Cooperative Agreement P23AC00754

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL PRODUCE AN NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, SECTION 110 INVENTORY OF ETHNOGRAPHIC RESOURCES (TRADITIONAL USE STUDY). IDENTIFIED BY NPS AS A CORE BASELINE CULTURAL RESOURCE FUND SOURCE GUIDANCE. THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND COLLABORATE WITH TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED TRIBES AND PEOPLES OF PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS SITES, STRUCTURES, OBJECTS, LANDSCAPES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THEY DEFINE AS SIGNIFICANT TO THEIR HISTORIES AND PRESENT LIFE WAYS.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE, REFER TO NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON USASPENDING.GOV AWARD DESCRIPTIONS (PROJECT ABSTRACTS), OR CONTACT THE NPS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY OFFICE AT FINANCIAL ASSITANCE POLICY NPS.GOV.