Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00150
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- The National Park Service in the education humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act" 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 Aug 6, 2014 and posted on Jun 23, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $174,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $174,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00150), is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement aimed at expanding and improving NAGPRA-related training nationwide. The project is designed to help the main groups affected by NAGPRA, including tribes, museums, and federal agencies, better understand and carry out the law by increasing access to practical training, standardized training materials, and coordinated course offerings across the United States. The funding falls under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management) and is framed as an education and humanities effort focused on cultural resource management.
The opportunity is structured as a true partnership rather than a simple pass-through grant. NPS plays an active role in shaping the program, supplying core content, and ensuring legal and program accuracy, while the recipient organization provides the training delivery infrastructure, outreach capacity, coordination, and administrative support needed to run trainings in multiple regions. The end goal is a coordinated, accessible training program that reaches a broad range of NAGPRA constituents, including communities and staff who are typically underserved due to geography or limited resources.
On the NPS side, the agency commits to jointly developing an overall training program with the recipient, including planning training events at various sites and informing NAGPRA constituents around the country about available training options. NPS is responsible for providing the underlying content for all training materials and arranging legal review when needed, which is important because NAGPRA compliance often depends on correct interpretation of statutory and regulatory requirements. NPS also provides trainers for training events, supports planning and advertising, participates in project management decisions such as selecting sites and dates, and helps evaluate course offerings. To keep the work coordinated and accountable, NPS assigns an employee to monitor progress, answer questions, and serve as a liaison among the parties. Another key NPS responsibility is to identify which of the recipient's existing course offerings are helpful to National NAGPRA program constituents and to designate those courses as eligible for tuition waivers funded by NPS through related support to tribal and museum cultural resource staff. Finally, NPS and the recipient jointly review and approve each project phase before moving to the next, reinforcing the cooperative, milestone-based structure.
The recipient, which must be an eligible nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status (and not an institution of higher education), is expected to help translate NAGPRA program needs into effective training courses and deliver those trainings in the field. The recipient must cooperate with NPS to develop courses that meet compliance needs, highlight opportunities available to tribes under the law, and clearly explain museums' legal obligations. The recipient is also expected to supply trainers for NPS-supported training events so that tribal staff, museum professionals, and federal cultural resource professionals can access varied learning opportunities in different locations throughout the year. Outreach is a major emphasis: the recipient must work with NPS to ensure the full range of constituent groups is served and must actively target underserved regions and tribes or tribal cultural resource staff who have limited ability to travel or pay for training.
Operationally, the recipient must maintain outreach tools, including a website that clearly lists upcoming courses, registration instructions, and information about tuition fee waivers, travel reimbursement, and streamlined registration. The recipient must also provide a qualified supervisor or course coordinator to handle the logistical backbone of the training program. That role includes collecting training materials from instructors, producing and assembling course packets, coordinating on-site arrangements with training hosts, delivering materials and evaluation forms to each site, tracking funds used for travel and training, and ensuring work is carried out safely and effectively. In addition, the recipient administers tuition waivers for tribal and museum staff and provides NPS with an annual list of waiver recipients, supporting transparency and program reporting.
Both parties share responsibility for designing and implementing the overall training program, and they may involve other agencies and organizations to bring in specialized technical expertise when useful. The project also includes pre-project briefings and closeout briefings for each project, signaling that individual training efforts are treated as discrete sub-projects with planning, execution, and documented wrap-up.
In terms of funding and administrative basics, this is a discretionary cooperative agreement with one expected award. The estimated total funding is $174,000, with an award ceiling of $174,000 and an award floor of $1. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted June 23, 2014, created August 6, 2014, and had an original closing date of August 8, 2014, later extended to August 15, 2014 (archived August 17, 2014). The listing points applicants to Grants.gov for the full announcement and provides an NPS contact for access issues: John Bechtold (303-969-2492, JohnBechtold@nps.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and is focused on expanding and improving NAGPRA-related training nationwide.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00150.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) opportunity structured as a cooperative agreement.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement. It is described as a true partnership where NPS plays an active role in shaping the program, supplying core content, and ensuring legal and program accuracy, while the recipient runs the training delivery infrastructure and operations.
What is the primary purpose of the project?
The purpose is to expand and improve NAGPRA-related training nationwide by increasing access to practical training, standardized training materials, and coordinated course offerings across the United States, so that key NAGPRA constituents can better understand and carry out the law.
Who is the training intended to serve?
The project is designed to help the main groups affected by NAGPRA, including tribes, museums, and federal agencies. It also emphasizes reaching underserved communities and staff who face barriers due to geography or limited resources.
What program area or CFDA number does this fall under?
The funding falls under CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management) and is framed as an education and humanities effort focused on cultural resource management.
How is this different from a typical pass-through grant?
The opportunity is explicitly described as a partnership rather than a pass-through. NPS remains actively involved in program design, legal and content oversight, trainer support, and milestone/phase approvals, while the recipient manages delivery, outreach, coordination, and administration.
What role does NPS play in the cooperative agreement?
NPS responsibilities include jointly developing the overall training program; planning training events at various sites; informing NAGPRA constituents nationwide about training options; providing the underlying content for training materials; arranging legal review when needed; providing trainers for training events; supporting planning and advertising; participating in project management decisions (such as selecting sites and dates); helping evaluate course offerings; assigning an employee to monitor progress and serve as liaison; identifying which recipient courses are eligible for NPS-funded tuition waivers; and jointly reviewing and approving each project phase before moving forward.
Why is legal review and content accuracy emphasized?
NPS highlights legal review and accurate underlying content because NAGPRA compliance often depends on correct interpretation of statutory and regulatory requirements.
Who is eligible to be the recipient organization?
The recipient must be an eligible nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status and cannot be an institution of higher education.
What is the recipient expected to do?
The recipient is expected to translate NAGPRA program needs into effective training courses and deliver those trainings in the field, including cooperating with NPS to develop courses that meet compliance needs, highlight opportunities available to tribes under the law, and clearly explain museums' legal obligations.
What training delivery responsibilities does the recipient have?
The recipient provides the training delivery infrastructure, outreach capacity, coordination, and administrative support needed to run trainings in multiple regions. The recipient is also expected to supply trainers for NPS-supported training events.
Is outreach to underserved communities part of the project requirements?
Yes. Outreach is a major emphasis. The recipient must work with NPS to ensure the full range of constituent groups is served and must actively target underserved regions and tribes or tribal cultural resource staff who have limited ability to travel or pay for training.
What outreach tools must the recipient maintain?
The recipient must maintain outreach tools including a website that clearly lists upcoming courses, registration instructions, and information about tuition fee waivers, travel reimbursement, and streamlined registration.
Is a dedicated coordinator role required?
Yes. The recipient must provide a qualified supervisor or course coordinator to manage logistics and operations for the training program.
What are the specific responsibilities of the supervisor/course coordinator?
Responsibilities include collecting training materials from instructors; producing and assembling course packets; coordinating on-site arrangements with training hosts; delivering materials and evaluation forms to each site; tracking funds used for travel and training; and ensuring work is carried out safely and effectively.
How are tuition waivers handled under this program?
The recipient administers tuition waivers for tribal and museum staff. NPS identifies which of the recipient's existing course offerings are helpful to National NAGPRA program constituents and designates those courses as eligible for tuition waivers funded by NPS through related support to tribal and museum cultural resource staff.
Are there reporting requirements related to tuition waivers?
Yes. The recipient provides NPS with an annual list of waiver recipients to support transparency and program reporting.
Can other agencies or organizations be involved?
Yes. Both parties may involve other agencies and organizations to bring in specialized technical expertise when useful.
How is the work structured over time?
The project includes pre-project briefings and closeout briefings for each project, and individual training efforts are treated as discrete sub-projects with planning, execution, and documented wrap-up. NPS and the recipient also jointly review and approve each project phase before moving to the next.
How many awards are expected?
There is one expected award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $174,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $174,000 and the award floor is $1.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted June 23, 2014, created August 6, 2014, and originally closed August 8, 2014. The closing date was later extended to August 15, 2014. The opportunity was archived August 17, 2014.
Where can applicants find the full announcement?
Applicants are directed to Grants.gov for the full announcement.
Who should be contacted for access issues related to the announcement?
The listing provides an NPS contact for access issues: John Bechtold, phone 303-969-2492, email JohnBechtold@nps.gov.
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