BLM - UT Historic Sand Cliff Signatures Public Archaeology Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	BLM - UT Historic Sand Cliff Signatures Public Archaeology Project
	CFDA Number:	15.224
	CFDA Description:	Cultural Resource Management
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Land Management
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	L11AS00149
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 29, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 29, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 29, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	20,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	20,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	20,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: BLM's intent is to award to a partner under the CPCESU, but is not limiting competition.
Grant Description: The Cedar City Field Office has funding available to work with a partner under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to stimulate the restoration of the historic Sand Cliff Signatures and historic trail features of the Old Spanish Trail in Fremont Canyon, Iron County, Utah. This project will stimulate the study of and support the protection of historic inscriptions and trail features possibly associated with the Old Spanish Trail. This project will provide an opportunity for the recipient to enhance its cultural resource study and protection programs, and support outreach and technical education in the field of historic preservation. Through this opportunity, they will be able to increase their outreach and support to trail enthusiasts and volunteers. Specific elements of the project include: recruiting volunteers, establishing contact with ancestors of the signatures, recording the inscriptions on an archaeological site form, recording the signatures with Close-Up Photogrammetric Techniques listed in BLM Technical Note 428 (Page 15), removing at least 20 modern inscriptions, conducting at least 25 acres of archaeological/trail survey in Fremont Canyon, conducting at least 5 acres of metal detecting, a public presentation to the local historical society and compilation of all of the work in a cultural resources report and journal article.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer, 801-539-4178maria_gochis@blm.gov
maria_gochis@blm.gov [maria_gochis@blm.gov]
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