Opportunity Information: Apply for P16AS00632
Apply for P16AS00632
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The African-American Experience in Alaska: An Historic Context" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 12, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 18, 2016 Applications will only be accepted from the University of Alaska Anchorage. This is a part of the CESU (Cooperative Association Study Unit) agreements which have already been competed. This notice of intent is for transparency purposes only.. (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 $50,000.00 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 grant opportunity titled "The African-American Experience in Alaska: An Historic Context" is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding for a specific research project, not an open call for applications. It serves mainly as a transparency notice that the NPS planned to make a single award without full and open competition. The project is designed to document and synthesize the history of African-American experiences in Alaska, starting with the earliest known Black visitors and residents from the territorial era through later periods, and to produce an initial, broad historic context that can support multiple individual stories and biographical profiles. A key public-facing purpose is to record and share a lesser-known part of Alaska and U.S. history, while also strengthening the interpretive and preservation work connected to NPS sites.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning NPS anticipated substantial involvement in the work rather than simply issuing a standard grant with minimal federal participation. The recipient is the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), with Ian C. Hartman, Ph.D. serving as the Principal Investigator/Program Manager. The NPS technical point of contact listed is Rachel Mason, Senior Cultural Anthropologist, who would serve in an oversight and coordination role as part of NPS involvement. The total anticipated federal funding amount is $42,925, with no cost share required. It is described as a new award, with an anticipated period of performance from September 30, 2016 through April 30, 2018.
In terms of content and outcomes, the study is meant to create an overarching historical framework that can be used to connect African-American history to specific places and themes relevant to the National Park Service. The announcement highlights several examples of those connections, including Arctic whalers associated with New Bedford and links to the Iupiat Heritage Center (an NPS Affiliated Area), Buffalo Soldiers connected to Skagway and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and several World War II-related National Historic Landmarks. Beyond producing narrative context and research documentation, the study may also generate recommendations for additional sites that could warrant further investigation for eligibility or listing on the National Register of Historic Places. That element signals the project is not only interpretive but could also feed into cultural resource evaluation and preservation planning.
The roles are clearly divided but collaborative. UAA is responsible for appointing the Principal Investigator, conducting the research, and preparing the main written product (the historic context document). UAA also must ensure the work meets NPS requirements related to research conduct, peer review, and information quality, and must acknowledge NPS in any published or formally presented materials produced under the agreement. Both parties also commit to a defined closeout process, including collaboration during a 60-day wrap-up period after the final product due date.
NPS responsibilities include providing the funding, assigning an Agreements Technical Representative (ATR), and actively supporting the research by supplying source documents and materials, pointing the research team to archival collections and relevant contacts, and ensuring the Principal Investigator is aware of specific compliance expectations tied to NPS standards for quality and review. NPS also commits to acknowledging the original author and UAA in any formal presentations or publications developed from the agreement, reflecting a mutual recognition approach.
Finally, the notice explains why this award would be made as a single-source agreement rather than through a competitive process. The justification is based on the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2), and the cited rationale is "Unique Qualifications." The practical reason given is that applications would only be accepted from UAA because the project falls under existing CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) agreements, which had already been competed previously. In other words, NPS treated UAA as the appropriate partner under an established, pre-competed cooperative framework, and the notice is largely an administrative requirement to document and publicly disclose that decision. Key administrative identifiers include Funding Announcement Number P16AS00632, CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs), an award ceiling listed at $50,000, and an expectation of one award.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Is this an open grant opportunity that organizations can apply for?
No. This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding for a specific project, not an open call for applications. It is primarily a transparency notice stating that NPS planned to make a single award without full and open competition.
2. What is the title of the project described in this notice?
The project is titled "The African-American Experience in Alaska: An Historic Context."
3. What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is designed to document and synthesize the history of African-American experiences in Alaska, beginning with the earliest known Black visitors and residents from the territorial era through later periods. The goal is to produce an initial, broad historic context that can support multiple individual stories and biographical profiles.
4. Why did NPS publish this notice if it is not open for applications?
The notice functions as an administrative and public disclosure requirement. It explains that NPS intended to make a single-source award and provides the justification and key details of that planned award for transparency.
5. What type of federal assistance instrument is being used?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement. This indicates NPS anticipated substantial involvement in the project work (oversight, coordination, support) rather than issuing a standard grant with minimal federal participation.
6. Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA).
7. Who is leading the project for the recipient organization?
Ian C. Hartman, Ph.D. is identified as the Principal Investigator/Program Manager for UAA.
8. Who is the NPS technical point of contact for the project?
Rachel Mason, Senior Cultural Anthropologist, is listed as the NPS technical point of contact and would serve in an oversight and coordination role as part of NPS involvement.
9. How much federal funding is anticipated?
The total anticipated federal funding amount is $42,925.
10. Is cost sharing or matching funds required?
No. The notice states that no cost share is required.
11. Is this a new award or a continuation?
It is described as a new award.
12. What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance is from September 30, 2016 through April 30, 2018.
13. What are the expected outcomes or deliverables?
The central deliverable is a historic context document that provides an overarching historical framework connecting African-American history in Alaska to specific places and themes relevant to the National Park Service. The project also includes narrative context and research documentation.
14. How will the historic context be used by the National Park Service?
The notice indicates the work is intended to support interpretation and preservation efforts connected to NPS sites, and to help connect African-American history to specific places and themes relevant to NPS.
15. What examples of place-based connections are highlighted in the notice?
The notice highlights examples including Arctic whalers associated with New Bedford and links to the Iupiat Heritage Center (an NPS Affiliated Area), Buffalo Soldiers connected to Skagway and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and several World War II-related National Historic Landmarks.
16. Could the project influence future preservation or listing decisions?
Yes. The notice states the study may generate recommendations for additional sites that could warrant further investigation for eligibility or listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
17. What are UAA's responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
UAA is responsible for appointing the Principal Investigator, conducting the research, and preparing the main written product (the historic context document). UAA must also ensure the work meets NPS requirements related to research conduct, peer review, and information quality, and must acknowledge NPS in any published or formally presented materials produced under the agreement.
18. What are NPS's responsibilities under the cooperative agreement?
NPS responsibilities include providing the funding, assigning an Agreements Technical Representative (ATR), and actively supporting the research by supplying source documents and materials, pointing the research team to archival collections and relevant contacts, and ensuring the Principal Investigator is aware of compliance expectations tied to NPS standards for quality and review.
19. Are there acknowledgment requirements for publications or presentations?
Yes. UAA must acknowledge NPS in any published or formally presented materials produced under the agreement. NPS also commits to acknowledging the original author and UAA in formal presentations or publications developed from the agreement.
20. Is there a defined closeout process?
Yes. The notice describes a defined closeout process, including collaboration during a 60-day wrap-up period after the final product due date.
21. Why is this award being made without full and open competition?
The notice states the award is justified under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) based on "Unique Qualifications."
22. Why were applications only accepted from UAA?
The practical reason given is that applications would only be accepted from UAA because the project falls under existing CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) agreements, which had already been competed previously.
23. What does CESU mean in the context of this notice?
The notice references CESU as the cooperative framework through which the partner (UAA) is treated as an appropriate participant under an established, pre-competed set of agreements.
24. How many awards were expected under this announcement?
The notice indicates an expectation of one award.
25. What is the funding announcement number for this notice?
The Funding Announcement Number is P16AS00632.
26. What CFDA program number is associated with this opportunity?
The notice lists CFDA 15.945, described as Cooperative Research and Training Programs.
27. Is there an award ceiling mentioned?
Yes. The award ceiling is listed as $50,000.
28. What is a key public-facing purpose of the project?
A key public-facing purpose is to record and share a lesser-known part of Alaska and U.S. history, while also strengthening interpretive and preservation work connected to NPS sites.
29. Does the notice indicate what kind of content the historic context should support?
Yes. It is intended to be broad enough to support multiple individual stories and biographical profiles, while also providing an overarching framework that links history to places and themes relevant to NPS.
30. Does the notice describe how NPS will be involved in the research process?
Yes. Because it is a cooperative agreement, NPS anticipated substantial involvement, including oversight/coordination via the technical point of contact, assignment of an ATR, and active support through documents, archival direction, contacts, and guidance on NPS quality and review expectations.
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