation-phase, relationship-driven cultural resources and interpretation effort tied to the completion and opening of a major cultural facility within Glacier Bay National Park. The funding is designed to ensure that interpretation, operations, ceremony, and cultural production are carried out in a way that is tribally guided, culturally appropriate, and fully coordinated with NPS requirements for public programming, visitor safety, and long-term stewardship, while also investing in the transmission of traditional arts and knowledge within the Hoonah community and at the Tribal House itself.
Huna Tribal House Programs (P16AS00121) FAQs
Is this a grant that organizations can apply for?
No. This public notice is explicitly not a request for applications. It states the National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) without competition.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The planned single-source recipient is the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA), identified as the sovereign tribal government representing the Huna Tlingit.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00121.
Which federal agency is issuing the notice?
The notice is issued by the National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of agreement is planned?
The planned award instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, where both NPS and HIA materially participate in carrying out the work.
What is the legal authority cited for this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites authority under 54 U.S.C. 101702(a).
What is the CFDA program associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management.
How much funding is planned?
The planned total award amount is $356,666.
Is there an award ceiling?
Yes. The notice describes an award ceiling of $375,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost share requirement.
How long is the project expected to last?
The project is anticipated to run for about one year.
What are the performance dates listed?
The performance window is listed as June 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.
What is the project focused on?
The project centers on the Huna Tribal House at Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and the completion and launch of Tribal House programming as the facility comes online.
Where is the Huna Tribal House located?
It is located at Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park.
Why is Glacier Bay important in this notice?
The notice describes Glacier Bay as the ancestral homeland of the Huna Tlingit, with deep multi-generational ties that predate the creation of the national park.
Why is the award being made without competition?
NPS explains the single-source rationale as continuity and unique qualifications. The Tribal House effort is described as a long-running partnership between NPS and HIA, with prior cooperative agreements and contracts already supporting design coordination, planning, and creation of key cultural features. NPS also states HIA is the only entity that can officially represent tribal interests and provide the cultural authority needed for sensitive interpretation, ceremonies, and enduring tribal use of the facility.
What planning documents are major deliverables under the cooperative agreement?
The notice highlights two major planning deliverables: (1) an Interpretive Plan (themes, messages, interpretive approaches, and media such as exhibits, audio-visual products, brochures, and related materials) and (2) a Tribal Use and Operational Plan defining appropriate tribal uses of the facility.
What is included in the Interpretive Plan deliverable?
It is intended to set themes and messages, identify interpretive approaches, and select appropriate media, including exhibits, audio-visual products, brochures, and related materials.
What is the purpose of the Tribal Use and Operational Plan?
It is intended to define appropriate tribal uses of the Huna Tribal House and clarify operational expectations as the facility is used for tribal gathering, education, and where appropriate, certain NPS administrative activities.
What is the Grand Opening Celebration and when is it scheduled?
The cooperative agreement includes planning and implementing a culturally appropriate and logistically complex Grand Opening Celebration scheduled for August 2016.
How is the Grand Opening expected to be managed?
The notice treats the Grand Opening as an incident-managed event requiring structured roles and planning. HIA is expected to place representatives on an Incident Command Team (including an Incident Commander and other command/section roles) and participate in planning meetings alongside NPS.
What cultural programming is supported beyond the Grand Opening?
The scope includes additional cultural programming connected to the Tribal House, especially activities that keep traditional knowledge transmission active.
What new cultural feature is planned for outside the Tribal House?
The agreement calls for design and carving of a new traditional totem pole to be installed outside the Tribal House, intended to memorialize the evolving relationship between the Huna Tlingit and the NPS.
Does the totem pole design require NPS review?
Yes. HIA must submit the final pole design for NPS review and approval before carving so it aligns with NPS design, architectural, and landscaping standards.
What are HIA's staffing and coordination responsibilities?
HIA is expected to staff a Tribal House Coordinator (its cultural resource specialist) at about 20 hours per week, act as a conduit between clans/elders and NPS, and provide cultural review and input across interpretive products and event materials.
What interpretive programming is HIA expected to provide?
HIA is expected to develop and deliver special interpretive programs during summer 2016, including presentations at Glacier Bay Lodge.
What community input activities are included?
HIA is expected to help run community-facing meetings to gather input and ensure clan perspectives shape both interpretation and operations.
What logistics is HIA expected to handle for tribal attendees at the Grand Opening?
HIA is responsible for key logistics for tribal attendees, including transportation, food, and lodging as needed.
What media and documentation work is included in the scope?
HIA is expected to contract a professional film company to capture footage, arrange culturally appropriate live streaming of non-sensitive portions, set up projection to off-site locations when events occur inside the Tribal House, and produce a short documentary. Non-sensitive raw footage is to be delivered for archiving in NPS files.
Is there a required print deliverable for the Grand Opening?
Yes. HIA is responsible for producing and printing at least 1,000 copies of an interpretive brochure for the celebration.
Are there any sustainability-focused purchases mentioned?
Yes. The notice mentions purchasing supplies and gift items intended to reduce environmental impacts, such as reusable totes and water bottles/mugs.
What other carved or fabricated items are included besides the totem pole?
HIA is tasked with carving one door for the Tribal House according to NPS architectural specifications and producing utilitarian cultural objects for the facility, with examples including paddles, drums, baskets, and bentwood boxes.
What documentation is required during carving and production work?
The notice calls for detailed documentation, including daily work logs, visitor logs for people who come to observe the carving, and weekly photo/video documentation with releases that allow NPS to use the materials.
What is NPS providing under the cooperative agreement?
NPS provides the $356,666 in funding and assigns staff including a Cultural Anthropologist as technical representative and an NPS Tribal House Coordinator to work directly with HIA's coordinator. NPS also leads interpretive development with the Harpers Ferry Center in conjunction with HIA input and supports multiple operational elements for the Grand Opening.
What is the Harpers Ferry Center role mentioned in the notice?
NPS describes leading development of interpretive planning and products in conjunction with the Harpers Ferry Center while incorporating HIA input.
What support does NPS provide for ethnographic recording capability?
NPS supports development of a video/audio recording studio for ethnographic recording by helping design the setup, recommending equipment, assisting with installation, and training HIA staff.
What responsibilities does NPS take on during the Grand Opening?
NPS shares Incident Command Team staffing and runs visitor services and public safety functions during the event, including information, sanitation, accessibility transport, protection, and emergency medical services. NPS also coordinates VIP and dignitary portions of the celebration.
How do NPS and HIA collaborate on brochure and filming logistics?
The notice states NPS collaborates on filming logistics and brochure development, including layout support, while HIA handles contracting the film company and producing printed brochures.
Does NPS have a role in cultural research for the totem pole and other objects?
Yes. NPS provides research support on cultural themes and oral histories that can inform totem pole and object design, including weekly coordination with carvers.
What is the purpose of the Huna Tribal House as described here?
The Tribal House is described as a way to help repair and strengthen connections between the Huna Tlingit and their ancestral homeland, while also providing park visitors a culturally grounded place to learn about Huna Tlingit history and lifeways.
What are the facility features described in the environmental review?
A 2013 Finding of No Significant Impact describes a roughly 2,500-square-foot gathering space with an adjacent comfort station, described as restrooms and a small kitchen.
Is the building entirely traditional in function and construction?
The facility is designed in the traditional plank house style but includes modern needs such as electricity, heat, and IT wiring to support its dual role as a tribal gathering/educational venue and, where appropriate, a location for certain NPS administrative activities.
What prior planning milestones are referenced?
The Tribal House was first envisioned in a 1997 Bartlett Cove design plan and later formalized through environmental review in a 2013 Finding of No Significant Impact.
Why is continuity emphasized in the notice?
NPS argues that competing the work would disrupt continuity because HIA has already been deeply involved through prior agreements and has produced key carved and painted elements, participated in interpretive planning, and helped prepare for the grand opening.
What kinds of cultural elements had HIA already produced for the building?
The notice cites major carved and painted elements such as house screens, house posts, totem poles, and hand-adzed wood.
What is meant by "single award" in this notice?
The posting is described as an expected single award, meaning NPS anticipates making one award under this notice rather than funding multiple recipients.
What is the overall intent of the funding?
The funding is described as supporting tribally guided, culturally appropriate interpretation, operations planning, ceremony, and cultural production for a major cultural facility in Glacier Bay National Park, coordinated with NPS requirements for public programming, visitor safety, and long-term stewardship.
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