Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00051
NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2018 (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00051) was a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under CFDA 15.922. The program was created on January 2, 2018, with an application closing date of March 9, 2018. It anticipated making about 25 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $90,000 per project. The funding activity areas were broadly framed across cultural affairs-related fields, including arts, education, humanities, and legal services, reflecting the program's focus on compliance work, research, and formal government-to-government or institution-to-tribe engagement required by federal law.
The core purpose of the opportunity was to fund work specifically allowed under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), with grant funds restricted to two connected categories: consultation and documentation. Consultation projects were intended to support direct coordination and communication among museums, federal agencies, tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations as applicable, with a practical emphasis on completing or improving the NAGPRA inventory process and handling summary-related requests. In other words, consultation funding was meant to help applicants compile or revise inventories required under NAGPRA and to make or respond to requests concerning items included in NAGPRA summaries, activities that often require structured meetings, careful information sharing, and formal follow-through to meet statutory and regulatory expectations.
Documentation projects, by contrast, focused on building the factual record needed to make informed decisions under NAGPRA. This included research and analysis to determine the geographic origin of Native American cultural items, assess cultural affiliation, and clarify the circumstances of how items were acquired. The emphasis was on establishing the basic historical and evidentiary foundations that underpin NAGPRA determinations, such as provenance research, archival work, collection record review, and other methods that help resolve what an item is, where it came from, which community it is connected to, and how it entered a collection.
Both consultation and documentation were presented as steps toward concrete outcomes under NAGPRA rather than ends in themselves. The program highlighted that these projects should lead to determinations about control, treatment, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items. In practice, that means moving collections and responsible entities closer to decisions and actions such as identifying the appropriate parties with a claim of control, determining appropriate care and handling while decisions are pending, and ultimately supporting lawful and respectful disposition outcomes, including repatriation when warranted.
Eligibility for the program was broad and included state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education. The listing also included an "others" category subject to additional eligibility details in the full announcement, signaling that certain additional entity types may have been considered depending on the circumstances and the program's specific eligibility clarifications. Overall, the opportunity was designed to help a range of institutions and governments do the consultation-heavy, documentation-intensive work that NAGPRA requires, with the goal of producing well-supported determinations and improving the timeliness and quality of outcomes for Native American cultural items covered by the law.Apply for P18AS00051
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2018" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.922.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 09, 2018. (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 $90,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2018 opportunity?
NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2018 (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00051) was a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under CFDA 15.922. The program was created on January 2, 2018, and the application closing date was March 9, 2018.
Who offered this grant program?
The opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS).
What is the purpose of this grant program?
The core purpose was to fund work specifically allowed under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Grant funds were restricted to two connected categories of work: consultation and documentation, with the intent of supporting compliance work, research, and engagement required by federal law.
What types of projects could be funded?
The program funded two main types of projects:
- Consultation: Direct coordination and communication among museums, federal agencies, tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations (as applicable), with emphasis on completing or improving NAGPRA inventories and addressing summary-related requests.
- Documentation: Research and analysis to build the factual record for NAGPRA decisions, including determining geographic origin, assessing cultural affiliation, and clarifying acquisition circumstances.
What is meant by "consultation" under this opportunity?
Consultation projects were intended to support structured coordination and communication among relevant parties (such as museums, federal agencies, tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations as applicable). The practical emphasis was on compiling or revising NAGPRA inventories and making or responding to requests concerning items included in NAGPRA summaries. These activities commonly involve organized meetings, careful information sharing, and formal follow-through to meet statutory and regulatory expectations.
What is meant by "documentation" under this opportunity?
Documentation projects focused on developing the factual and evidentiary foundation needed to make informed determinations under NAGPRA. This could include provenance research, archival work, collection record review, and other analyses to help determine what an item is, where it came from, which community it is connected to, and how it entered a collection.
What kinds of outcomes were projects expected to support?
Both consultation and documentation were presented as steps toward concrete outcomes under NAGPRA. The program highlighted that projects should lead toward determinations about the control, treatment, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items. In practice, this meant helping responsible entities move closer to decisions and actions such as identifying appropriate parties with a claim of control, determining appropriate care and handling while decisions are pending, and supporting lawful and respectful disposition outcomes, including repatriation when warranted.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about 25 awards.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum (ceiling) award amount was $90,000 per project.
When did the funding opportunity open and close?
The program was created on January 2, 2018, and the application closing date was March 9, 2018.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number (FON) was P18AS00051.
What CFDA number was associated with this program?
The program was listed under CFDA 15.922.
What were the funding activity areas for this opportunity?
The funding activity areas were broadly framed across cultural affairs-related fields, including arts, education, humanities, and legal services. This reflected the program's focus on compliance work, research, and formal government-to-government or institution-to-tribe engagement required by federal law.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as broad and included:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Other entities (an "others" category), subject to additional eligibility details in the full announcement
What does the "others" eligibility category mean?
The opportunity included an "others" category subject to additional eligibility details in the full announcement. Based on the information provided, this signals that certain additional entity types may have been considered depending on circumstances and the program's specific eligibility clarifications.
Does the program focus on consultation-heavy and documentation-intensive work?
Yes. The opportunity was designed to support the consultation-heavy and documentation-intensive work that NAGPRA requires, helping institutions and governments improve the timeliness and quality of NAGPRA-related outcomes for covered cultural items.
Were funds restricted to specific types of work?
Yes. Grant funds were restricted to the two connected categories described in the opportunity: consultation and documentation work specifically allowed under NAGPRA.
How did this program support NAGPRA compliance?
The program supported NAGPRA compliance by funding activities that help complete or improve inventories and address summary-related requests (consultation), and by funding research and record-building needed for determinations on geographic origin, cultural affiliation, and acquisition circumstances (documentation). Together, these efforts were intended to support determinations and actions related to control, treatment, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items.
What entities and groups were consultation activities meant to involve?
Consultation projects were intended to support coordination and communication among museums, federal agencies, tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations as applicable.
What kinds of documentation methods were referenced?
The opportunity referenced documentation approaches such as provenance research, archival work, collection record review, and other methods that help clarify an item's identity, origin, cultural connection, and acquisition history.
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