Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00070
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- The DOI-NPS in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Revisiting Our Shared History" 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 Mar 10, 2016 and posted on Mar 10, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 11, 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 $30,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
Revisiting Our Shared History is a National Park Service (NPS) Shared Beringia Heritage Program funding action that serves as public notice of the NPS intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award to the City of Nome. It is explicitly not a request for applications. The anticipated award is $28,000 with no cost share requirement, issued under statutory authority 54 U.S.C. 101702(a) for cooperative agreements using appropriated funds, and tied to CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resource Management). The planned period of performance is one year, from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, with an expected single award (ceiling $30,000). The listed point of contact is Andrew Tremayne.
The project centers on preserving and sharing a unique body of oral histories and related archival materials from the Bering Strait region, especially those documenting the era of renewed cross-border contact following the end of the Cold War. Around 70 interviews were recorded on both shores of the Bering Strait (Alaska and Chukotka) around 1998-2000, capturing perspectives from Native and non-Native community members, including Elders, hunters, teachers, youth, and others who wanted to describe what reconnection meant after decades of separation. The materials also include documents and images from that same period, when families and communities divided by geopolitics were able to meet again, exchange culture and knowledge, and rebuild relationships. The announcement emphasizes that interest in these stories remains strong, particularly as U.S.-Russia relations have again cooled and local communities continue working to maintain ties despite political and logistical barriers.
Work under the agreement is organized into two main phases. First, the City of Nome will review, reorganize, summarize, and properly package the interview recordings and related images and documents so they can be distributed for archival purposes to appropriate entities. This includes completing transcription work for audio interviews from 1998-2000 and cataloging the full collection so it becomes usable for research, education, and long-term preservation. Second, the project will translate the collection into public-facing products by producing at least six themed digital audio-slideshows and developing a physical museum exhibit focused on the reunification and reconnection era. The exhibit is intended for the Carrie McLain Memorial Museum in Nome and may be designed as a permanent, temporary, or traveling exhibit, with the possibility of sharing content with other venues, including partners in Russia such as the Provideniya Museum in Chukotka.
The stated purpose goes beyond simple archiving: it aims to broaden access and bring the human dimension of this history to audiences in Alaska, Russia, and the wider public. The narrative framing highlights the idea that, while political conditions can shift quickly, the interviews preserve a lived record of a time when cross-border connection felt possible and meaningful. By organizing and disseminating the material through exhibits and online distribution (including via the Shared Beringia Heritage Program website), the project seeks to keep these community memories visible, support cultural continuity, and strengthen understanding of shared Beringian heritage.
Roles are split between the recipient and NPS in a way typical of a cooperative agreement. The City of Nome is responsible for the hands-on deliverables: organizing and cataloging the interviews, completing transcriptions, producing the audio-slideshows, and creating the traveling exhibit. NPS, through the Shared Beringia Heritage Program, will support the effort by acting as a liaison to communities and organizations that may want to contribute or engage, using its Alaska and Russia contacts (especially within Native communities) to help inform stakeholders, and assisting with dissemination through NPS communication channels, including the program website and the Alaska National Parks Facebook page. NPS also plans to help develop and execute a distribution approach aimed first at Bering Strait communities, and then broader audiences.
Finally, the announcement explains why the award is being made without competition under Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2). The justification points to the project having been previously solicited through the Shared Beringia Program’s 2016 call for proposals (issued in 2015), and it reflects the practical reality that the City of Nome holds the underlying collection and relationships necessary to complete the work. In effect, the non-competitive approach is presented as a way to ensure continuity and effective stewardship of a specific, locally held archive so it can be preserved and shared in forms that are accessible to the public.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this announcement a request for applications?
No. The funding action is explicitly not a request for applications. It serves as public notice that the National Park Service (NPS), through the Shared Beringia Heritage Program, intends to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the City of Nome. The notice states NPS intends to make a single, non-competitive award to the City of Nome.
How many awards are expected to be made?
A single award is expected.
What is the anticipated award amount?
The anticipated award amount is $28,000.
Is there a maximum (ceiling) amount for the award?
Yes. The expected single award has a ceiling of $30,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost share requirement.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The notice describes the funding as a cooperative agreement.
What is the statutory authority for making this cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement is issued under statutory authority 54 U.S.C. 101702(a) for cooperative agreements using appropriated funds.
What CFDA program is this funding tied to?
The action is tied to CFDA 15.946, described as Cultural Resource Management.
What is the planned period of performance?
The planned period of performance is one year, from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.
What is the project called and what program is it under?
The project is titled "Revisiting Our Shared History" and it is a National Park Service Shared Beringia Heritage Program funding action.
What is the core purpose of the project?
The project aims to preserve and share a unique body of oral histories and related archival materials from the Bering Strait region, and to broaden access by turning those materials into public-facing products (digital and museum exhibit formats).
What materials are being preserved and organized?
The collection includes around 70 interviews recorded on both shores of the Bering Strait (Alaska and Chukotka) around 1998-2000, as well as related documents and images from that same period.
Whose voices are represented in the oral histories?
The interviews capture perspectives from Native and non-Native community members, including Elders, hunters, teachers, youth, and others who described what reconnection meant after decades of separation.
What historical period or theme do the interviews focus on?
The materials document the era of renewed cross-border contact following the end of the Cold War, when families and communities divided by geopolitics were able to meet again, exchange culture and knowledge, and rebuild relationships.
Why does the announcement emphasize the importance of these stories now?
The notice states that interest in the stories remains strong, particularly as U.S.-Russia relations have again cooled and local communities continue working to maintain ties despite political and logistical barriers.
How is the work under the cooperative agreement organized?
The work is organized into two main phases: (1) preparing and packaging the collection for archival distribution by reviewing, reorganizing, summarizing, transcribing, and cataloging the materials; and (2) translating the collection into public-facing products through digital audio-slideshows and a physical museum exhibit.
What activities are included in Phase 1 (archival preparation)?
Phase 1 includes reviewing, reorganizing, summarizing, and properly packaging interview recordings and related images and documents for archival distribution, completing transcription work for the 1998-2000 audio interviews, and cataloging the full collection so it is usable for research, education, and long-term preservation.
What activities are included in Phase 2 (public-facing products)?
Phase 2 includes producing at least six themed digital audio-slideshows and developing a physical museum exhibit focused on the reunification and reconnection era.
How many digital audio-slideshows will be produced?
The project plans to produce at least six themed digital audio-slideshows.
Where is the museum exhibit intended to be displayed?
The exhibit is intended for the Carrie McLain Memorial Museum in Nome.
Will the exhibit be permanent, temporary, or traveling?
The notice states the exhibit may be designed as a permanent, temporary, or traveling exhibit.
Is there an intention to share the exhibit or content beyond Nome?
Yes. The announcement notes the possibility of sharing content with other venues, including partners in Russia such as the Provideniya Museum in Chukotka.
How will the public access the project outputs?
The notice describes dissemination through exhibits and online distribution, including via the Shared Beringia Heritage Program website. NPS communication channels mentioned include the program website and the Alaska National Parks Facebook page.
What are the City of Nome's responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
The City of Nome is responsible for the hands-on deliverables, including organizing and cataloging the interviews, completing transcriptions, producing the audio-slideshows, and creating the traveling exhibit.
What role will NPS play in this cooperative agreement?
NPS, through the Shared Beringia Heritage Program, will support by acting as a liaison to communities and organizations that may want to contribute or engage, using Alaska and Russia contacts (especially within Native communities) to inform stakeholders, assisting with dissemination through NPS communication channels, and helping develop and execute a distribution approach aimed first at Bering Strait communities and then broader audiences.
Why is the award being made without competition?
The notice states the award is being made without competition under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2). The justification includes that the project was previously solicited through the Shared Beringia Program's 2016 call for proposals (issued in 2015) and that the City of Nome holds the underlying collection and relationships necessary to complete the work.
What does "non-competitive" mean in this context?
In this notice, "non-competitive" means NPS intends to make a single award to a specified recipient (the City of Nome) rather than soliciting applications and selecting among multiple applicants.
What is the intended audience or priority for distribution?
NPS plans to help develop and execute a distribution approach aimed first at Bering Strait communities, and then broader audiences.
Who is the listed point of contact?
The listed point of contact is Andrew Tremayne.
What is the broader goal beyond archiving the materials?
Beyond organizing and preserving the collection, the project aims to bring the human dimension of this history to audiences in Alaska, Russia, and the wider public, keep community memories visible, support cultural continuity, and strengthen understanding of shared Beringian heritage.
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