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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 "Mitigate Damage to Kijik National Historic Landmark" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.946 Cultural Resources Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 31, 2013 and posted on Jul 31, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $88,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $88,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Mitigate Damage to Kijik National Historic Landmark" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement intended to support urgent cultural resources work in the Kijik National Historic Landmark (NHL) Archeological District in the Lake Clark region of Alaska. The NPS announced its intent to make a single award totaling $88,000 to the Nondalton Tribal Council (NTC) without full and open competition. The central purpose is to document, monitor, and help reduce damage to selected prehistoric Denaina settlement locations that face increasing environmental threats, especially flooding linked to beaver dams and the physical disturbance of archeological deposits caused by tree fall and uprooting (particularly from large, beetle-killed spruce). The project is framed as both an archeological effort and a Denaina heritage preservation effort, designed so that cultural stewardship is guided by Denaina traditional knowledge, values, and community participation.
A key feature of the project is that it intentionally combines scientific archeology with Denaina-led cultural preservation through structured community involvement, described in the announcement as a culture camp model. Denaina participation is expected from the planning stage onward, with special emphasis on the knowledge of elders and other tribal members. In addition to protecting sites, the project is meant to strengthen intergenerational transfer of cultural knowledge by collecting and sharing traditional ecological and cultural knowledge in a setting where learning and fieldwork happen together. This makes the work more than a typical survey or excavation: it is also a community-centered preservation program where decisions about what is studied, how it is studied, and how results are shared are expected to reflect Denaina priorities and values.
On the technical side, the archeological component includes several linked tasks meant to improve both near-term site protection and long-term management. One major element is analysis of bare-earth LiDAR imagery (acquired June 5, 2013) to identify previously unrecorded sites and high-potential landforms, and to track landscape change over time. The project also calls for compiling archeological records from 1966 to the present to ensure park files and the Archeological Sites Management Information System (ASMIS) are complete and current. Field mapping is a major deliverable: site perimeters will be mapped, and within larger composite sites (such as the Fish Pools site or North Kijik) distinct house clusters will be mapped with high-precision GPS so separate settlements can be differentiated. Existing and newly created maps will be integrated into GIS layers to support future management decisions, research planning, and monitoring of environmental threats and disturbances.
The project also anticipates targeted excavation where risks are highest. Excavation priorities will be set based on threat level, and one house feature will be selected for complete excavation with the explicit goal of reconstruction and development of an educational exhibit. That exhibit component signals an applied outcome beyond documentation: the work is intended to support public education and interpretation, likely benefiting visitors and community members while also reinforcing stewardship of the Kijik district.
Management responsibilities are shared between the NPS and NTC under a cooperative agreement structure, which implies substantial federal involvement rather than a hands-off grant. NTC is expected to work with NPS to assign a principal investigator (archeologist) and a tribal project coordinator, ensuring the work meets the Secretary of the Interior's professional standards for archeology while keeping Denaina involvement central rather than peripheral. NTC will oversee, in coordination with NPS, LiDAR analysis, development of a detailed research design/work plan, coordination with elders and tribal members, fieldwork, and annual reporting. NPS, for its part, will provide archeological expertise and relevant datasets, assist with transportation and field logistics, provide GIS and land/resource information support, assign staff to help with organizing research materials and mapping, and coordinate formal communications and review processes with other interested parties (including Native corporations and other state or federal agencies). The NPS also anticipates coordinating review of draft publications and associated components, reflecting an expectation of formal written products and potentially public-facing materials.
The legal authority cited for the project is 16 USC 3101 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), anchoring the effort in federal mandates related to managing and protecting resources in Alaska conservation units. Programmatically, the opportunity is categorized under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated. The award ceiling equals the estimated total funding, $88,000, and the expected number of awards is one.
The announcement also explains why the award is being made as a single-source (non-competitive) agreement. Under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2), a written justification is required when competition is not practicable. The NPS justification is based on unique qualifications: the Kijik area is identified as the traditional homeland of the Denaina people of Nondalton, and NTC is the federally recognized tribal government responsible for representing and promoting the well-being of its members, including cultural preservation, language, and traditional values. The Kijik NHL is described as preserving the largest known grouping of Denaina settlements and one of the most complete intact records of roughly 900 years of Denaina cultural continuity and change. Because of that cultural and governmental relationship, and the significance of Kijik to the community, NPS argues that NTC is uniquely positioned to lead and ensure the work is culturally appropriate, community-guided, and aligned with tribal responsibilities.
Administratively, the funding opportunity number is P13AS00176. It was posted and created on July 31, 2013, and the notice functioned primarily as a public announcement of intent to award rather than an open competitive solicitation, which is why the "closing date" language reiterates that it is a notice of non-competitive funding intent. The archive date is listed as September 30, 2013. Eligible applicants are federally recognized Native American tribal governments, but in practice the notice indicates the intended recipient is the Nondalton Tribal Council. The technical contact listed is Jeanne Schaaf (jeanneschaaf@nps.gov, 907-644-3640) with the National Park Service Alaska Region, and the financial agreements contact is Tina Spengler (TinaSpengler@nps.gov, 907-644-3303).
FAQs: Mitigate Damage to Kijik National Historic Landmark (NPS Cooperative Agreement)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Mitigate Damage to Kijik National Historic Landmark."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS), Alaska Region.
What kind of funding instrument is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This is a cooperative agreement. That structure indicates substantial involvement by NPS in project planning, coordination, and review, rather than a hands-off grant.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to document, monitor, and help reduce damage to selected prehistoric Denaina settlement locations within the Kijik National Historic Landmark (NHL) Archeological District, with a focus on urgent cultural resources work.
Where will the work take place?
The work is in the Kijik National Historic Landmark Archeological District in the Lake Clark region of Alaska.
What problems or threats is the project trying to address?
The project targets increasing environmental and physical threats, especially flooding linked to beaver dams and disturbance to archeological deposits caused by tree fall and uprooting, including impacts from large, beetle-killed spruce.
How is Denaina heritage preservation included in the project?
The project is designed as both an archeological effort and a Denaina heritage preservation effort, with cultural stewardship guided by Denaina traditional knowledge, values, and community participation.
What is meant by the "culture camp model" mentioned in the announcement?
The announcement describes structured community involvement where learning and fieldwork occur together. Denaina participation is expected from planning onward, with emphasis on elders and other tribal members, and the setting is intended to support intergenerational transfer of cultural knowledge.
Does the project involve scientific archeology as well as community-led preservation?
Yes. A core feature is intentionally combining scientific archeology with Denaina-led cultural preservation through structured community involvement and Denaina-guided decision-making about what is studied, how it is studied, and how results are shared.
How will LiDAR be used in this project?
The project includes analysis of bare-earth LiDAR imagery (acquired June 5, 2013) to identify previously unrecorded sites and high-potential landforms, and to track landscape change over time.
What archeological records will be compiled or updated?
The project calls for compiling archeological records from 1966 to the present to ensure park files and the Archeological Sites Management Information System (ASMIS) are complete and current.
What mapping work is expected?
Field mapping is a major deliverable. Site perimeters will be mapped, and within larger composite sites distinct house clusters will be mapped using high-precision GPS so separate settlements can be differentiated.
Will the mapping products be integrated into GIS?
Yes. Existing and newly created maps will be integrated into GIS layers to support future management decisions, research planning, and monitoring of environmental threats and disturbances.
Does the project include excavation?
Yes. The project anticipates targeted excavation where risks are highest, with priorities set based on threat level.
What is the planned "complete excavation" component?
One house feature will be selected for complete excavation with the explicit goal of reconstruction and development of an educational exhibit.
Is there a public education or interpretation outcome planned?
Yes. The planned reconstruction and educational exhibit indicate an applied outcome beyond documentation, intended to support education and interpretation connected to the Kijik district.
How are responsibilities shared between NPS and the recipient?
Under the cooperative agreement, responsibilities are shared. The Nondalton Tribal Council (NTC) is expected to oversee key project elements in coordination with NPS, while NPS provides technical expertise, data, logistical support, and coordination with other parties and review processes.
What roles is the recipient expected to assign for the project?
NTC is expected to work with NPS to assign a principal investigator (archeologist) and a tribal project coordinator.
Are there professional standards that must be met?
Yes. The work is expected to meet the Secretary of the Interior's professional standards for archeology, while maintaining Denaina involvement as central to the work.
What are the NTC responsibilities described in the announcement?
NTC responsibilities (in coordination with NPS) include LiDAR analysis, development of a detailed research design/work plan, coordination with elders and tribal members, fieldwork, and annual reporting.
What support will NPS provide?
NPS will provide archeological expertise and relevant datasets, assist with transportation and field logistics, provide GIS and land/resource information support, assign staff to help organize research materials and mapping, and coordinate formal communications and review processes with other interested parties (including Native corporations and other state or federal agencies).
Will NPS review publications or written products produced under the agreement?
Yes. NPS anticipates coordinating review of draft publications and associated components, which reflects an expectation of formal written products and potentially public-facing materials.
How much funding is available?
The total funding amount is $88,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling equals the estimated total funding: $88,000.
How many awards are expected?
The expected number of awards is one.
Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the announcement.
Is this an open competitive opportunity?
No. The notice functions as a public announcement of intent to make a single award without full and open competition (a single-source, non-competitive agreement).
Why is the award non-competitive?
NPS states that competition is not practicable and provides a justification based on unique qualifications. Kijik is identified as the traditional homeland of the Denaina people of Nondalton, and NTC is the federally recognized tribal government responsible for representing and promoting member well-being, including cultural preservation, language, and traditional values. NPS argues NTC is uniquely positioned to lead culturally appropriate, community-guided work aligned with tribal responsibilities.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
NPS announced its intent to make a single award to the Nondalton Tribal Council (NTC).
Who is eligible to apply, based on the notice?
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice indicates the intended recipient is the Nondalton Tribal Council.
What is the legal authority for this project?
The legal authority cited is 16 USC 3101 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
What program category or CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is P13AS00176.
When was the notice posted/created?
The notice was posted and created on July 31, 2013.
What is the archive date listed for the opportunity?
The archive date is September 30, 2013.
Who is the technical contact for this opportunity?
The technical contact is Jeanne Schaaf (jeanneschaaf@nps.gov, 907-644-3640), National Park Service Alaska Region.
Who is the financial agreements contact?
The financial agreements contact is Tina Spengler (TinaSpengler@nps.gov, 907-644-3303).
What types of site areas are mentioned as examples for detailed mapping?
The announcement references larger composite sites such as the Fish Pools site and North Kijik, where distinct house clusters will be mapped to differentiate separate settlements.
What longer-term benefits are expected from the technical deliverables?
By updating records, mapping perimeters and house clusters, and integrating data into GIS layers, the project is intended to support long-term management decisions, research planning, and ongoing monitoring of environmental threats and disturbances.
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