Survey for Emergency Habitat Expansion/Improvement and Unknown Archaelogical Sites

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	Federal Grant Title:	Survey for Emergency Habitat Expansion/Improvement and Unknown Archaelogical Sites
	CFDA Number:	15.946
	CFDA Description:	Cultural Resources Management
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Cultural Resources
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	E11AC00398
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 26, 2011
	Creation Date:	May 26, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	40,281
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	40,281
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN under the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The cooperator for this project was chosen because of the unique ability. The PI was chosen due to the extensive experience and long research history in the specific project area (Bighorn Canyon NRA) and throughout the region. The PI provides volunteer support capacity and brings as part of an organized archaeological field school. This PI technical expertise is archaeological site identification, evaluation, and analysis with an emphasis on geospatial and geoarchaeological techniques.
Grant Description: University of Memphis researchers will conduct a Class III pedestrian inventory with evaluation of archaeological resources at Bighorn Canyon NRA (BICA). The project will be conducted as part of the NPS System-Wide Archaeological Inventory Program (SAIP). The project will provide cultural resources training opportunities for participants from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes as part of a Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) development initiative led by the Tribal cultural committees, BICA, and the University of Memphis.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656

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