Baseline Archaeological Inventory in Western Arctic National Parks | P20AS00057

Opportunity Information: Apply for P20AS00057

The grant opportunity titled "Baseline Archaeological Inventory in Western Arctic National Parks" (Funding Opportunity Number P20AS00057) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement intended to support a baseline archaeological survey effort in two remote park units in northwest Alaska. The overall purpose is to document and inventory archaeological resources in targeted landscapes that have not yet been systematically surveyed, helping the National Park Service improve its cultural resource records and long-term management planning in the Western Arctic.

The project is organized into two main field components. The first component focuses on surveying the upper portion of the Rabbit Creek drainage along with the northern portion of Cape Krusenstern National Monument. The second component concentrates on a set of northern tributaries that flow into the Kobuk River within Kobuk Valley National Park, specifically including the Salmon River, Tutuksuk River, Akiak Creek, Hunt River, and Akillik River. Together, these survey areas reflect a broad inventory effort across multiple drainages and landforms where archaeological sites may be present but remain under-documented.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument, meaning the National Park Service expects active involvement in the project alongside the awardee rather than simply providing a grant with minimal federal participation. The activity is categorized under Humanities (with reference to Cultural Affairs) and Information and Statistics, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.945. The anticipated outcome is a single award with an award ceiling of $542,250 and an expected number of awards of one.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but the notice is explicitly a sole-intent award: it states that the National Park Service intends to award the agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Museum of the North, and that applications will not be accepted from any other entity. The opportunity was created on April 7, 2020, with an original closing date of April 13, 2020, reflecting that this posting functions primarily as a formal public notice rather than an open competitive solicitation.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Baseline Archaeological Inventory in Western Arctic National Parks" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 07, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 13, 2020 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Museum of the North. Applications will not be accepted from any other entity.. (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 $542,250.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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