Cultural Landscape Studies, Willamette Valley Project, USACE: Education and Training for College Students in Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management

The summary for the Cultural Landscape Studies, Willamette Valley Project, USACE: Education and Training for College Students in Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the USACE Portland District, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Cultural Landscape Studies, Willamette Valley Project, USACE: Education and Training for College Students in Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity to accomplish the following: 1) provide training and educational opportunities for college students who are studying archaeology and cultural resources management, and 2) continue cultural resources stewardship through identifying, evaluating, and studying cultural resources managed by the Willamette Valley Project or issues relevant to the cultural resources program, which is part of the Environmental Stewardship Program. The recipient's participants will benefit from gaining experience and expertise in academic and applied aspects of archaeology and cultural resources management, which will increase their ability to be academically and professionally competitive. The fields of archaeology and cultural resources management will benefit from the production of new professionals who have targeted and useful training. The cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 2339. The preferred partner for this cooperative agreement must be a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity that has access to college student populations who live within commuting distance of the Willamette Valley Project. The entity must be able to provide educational and training opportunities in classroom, laboratory, museum, job-shadowing, and/or field settings that are tailored to the level of education of each of the student participants. These opportunities will be within commuting distance of the Willamette Valley Project. The recipient must have knowledge of and experience with academic and applied aspects of archaeology and cultural resources management and be able to undertake and complete projects of varying scope and complexity related to these fields. The recipient must have experience working with college student populations and supporting students through education and training efforts in the fields of archaeology and cultural resources management.