Opportunity Information: Apply for P11AC30730
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- The National Park Service in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Yakutat Community Histories" 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 25, 2011 and posted on Aug 25, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 8, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a Notice of Intent to award to Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. Applications will only be accepted from the cooperator mentioned above.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Yakutat Community Histories opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P11AC30730) is a National Park Service notice of intent to award, meaning it is not open for general competition and is not requesting applications from the public. NPS issued it to publicly document its plan to make a sole-source cooperative agreement award to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT), with Judy Ramos named as the principal investigator. The anticipated federal funding amount is a fixed 6,000 dollars, with no cost-share requirement, and it is connected to CFDA 15.946 (Cultural Resources Management). Although the notice references a two-year agreement window and a performance period running through June 30, 2013, the work plan described is framed as a single-year, low-dollar research and reporting effort with staged deliverables.
At its core, the project supports research and production of a community or clan history of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, described as focusing on community history of former village sites in the Nabesna District and tied to lands and resources associated with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The work is meant to add a local, community-based voice to a broader Ethnographic Overview and Assessment that is being developed separately by Portland State University partners. In other words, the academic ethnographic overview is being supplemented by tribally led documentation rooted in local knowledge, relationships, and cultural context, so that the final body of information used by the park is not solely external or academic in perspective.
The award is justified as sole-source for several reasons laid out in the announcement. NPS cites that only one responsible source can meet the agency need: the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe is the federally recognized tribal government most directly affiliated with the project community and is specifically positioned to conduct interviews and related research in Yakutat efficiently and appropriately. The notice emphasizes unique qualifications such as location, language skills, social ties, and cultural knowledge, along with the practical reality that elders and other knowledge holders are more likely to speak candidly with trusted community members than with outside researchers. NPS also characterizes the award as a continuation and extension of a long-standing cooperative relationship with YTT under a formal government-to-government memorandum of understanding in place since 2004, which includes commitments to cooperate on historical, ethnographic, and archaeological research.
The main deliverables are straightforward and report-driven: a proposed report outline, a draft report, and a final report. The timeline included in the document sets milestones of a draft outline due December 31, 2011, a draft report due June 30, 2012, and a final report due December 31, 2012. These products are intended to inform how NPS conducts future consultation and meets compliance responsibilities connected to Alaska Native communities with historic ties to the park, and to strengthen the factual and cultural foundation for stewardship decisions involving cultural resources, traditional use, and related management obligations.
Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard contract, NPS anticipates substantial involvement in how the work is carried out. Specifically, NPS anthropological staff (referenced as the ATR and/or designated NPS staff) will provide professional technical expertise, collaborate with the tribe on project management decisions, serve as a liaison to keep this effort aligned with the parallel Portland State University ethnographic overview, and coordinate internal and external reviews. The announcement argues that this shared approach improves the quality and usefulness of the information by combining tribally held cultural knowledge with NPS technical capacity, while also reinforcing NPS relationships with the Yakutat community.
The legal and policy basis cited for the assistance includes 16 U.S.C. 1(g) authorizing NPS cooperative agreements, as well as Alaska-specific and Native relations authorities and policies, including ANILCA provisions, NPS Native American Relations Management Policy, and related appropriations authorities. The notice also explains why market research was not conducted: the objective itself requires a tribally grounded voice and is consistent with NPS commitments under its MOU with YTT, making alternative providers incompatible with the purpose of the project. Overall, the opportunity functions less like an open grant competition and more like formal public documentation that NPS plans to transfer a small amount of funding to its tribal partner to create a community history product that NPS will rely on for consultation, compliance, and long-term cultural resource management.
Yakutat Community Histories (P11AC30730) - Frequently Asked Questions
Is this funding opportunity open to the public?
No. This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award and it is not open for general competition. The notice is not requesting applications from the public.
What does "notice of intent to award" mean in this context?
It means NPS is publicly documenting its plan to make an award to a specific recipient (a sole-source award) rather than running an open solicitation where multiple applicants submit proposals.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT).
Who is listed as the principal investigator?
Judy Ramos is named as the principal investigator.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P11AC30730.
What is the CFDA number and program area associated with this award?
The notice is connected to CFDA 15.946, Cultural Resources Management.
How much federal funding is anticipated?
The anticipated federal funding amount is a fixed $6,000.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-share requirement.
What type of agreement will be used?
The award is planned as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard contract.
Why is this a cooperative agreement and not a standard contract?
The notice indicates NPS expects substantial involvement in how the work is carried out, including technical expertise, collaboration on project management decisions, liaison work to align with a parallel ethnographic effort, and coordination of reviews. That shared involvement is consistent with a cooperative agreement structure.
What is the purpose of the Yakutat Community Histories project?
The project supports research and production of a community or clan history of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, focusing on community history of former village sites in the Nabesna District and tied to lands and resources associated with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
How does this project relate to the Ethnographic Overview and Assessment?
The community history work is intended to add a local, community-based voice to a broader Ethnographic Overview and Assessment that is being developed separately by Portland State University partners. The tribal documentation is positioned as a supplement so that the final body of information used by the park is not solely external or academic in perspective.
Why is NPS planning a sole-source award to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe?
The notice states NPS believes only one responsible source can meet the agency need. It emphasizes that YTT is the federally recognized tribal government most directly affiliated with the community and is uniquely positioned to conduct interviews and related research in Yakutat appropriately and efficiently due to location, language skills, social ties, and cultural knowledge.
What practical reasons are given for using community-based researchers?
The notice highlights that elders and other knowledge holders are more likely to speak candidly with trusted community members than with outside researchers, making tribally led work better suited to the objective.
Does this award connect to an existing NPS-tribal relationship?
Yes. The notice describes it as a continuation and extension of a long-standing cooperative relationship under a formal government-to-government memorandum of understanding (MOU) in place since 2004, which includes commitments to cooperate on historical, ethnographic, and archaeological research.
What are the main deliverables for the project?
The main deliverables are report-based: a proposed report outline, a draft report, and a final report.
What are the stated due dates for deliverables?
The timeline listed in the notice sets the following milestones: a draft outline due December 31, 2011; a draft report due June 30, 2012; and a final report due December 31, 2012.
What is the stated performance period or agreement window?
The notice references a two-year agreement window and a performance period running through June 30, 2013. At the same time, the work plan described is framed as a single-year, low-dollar research and reporting effort with staged deliverables.
How will NPS be involved during the project?
NPS anthropological staff (referenced as the ATR and/or designated NPS staff) are expected to provide professional technical expertise, collaborate with the tribe on project management decisions, serve as a liaison to keep the effort aligned with the Portland State University ethnographic overview, and coordinate internal and external reviews.
What will NPS use the reports for?
The products are intended to inform how NPS conducts future consultation and meets compliance responsibilities connected to Alaska Native communities with historic ties to the park, and to strengthen the factual and cultural foundation for stewardship decisions involving cultural resources, traditional use, and related management obligations.
What park unit and geographic focus are mentioned?
The notice ties the work to lands and resources associated with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, and describes a focus on former village sites in the Nabesna District.
Was market research conducted to identify other providers?
No. The notice explains market research was not conducted because the objective requires a tribally grounded voice and aligns with NPS commitments under its MOU with YTT, making alternative providers incompatible with the purpose of the project.
What legal or policy authorities are cited as the basis for the assistance?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1(g) authorizing NPS cooperative agreements, and references Alaska-specific and Native relations authorities and policies, including ANILCA provisions, NPS Native American Relations Management Policy, and related appropriations authorities.
Does this opportunity function like a typical open grant competition?
No. Based on the notice description, it functions as formal public documentation that NPS plans to transfer a small, fixed amount of funding to its tribal partner to create a community history product that NPS will rely on for consultation, compliance, and long-term cultural resource management.
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