Cooperative Agreement P21AC12079

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretative Trail & Visitor Center Foundation Inc. received a $403,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) on June 17, 2025. The award supports operations of the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center located in Nebraska City, Nebraska through September 30, 2026. The funded activities encompass...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service - Chesapeake Bay Office under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) provides $150,000 to The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation to develop an immersive audio experience along the 10.5-mile Elizabeth River Trail in Norfolk, Virginia. The "Truth Be Told" project will curate 10 seven-minute audio stories featuring the historical perspectives and experiences of underrepresented communities along the trail, connecting...

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe was awarded a $148,662 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program to develop a virtual reality platform showcasing the Tribe's cultural heritage and language preservation efforts. Working with subrecipient San Jose State University, the Tribe will digitize cultural artifacts and recordings of native language speakers to host on a virtual reality archive. San Jose State...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $147,750.99 to Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, and volunteer service projects on NPS lands at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The award will support NYC in recruiting and engaging youth from historically underserved and...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $427,744.44 Cooperative Agreement on October 15, 2023 to the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project seeks to involve Native American scholars and leaders in documenting the history of U.S. attempts to deconstruct Native American societies after the Civil War, an underrepresented aspect of...

The Springfield Museums Corporation received a $117,655 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to update the interpretation of Native American history at its five museums in Springfield, Massachusetts. Working with local Native American tribes, the Museums will redesign its Native American hall to provide a more inclusive, accurate, and unbiased depiction of the innovations, resilience, and culture of...

The National Park Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $175,727 to the Trail of Tears Association under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) on September 25, 2025. This award supports preservation, protection, and development of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail through enhanced volunteer coordination and public engagement. Key deliverables include increasing public access and recreation opportunities along the multi-state trail, developing and...

The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $157,950 Cooperative Agreement under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Trail Of Tears Association. The funding will support the Association's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail through September 2025. Key activities include volunteer coordination, trail maintenance, interpretive signage installation, route refinement, and stakeholder engagement to enhance public...

The Chickahominy Indian Tribe received a $249,828 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2026, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The two-year project, concluding August 31, 2028, will build internal tribal capacity for language reclamation by creating the Renapew Reconstruction Collection (RRC)—a curated digital repository of original language reconstruction guides and accompanying professional...

The Crow Tribe of Indians was awarded a $112,771 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to develop an Apsalooke Tourism Action Plan from March 2023 through March 2024. The plan will strengthen tourism development on the Crow Indian Reservation in five key areas: upgrading facilities at the Teepee Capital of the World campground; creating an Apsalooke curation facility and cultural museum; developing...