Project Archaeology

Post Date

June 1st 2012

Application Due Date

June 29th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

BLM-WO-RFA-L12AS00111

CFDA Number(s)

15.224

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $250000

• Award Range:

  $63500 - $63500

Grant Description

The Cultural Resources Education and Protection project will allow BLM (in partnership with the recipient) to plan, develop, and distribute high-quality educational materials to educators and their students throughout the United States through the National Project Archaeology program. Project Archaeology is an educational program dedicated to teaching scientific and historical inquiry, cultural understanding, and the public land stewardship ethic, specifically, the importance of protecting our nationуs rich cultural resources. The program was founded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to satisfy, in part, protection mandates spelled out in Section 10(c) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA). The materials are designed to increase awareness of archaeological resources on public lands, their significance, and the need to protect them now and in the future. The project will continue existing efforts to develop and distribute educational materials in schools and in informal learning environments such as public lands visitor centers, museums, and science learning centers and to provide professional development for school teachers and informal educators such as interpreters, museum docents, and youth group leaders. The project will assist BLM archaeologists and managers in protecting archaeological sites on public lands.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Lisa Clayton
  Grants Management Officer
  Phone 202-912-7098

• Agency Mailing Address:

  lisa_clayton@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  lisa_clayton@blm.gov

• More Information:

  https://grants.gov