Cooperative Agreement 08FC602286

This $110,058 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.511) program will support research and public education on the history of irrigation infrastructure in Utah. The primary awardee, Utah State University, will conduct field and archival research to document the history of canals and irrigation practices in the state. The project will create a range of public education products, including...

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Division, received a $114,256.67 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224). The funding will support the NM Sitewatch program, which aims to protect and preserve at-risk cultural resources in New Mexico through volunteer site monitoring, training, and public education efforts. Key activities include...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award P24AC02110, totaling $847,249.03, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). This award supports a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities across cultural resource stewardship, including inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, documentation, data recovery, education, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Key project...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $200,000 to the Maniilaq Association, an Alaskan Native non-profit organization, to mitigate climate change impacts on subsistence users and improve food security through tribal-NPS co-stewardship arrangements. The award, which runs from September 2024 to September 2027, will support cultural resource stewardship activities such as inventory, monitoring,...

The Navajo Nation Tribal Government will receive $477,482 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation to preserve cultural and historic sites and artifacts related to the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The Navajo Nation Heritage and Historic Preservation Department will hire one full-time archaeologist to oversee cultural resources aspects of the project and ensure compliance with Navajo Nation laws and policies for the protection of cultural...

This $449,978 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will support a project titled "The Combined Impacts of Climate Change and Intensive Agriculture on Manoomin (Wild Rice), a Culturally Critical Resource and Relative for Indigenous Communities." The project aims to evaluate whether climate change is exacerbating water quality impairments caused by intensive agriculture,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Santa Clara Pueblo Rights Protection Office received a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.511) awarded on July 29, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The grant funds a comprehensive initiative to preserve and promote traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and cultural heritage of the Santa Clara Pueblo through multiple integrated projects. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224), aims to partner with the Utah State Library to advance the Department's priorities for preserving, increasing resilience, and enhancing public access to cultural heritage resources on BLM lands in Utah. The $482,100 award supports a 3-year project to: 1) Incorporate and maintain cultural resource...

The North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation received a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 30, 2029. Under this Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program award, ND Parks and Recreation will serve as the primary recipient and subaward funds to the Turtle Mountain...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,034,036 Cooperative Agreement under its Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), a nonprofit organization, on July 25, 2023. The goal of this 5-year project is to foster partnerships that explore, create, and modify tools to incorporate climate change information, guidance, mitigations, and adaptations for cultural resource...