NAGPRA FY20 Consultation NOFO_FINAL.pdf

U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service

Financial Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Program Title National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program

Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: P20AS00025 Announcement Type: Initial CFDA Number: 15.922

Issue Date: 12/19/2019 Application Due Date: 02/14/2020 Time AM/PM Zone 11:59PM PT

Agency Contact Information Questions and Requests Name Sarah Glass Name Sarah Glass Address 1849 C Street NW

Mail Stop 7360 Washington, DC 20240

Address (as applicable) 1849 C Street NW Mail Stop 7360 Washington, DC 20240

Phone 202-354-2201 Phone 202-354-2201 Email nagpra_grants@nps.gov Email nagpra_grants@nps.gov

Table of Contents

Section A: Program Description

Section B: Federal Award Information

Section C: Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

3. Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act

Section D: Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package

2. Contents and Form of Application Submission

3. Unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)

4. Submission Dates and Times

5. Intergovernmental Review

6. Funding Restrictions

7. Other Submission Requirements

Section E: Application Review Information

1. Criteria

2. Review and Selection Process

3. Evaluation of Applicant Risk

Section F: Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

3. Reporting

4. Reporting Matters Related to Recipient Integrity and Performance:

Section G: Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

Section H: Other Information:

Appendix A - Application Package Forms

Appendix B - Detailed Budget Guidance for SF424A Budget Information

Appendix C - NPS Standard and Special Award Terms and Conditions

Section A: Program Description

Federal Agency Name: Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Funding Opportunity Title: NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2020

Funding Opportunity Number: P20AS00025

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 15.922

Legislative Authority: 25 U.S.C. 3008

Federal Regulations: 2 CFR § 200; 2 CFR § 1402; 43 CFR § 10

Program Background Information and Objectives:

The National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program assists the Secretary of the interior with some responsibilities under NAGPRA. One of these responsibilities is to administer the section of NAGPRA which authorizes the Secretary of the interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of native American cultural items, including human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (25 U.S.C. 3008).

Under this Funding Opportunity, grant funds must be used for CONSULTATION or DOCUMENTATION projects under NAGPRA. Consultation projects support efforts related to compiling or revising a NAGPRA inventory and making or responding to requests for repatriation of items in a NAGPRA summary. Documentation projects support determining the geographical origin, cultural affiliation, and other basic facts surrounding the acquisition of Native American cultural items. Consultation and documentation projects should lead to determining control, treatment, repatriation, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items.

Secretary of the Interior Priorities:

This program supports the following Secretary of the Interior priorities:

- Expand lines of communication with Governors, state natural resource offices, Fish and Wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, Tribes, and local communities.

- Support tribal self-determination, self-governance, and sovereignty.

- Reduce the administrative and regulatory burden imposed on U.S. industry and the public.

This program supports the priorities listed above by assisting Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums in repatriation activities required under NAGPRA. Grant funds support activities including travel, consultation meetings, and training, all of which are required under the regulations. Through these activities, this grant program allows all recipients to expand lines of communication with Tribes, support tribal sovereignty, and reduce the administrative and regulatory burden imposed by the Act.

Section B: Federal Award Information

Anticipated Federal Funding:

The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined once final FY 2020 appropriations have been made. This NOFO will be cancelled if FY2020 appropriations are insufficient to support new awards.

Non-Federal Entity Cost Share:

Non-Federal cost share is not required for this agreement and will not be used as a factor during the merit review of applications under this announcement.

Estimated Number of Agreements to be Awarded:

Based on prior year data, NPS anticipates between 30 and 40 agreements for FY2020. The actual number of awards will depend on the number of meritorious applications and the availability of appropriated funds.

Estimated Amount of Funding Available Per Award:

The amount of funding available per award for this NOFO will be determined as part of the application review process based on applications received and funding made available through appropriations. Based on prior year data, NPS anticipates the average dollar amount of awards made under this announcement to be between $5,000 to $90,000.

Anticipated Start Date:

Projects receiving funding through this NOFO will start once funding has been secured and awards have been made. Pre-award costs are not allowable unless specified in the written grant agreement

Anticipated Term of the Agreement:

Agreement terms for funded projects are estimated to range between one and five years, depending on the negotiated project statement of work. Agreements are not effective until fully executed with signature from the NPS Financial Assistance Awarding Officer. Prior to the expiration of this agreement, modifications may be proposed by either party and will become effective upon written approval of both parties.

Type of Agreement: Grant A legal instrument of financial assistance between The National Park Service and a non-Federal entity that, consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6302, 6304:

(1) Is used to enter into a relationship the principal purpose of which is to transfer anything of value from the Federal awarding agency to the non-Federal entity to carry out a public purpose authorized by a law of the United States (see 31 U.S.C. § 6101(3)); and not to acquire property or services for the Federal awarding agency’s direct benefit or use;

(2) Is distinguished from a cooperative agreement in that it does not provide for substantial involvement between the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity and the non-Federal entity in carrying out the activity contemplated by the Federal award.

Substantial Involvement:

For a grant agreement, no substantial involvement on the part of the National Park Service is anticipated.

Data Availability:

1) Applicability. The Department of the Interior is committed to basing its decisions on the best available science and providing the American people with enough information to thoughtfully and substantively evaluate the data, methodology, and analysis used by the Department to inform its decisions.

2) Use of Data. The regulations at 2 CFR 200.315 apply to data produced under a Federal award, including the provision that the Federal Government has the right to obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data produced under a Federal award as well as authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data for Federal purposes.

3) Availability of Data. The recipient shall make the data produced under this award and any subaward(s) available to the Government for public release, consistent with applicable law, to allow meaningful third party evaluation and reproduction of the following:

(a) The scientific data relied upon;

(b) The analysis relied upon; and

(c) The methodology, including models, used to gather and analyze data.

Conflict of Interest:

1) Applicability.

(a) This section intends to ensure that non-Federal entities and their employees take appropriate steps to avoid conflicts of interest in their responsibilities under or with respect to Federal financial assistance agreements.

(b) In the procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and services by recipients and by subrecipients, the conflict of interest provisions in 2 CFR 200.318 apply.

2) Requirements.

(a) Non-Federal entities must avoid prohibited conflicts of interest, including any significant financial interests that could cause a reasonable person to question the recipient's ability to provide impartial, technically sound, and objective performance under or with respect to a Federal financial assistance agreement.

(b) In addition to any other prohibitions that may apply with respect to conflicts of interest, no key official of an actual or proposed recipient or subrecipient, who is substantially involved in the proposal or project, may have been a former Federal employee who, within the last one (1) year, participated personally and substantially in the evaluation, award, or administration of an award with respect to that recipient or subrecipient or in development of the requirement leading to the funding announcement.

(c) No actual or prospective recipient or subrecipient may solicit, obtain, or use non-public information regarding the evaluation, award, or administration of an award to that recipient or subrecipient or the development of a Federal financial assistance opportunity that may be of competitive interest to that recipient or subrecipient.

3) Notification.

(a) Non-Federal entities, including applicants for financial assistance awards, must disclose in writing any conflict of interest to the DOI awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with 2 CFR 200.112, Conflicts of interest.

4) Recipients must establish internal controls that include, at a minimum, procedures to identify, disclose, and mitigate or eliminate identified conflicts of interest. The recipient is responsible for notifying the Financial Assistance Officer in writing of any conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of the award, including those that have been reported by subrecipients.

Restrictions on Lobbying. Non-Federal entities are strictly prohibited from using funds under this grant or cooperative agreement for lobbying activities and must provide the required certifications and disclosures pursuant to 43 CFR Part 18 and 31 USC 1352.

5) Review Procedures. The Financial Assistance Officer will examine each conflict of interest disclosure on the basis of its particular facts and the nature of the proposed grant, and will determine whether a significant potential conflict exists and, if it does, develop an appropriate means for resolving it.

6) Enforcement. Failure to resolve conflicts of interest in a manner that satisfies the Government may be cause for termination of the award. Failure to make required disclosures may result in any of the remedies described in 2 CFR 200.338, Remedies for Noncompliance, including suspension or debarment (see also 2 CFR Part 180).

Other Information:

Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new Federal awards. Applications to renew or supplement existing projects must explain in full the specific, discrete project that can be accomplished within the term of the agreement that is a part of a larger, ongoing project.

Multiple Projects or Multiple Proposals Applicants may submit more than on consultation/documentation proposal during the fiscal year.

A separate and complete proposal package must be submitted for each unique project. A maximum of $90,000 is available for a unique consultation/documentation project.

Multiple proposals from museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations can be submitted for the same project, however, applicants should determine how the $90,000 will be distributed among the requestors prior to submittal and budget accordingly. A single joint request is preferred for each single project.

Section C: Eligibility Information

Announcement Closing Date: February 14, 2020 11:59PM PT Applications will be reviewed and evaluated as they are received and may be submitted at any time up until the closing date of this announcement. An applicant's failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of the application deadline will result in the application being excluded from consideration. This includes but is not limited to late and incomplete application packages.

1. Eligible Applicants Federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums are eligible to apply. Federal agencies may not apply for grants. The following entities are eligible to apply for a NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grant:

a. An Indian Tribe, Alaska Native village, or Native Hawaiian Organization An "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The Department of the Interior has interpreted this definition as applying to over 573 Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages that are recognized by the United States Government. The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ list of Federally recognized tribes is available at www.bia.gov. This list does not include Alaska regional or village corporations, although Alaska Native Villages may subcontract work under grants to such corporations.

“Native Hawaiian organization” includes any organization that: a) serves and represents the interests of Native Hawaiians; b) has as a primary and stated purpose the provision of services to Native Hawaiians; and c) has expertise in Native Hawaiian Affairs. NAGPRA states that such Native Hawaiian organizations shall include the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

b. A museum that has control of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony and has received Federal funds.

The term “Museum” includes state or local government agencies, private institutions, and institutions of higher learning that have received Federal funds. As applicable to their institution, eligible museums must have completed and provided the following documents to the National NAGPRA Program and to Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations as appropriate:

i. A NAGPRA Summary of the Native American unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony in their possession or control by November 16, 1993, and thereafter according to timelines established by 43 CFR

10.13 (Future Applicability Rule).

ii. A NAGPRA Inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in their possession or control by November 16, 1995 (or other deadline as stipulated by the Department of the Interior), and thereafter according to timelines established by 43 CFR 10.13 (Future Applicability Rule).

A museum that has not yet completed the initial requirements of NAGPRA (summaries and inventories of its collections or holdings), but does so prior to submitting a grant proposal, may then be eligible to receive an award. Draft compliance documents will be accepted; however, they must include evidence of initiation of consultation as required by 43 CFR 10.8 (Summaries) and 43 CFR 10.9 (Inventories). These initial draft compliance documents for the museum must be on file with the National NAGPRA Program by the proposal deadline within this NOFO.

Museums determined to be out of compliance with NAGPRA may be excluded from consideration.

Applicants who previously received a NAGPRA grant but did not meet the conditions of the grant agreement, including reporting and deliverables, may be penalized in the review process. If an applicant has questions about their eligibility, they should contact the Awarding Agency using the information provided in Section G of this NOFO.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching Non-Federal cost sharing is not required to be eligible for an award under this NOFO. Per 2 CFR

§ 200.306 Cost sharing or matching, under Federal research proposals, voluntary committed cost sharing is not expected. It cannot be used as a factor during the merit review of applications or proposals for research projects.

3. Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act Projects funded under this program may constitute “undertakings” as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108). Accordingly, the National Park Service may consult with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer prior to awarding funds.

4. Eligible Activities NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation grants are intended to support:

a. Museums’ efforts to further identify Native American human remains and cultural items in their collections through consultation with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations leading towards repatriation;

and/or

b. Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations’ efforts to consult with museums regarding human remains and cultural items of interest to their tribe or organization and determine items for which they desire to make a request and consult on repatriation/ disposition.

Grants are used to support specific, discrete projects that can be accomplished within the term of the agreement (between one and five years). NAGPRA grants will support both new projects as well as discrete phases of larger, ongoing projects. Project activities may include, but are not limited to:

a. Research and/or data collection. This includes academic research, database development, interviews with tribal elders, and other forms of data collection to support consultations leading to cultural affiliation and repatriation/disposition requests.

i. For museums this would include research to determine cultural affiliation of newly acquired collections, updating collections previously identified as culturally unidentifiable for additional tribal or aboriginal land interests of tribes, developing databases or other records management systems to improve consultations, or partnering with other museums and/or tribes to improve identification and consultation. This should not be interpreted as authorizing the initiation of new scientific studies or other means of acquiring or preserving additional scientific information from the human remains and/or cultural items.

ii. For tribes and NHOs, this would include developing a database system to maintain information gained from summaries and inventories, producing reports on cultural affiliation to support NAGPRA requests, or working with Indian tribes, NHOs and/or museums on projects to determine the cultural affiliation or tribal or aboriginal land connections of the human remains and cultural items.

b. Training. This includes the development and production of conferences or workshops;

attending established conferences and workshops, including the NAGPRA Review Committee meetings and trainings connected to the meetings, to gain knowledge on a variety of NAGPRA-related issues including consultations, repatriation, and handling contaminated collections.

c. Travel. Museums, Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations can use NAGPRA grants to cover travel costs for tribal representatives to view collections and consult regarding the identification, cultural affiliation, proper care, and repatriation of human remains and cultural items.

d. Meetings. NAGPRA encourages the development of innovative techniques to bring museums, Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations together to consult. Meetings can be conducted onsite or remotely via teleconferences, webinars, conference calls, etc.

Meetings can range in size and scope. Museums may use NAGPRA funds to support the preparation and hosting of tribes for consultations or meetings with other museums.

Tribes may consider using the grant to support various meetings including internal NAGPRA committee meetings, meetings with a NAGPRA coalition, or meetings with museums.

e. Collections Care. Many NAGPRA items in museums were treated with potentially hazardous materials in an effort to preserve them, and now pose health and environmental concerns. Funds can be used to test collections for the presence of pesticides or other contaminants, research and document a collections treatment history, and cover the cost of decontaminating items. Funds can also be used to train museum and tribal staff on the care and maintenance of contaminated collections subject to handling in consultation and repatriation.

The table on the following pages outlines the scope of activities allowed under a NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation grant. Ineligible activity costs may be dis-allowed during the budget review process. If an applicant has questions about activity eligibility, they should contact the Awarding Agency using the information provided in Section G of this NOFO.

ACTIVITY DOES NOT FUND WILL FUND

Advocacy/ Fundraising

Any activity that can be construed as advocacy or fundraising, including the preparation of grants, fundraising committee meetings, and lobbying.

None.

Capital Projects

The purchase, construction, or renovation of land and/or buildings, as well as the purchase of cemetery plots, gravesites, or grave markers.

None.

Coalitions and Partnerships

Coalitions or partnerships that do not relate to the NAGPRA process.

Travel costs and materials for coalition meetings, training for coalition members, development of MOUs and other agreements to facilitate the NAGPRA process.

Consultation Meetings

Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, and social activities.

Alcoholic beverages.

Programs, contests, festivals, or similar events and activities that do not directly impact a NAGPRA effort.

Rental of facilities, speakers’ fees or stipends, costs of meals and refreshments including ceremonial food items, local transportation, and other items incidental to such meetings.

Cultural Resource Activities

Ongoing cultural resource activities not directly tied to NAGPRA activities, including:

• Cultural properties management;

• Ongoing care and curation of cultural items, including the purchase of display cases, storage furniture, or other materials to hold repatriated items;

• Ongoing care and maintenance of grave sites;

• Ongoing cultural protection activities.

Culturally appropriate storage or transportation materials for NAGPRA collections.

Ceremonial supplies for reburial.

Contamination testing, treatment, and training on handling NAGPRA items identified for repatriation.

Documentation efforts that directly support NAGPRA consultation work, including mapping, surveys, research, and studies.

ACTIVITY DOES NOT FUND WILL FUND

Databases and Digitization

The purchase of a database to conduct work beyond the scope of the NAGPRA grant project, such as collections management.

Digitization of non-NAGPRA collections.

Databases integral to the consultation process, such as a password protected database to allow tribes to access relevant parts of a collection, a database of all inventories and summaries received by a tribe, a database of objects of importance to a tribe, or a database recording a museum’s or tribe’s activities related to consultation.

Digitization processes and web development in support of the consultation process.

Disposition Transfer of any human remains or objects that fall outside of NAGPRA.

Disposition of human remains and cultural items as described in the NAGPRA regulations at 43 CFR 10.2(g)(5).

Federal Agency Collections

Federal Agency compliance efforts or payments of any kind to Federal employees.

Documentation of items from Federal collections, if applied for by tribes or NHOs. Proposal must justify need for funding and make clear there is no support of Federal NAGPRA responsibilities.

Food Alcoholic beverages; food and beverages for general meetings.

Per diem for subsistence while in travel status; food and beverages specifically needed for conferences or ceremonies.

Foreign Institutions

Consultation or documentation of cultural items that are under the control of a foreign institution.

Consultation and documentation for cultural items in the custody of a foreign institution that are under the control of a museum subject to

NAGPRA.

Inventories and Summaries

Initial compliance activities, including the development and submission of initial summaries and inventories to achieve basic compliance with NAGPRA.

Additional consultation or to supplement previous consultation on NAGPRA inventories;

Inspection of faunal remains to ascertain if human remains were overlooked;

Consultation and development of NAGPRA inventories and summaries for human remains or items that were lost or miscataloged when initial inventories were developed.

ACTIVITY DOES NOT FUND WILL FUND

Litigation and civil penalty allegations

All litigation-related costs.

All costs related to filing or mitigating an allegation of failure to comply with NAGPRA.

None.

Non-Federally recognized Indian Groups

Members of Indian groups that are not integral to the consultation process.

Travel and related expenses for representatives from Indian group(s) who are integral to a consultation.

Non-NAGPRA Collections

Consultation on any collection in the control of museums that do not have NAGPRA obligations to transfer non- NAGPRA items.

None.

Public Education and Outreach

General cultural and historic preservation interpretation or education.

Interpretation or education activities specific to a NAGPRA consultation;

can include press releases, brochures, or other announcements of project activities.

Recording General oral history projects or language curriculum activities.

Costs associated with recording or documenting a consultation.

Review Committee Dispute actions.

Presentations at NAGPRA Review Committee meetings to inform the Committee of successes and barriers to consultation under NAGPRA.

Scientific Study or Destructive Analysis

Testing to determine whether or not the human remains are Native American.

Projects that clearly show possibly interested tribes have been consulted as to the use of destructive analysis, and that a study is integral to resolving cultural affiliation for the purpose of a NAGPRA decision, not for general information.

Smithsonian Institution

Any consultation activities associated with human remains and cultural items under the control of the Smithsonian Institution.

None.

Training

Payment for National NAGPRA Program staff to conduct training or to attend a conference or other event.

General cultural resources training.

Training on handling, traditional care, or hazardous substance testing of human remains and cultural items.

Training on NAGPRA and its implementation for internal museum or tribal NAGPRA committee members.

Attendance at NAGPRA-specific trainings.

Section D: Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package An application package has been included within this NOFO for your convenience, found in Appendix A. The Application Package contains six mandatory forms, which must be submitted with your proposal (listed as numbers 1-6 below). Applicants must also submit any applicable supporting documents (listed below) using the additional Attachments Form. The Application Package can be accessed and downloaded from the Synopsis page of this announcement in Grants.gov (see the “Package” tab). Applicants may also request paper copies of application materials by contacting the Awarding Agency using the information provided in Section G of this NOFO.

2. Contents and Form of Application Submission You must complete the mandatory forms and any applicable optional forms, in accordance with the instructions below, as required by this NOFO. Do not include any proprietary or personally identifiable information.

A complete application shall include:

1) Standard Form 424 – Application for Financial Assistance

2) Standard Form 424A – Budget Information

3) Standard Form 424B – Assurances

4) Certification Regarding Lobbying

5) Project Narrative (via the Project Narrative Attachment Form)

6) Budget Narrative (via the Budget Narrative Attachment Form)

7) Resumes for Key Personnel (and/or Position Descriptions, if applicable)

8) Letters of Commitment (if applicable)

9) Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

1) Standard Form 424 (SF 424)

Complete this form with all applicable information. The starred/yellow highlighted fields are required. An Authorized Representative is a person who has the authority to legally bind your organization to an agreement. The Authorized Representative cannot be the same person as the Project Director, who will have primary responsibility for carrying out your project’s activities.

2) Standard Form 424A (SF 424A) The project budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all project costs. The estimated budget must align with the projected scope of work presented in the project narrative. In addition, applicants shall include a narrative description of the items included in the project budget (see part 5 – Budget Narrative below), including the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services provided to complete the project when cost share is identified to be included. Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those costs items included on the SF-424A.

Round all numbers to the nearest dollar amount, even if exact costs are known. If any costs are not applicable to your project, fill-in $0.00. Check that the amounts listed on the

SF-424A match those on the Budget Narrative before submitting. See Appendix B of this NOFO for additional detailed guidance on the SF-424A.

3) Standard Form 424B (SF 424B) This form must be signed by an Authorized Representative and submitted with your application. Submission of the electronic application acknowledges that your organization certifies compliance with relevant Federal requirements to the same extent as the signature does on a paper application.

4) Certification Regarding Lobbying This form must also be signed by an Authorized Representative and submitted with your application. It certifies that no Federal funds have been paid to any Federal employees in connection with any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

5) Project Narrative Using the provided section headings, write a narrative that addresses the prompts listed below. Answers to all items are required (A-H and I, as applicable). Limit the narrative to eight numbered pages. Be concise but provide sufficient detail that a reviewer will be able to answer the review criteria provided in Section E, Paragraph 1 of this NOFO. Only include information that is pertinent to the proposal. Use at least 0.5- inch margins on all sides and a font size of at least twelve points. Submit your Project Narrative as a single .pdf via the Project Narrative Attachment Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on Grants.gov.

A. Objectives and Activities

i. What are the goals and objectives of this project? How do they support the goal of this NAGPRA grant program (to increase the ability of tribes and museums to facilitate consultations and collaboration in carrying out the NAGPRA process)?

ii. What grant-funded activities will you undertake to achieve the project objectives?

See Section A of this NOFO for appropriate activities for grant funds.

iii. What deliverables will be produced as a result of the project activities? Do not include required grant reporting as a deliverable.

B. Partnerships List all project partners and briefly explain their involvement. Were partners involved in the development of this project? Distinguish between confirmed project partners (for whom letters of commitment are included) and potential partners, if applicable.

C. Implementation/Administration

i. List all key project staff, including consultants. Describe their role on the project and explain how their experience and qualifications are. If you plan to hire new personnel or professional consultants, provide position descriptions or describe the criteria that will be used to competitively select these individuals or services.

Key project staff are those who play a significant role in the development, execution, and/or oversight of the project. This does not include tribal elders or students but only pertains to professional contractors and personnel.

ii. In a table or outline format, provide a schedule of completion that includes each major project activity identified in Item A of your Project Narrative and shows how the project will be completed within a 24-month period of performance. The schedule of completion should be no longer than one page per project year.

iii. Describe what internal controls are in place to assess the progress of the grant and ensure compliance with all administrative and financial requirements. What actions will be taken if work does not proceed as planned?

D. Impact/Evaluation

i. Describe the implementation of NAGPRA by your tribe/museum to date. What is your strategic plan for NAGPRA implementation? How will this project help further your NAGPRA strategic plan?

ii. Describe how you will assess and evaluate project success.

E. Secretary of the Interior Priorities Briefly explain how the proposed project meets one or more of the following Secretary of the Interior priorities:

i. Expand lines of communication with Governors, state natural resource offices, Fish and Wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, Tribes and local communities.

ii. Support tribal self-determination, self-governance, and sovereignty.

iii. Reduce the administrative and regulatory burden imposed on U.S. industry and the public.

F. Status of Current or Recent NAGPRA Grant(s) State whether or not you have received a NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grant or Repatriation Grant within the past five years. Choose from the following three statement options, as applicable:

i. “ABC Institute does not currently have a NAGPRA grant, nor did we complete one in the past five years.”

ii. “ABC Institute currently has an active NAGPRA grant.”

iii. “ABC Institute received a NAGPRA grant within the past five years and the grant is closed.”

If ii or iii are applicable, provide the grant number(s) and project title(s) of your NAGPRA grant(s). Also provide a brief (2-3 sentence) summary of whether or not the project(s) are/were successful and why.

G. Statement of No Overlap Applicants must provide a statement affirming that no overlap exists between the proposed project and any other active or anticipated projects in terms of activities, costs, or time commitment of key personnel, including any application that was submitted for funding consideration to any other potential funding source (Federal or non-Federal). A sample statement to satisfy this requirement might be: "ABC Institute affirms that no overlap exists between the proposed project in this application and any other active or anticipated project in terms of activities, costs, or time commitment of key personnel, including any application that was submitted for funding consideration to any other potential funding source (Federal or non-Federal)."

If any overlap does exist and you cannot provide a statement like the one above, applicants must provide a description of the overlap in their application. If at any time funds are awarded that would be duplicative if the funding requested in this application is awarded, the applicant must immediately notify the NPS point of contact.

H. Statement of Impact on Historic Properties Applicants must provide a statement identifying if the proposed project has the potential to impact historic properties, as defined in 36 CFR § 800.16. “Historic properties” are any prehistoric or historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects that are eligible for or already listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

A sample statement to satisfy this requirement might be: "ABC Institute does not believe that the proposed project has the potential to affect historic properties as defined in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.”

If the applicant cannot provide a statement like the one above, they must provide a brief description of the potential impact in their application.

I. NAGPRA Collection (Museum applicants only) Describe the museum’s Native American collections. What is the total number of NAGPRA-related items? What is the estimated number of Native American human remains in the museum’s possession or control? (Specify if these are individual bones or sets of remains). If this project prioritizes or addresses certain collections/items instead of others, explain why. Museums may attach up to two pages of relevant supporting documentation if this information does not fit within the eight page limit for the proposal narrative.

6) Budget Narrative Using the provided section headings below, write a narrative budget justification that addresses both grant funds requested and any cost share and is aligned with the Budget Categories in Section B of the SF-424A. Provide unit costs for all budget items including any contracts or sub-awards. For each line item, explain how you arrived at the figures provided and why these items are necessary to accomplish the grant objectives. There is no page limit or required format for the budget narrative. Round all numbers to the nearest dollar amount, even if exact costs are known. If any cost categories are not applicable to your project, write $0.00 or N/A. Check that the amounts listed in the Budget Narrative match those on Section B of the SF-424A before submitting.

Inconsistencies will result in delays in processing the application. Submit the Budget Narrative as a single .pdf via the Budget Narrative Attachment Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on www.Grants.gov.

A. Personnel: Provide name, title, unit of time, quantity, cost per unit of time, and resultant dollar amount for each of the personnel included in the total line item dollar amount. (Example: Joe Smith, Registrar, 40 hours/week for 50 weeks at $20.00/hr = $40,000).

B. Fringe Benefits: For each person included above, provide the fringe benefits rate and total line item dollar amount. If your organization has a separate fringe benefit rate agreement, attach it as a supplemental document to your application.

C. Travel: Provide the unit of measure, quantity, cost per unit and resultant dollar amount for each of the following travel details: airfare, lodging, per diem, ground transportation, housing stipend and/or transportation stipend. Also provide a statement that the proposed travel and per diem costs do not exceed current maximum Federal rates (which can be found at https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates), or that the proposed travel and per diem costs are in line with your organization’s written travel policy.

i. Under GSA requirements, the first and last travel days of any trip must be calculated at 75% of the full per diem rate. (Example: For a 3 day trip to a location with a GSA per diem rate of $100.00, the total allowable per diem is $75 (Day 1) + $100 (Day 2) + $75 (Day 3) = $250).

ii. The Federal allowable mileage rate of 54.5 cents per mile should be applied to any personally owned vehicle use.

All travel costs must adhere to applicable regulations and conditions including 2 CFR Part 200.474.

D. Equipment: Equipment is defined in 2 CFR Part 200.33 as “tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds $5,000.” List any equipment being purchased with Federal funds, provide quotes or estimates obtained to support the cost amount, and include a written justification as to why this equipment is necessary for the proposed project. An applicant must demonstrate purchasing permanent equipment is less expensive than renting. If funded, applicants are required to maintain records demonstrating that a competitive bidding process was used to purchase such services or equipment. Recipients who purchase equipment must adhere to applicable regulations and conditions including 2 CFR Part

200.313 and 2 CFR Part 200.439.

E. Supplies: Provide a description, quantity, cost per unit, and resultant dollar amount for any consumable supplies, raw materials, and expendable equipment (items costing less than $5,000 and/or have an estimated useful life of less than 1 year). “General office supplies” or “miscellaneous supplies” are not acceptable line items.

F. Contractual: Provide the contract description, unit of time, quantity, cost per unit of time, and resultant dollar amount for each contract. Do not include stipends for tribal elders here (see category H below). Where applicable, include a justification for costs indicating regional costs or ranges for services. The applicant will be required to submit documentation showing a competitive selection process was used for contracts over $3,000.

G. Construction: Construction costs are unallowable under NAGPRA grants. Do not include any costs under this category and instead write $0.00 or N/A.

H. Other Costs: Provide a description, quantity, cost per unit, and resultant dollar amount for each item. This category includes such items as stipends for tribal elders or students and other items not previously listed. “Miscellaneous,” “overhead,” and “contingency” are not acceptable line items.

I. Total Direct Charges: List the subtotal of budget categories A – H.

J. Indirect Costs: Provide the indirect cost rate percentage, type (negotiated or 10% de minimis), associated base (modified total direct costs), and resultant indirect amount.

If indirect costs are included you must include a copy of the current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement and apply the approved rate accordingly. Provide an explanation if the associated base differs from budget category I (Total Direct Charges). If electing the 10% de minimis rate, include a statement asserting that a negotiated indirect cost rate has never been received and the applicant is electing to charge a de minimis rate of 10% (see Section D, Item 9 “Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement” below).

K. Total Federal Funding Request: List the total amount of federal funds being requested. Check that this amount matches those listed on the SF-424 and SF424A before submitting your application. Inconsistencies will result in delays in processing your application.

7) Resumes of Key Personnel (if applicable) Attach brief (2 page maximum) resumes for all key project personnel, including consultants, listed in Item C.i. of the Project Narrative. If project personnel or consultants have not yet been chosen, attach detailed position descriptions and/or search criteria. The applicant must be able to prove that a competitive selection process for professional consultants was used and is documented. If awarded, applicable Recipients will be required to submit a Competitive Negotiation and Small Purchases Contracting Document which can be found on the National NAGPRA Program website (www.nps.gov/nagpra). Additional information on procurement standards for Federal grants can be found in 2 CFR Part 200 Sections 317- 326. Submit the documents as a single .pdf via the Other Narrative Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on www.Grants.gov.

8) Letters of Commitment (if applicable) Attach letters of commitment for all project partners listed in Item B of the Project Narrative and for all professional consultants (if known). Letters should state the partner or consultant’s specific role and responsibilities in the project and assert their commitment to participating in the project if funded. Submit the letters as a single .pdf http://www.nps.gov/nagpra via the Other Narrative Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on www.Grants.gov.

9) Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) If your proposed budget includes indirect costs, a current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement must be provided with your proposal. The rate as proposed must meet the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Section 200.414 and 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix III through Appendix VII, as applicable. Proposals that fail to document their indirect costs will have those costs disallowed. Submit the document as a single .pdf via the Other Narrative Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on www.Grants.gov.

In accordance with 2 CFR § 200.414(f), if you have never received a negotiated indirect cost rate, you may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs.

If this rate is chosen, it must be applied in accordance with 2 CFR § 200.414 and must be consistently used for all Federal awards. Proposals shall document that a negotiated indirect cost rate has never been received and the applicant is electing to charge a de minimis rate of 10%.

If selected for award, NPS reserves the right to request additional or clarifying information for any reason deemed necessary, including, but not limited to:

(a) Other budget information

(b) Financial capability

(c) Evaluation of risk

(d) Name and phone number of the Designated Responsible Employee for complying with national policies prohibiting discrimination (See 43 CFR § 17)

3. Unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) Each applicant (unless exempt under 2 CFR §25.110) is required to:

(a) Be registered in SAM;

(b) Provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application (currently a DUNS number);

(c) Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal awarding agency.

Registration processes for SAM can be found at https://www.sam.gov. A financial assistance agreement will not be made with a non-Federal entity until the non-Federal entity has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements. If a non-Federal entity has not fully complied with the requirements by the time that an agreement is ready for award, a determination may be made that the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award. That determination may be used as a basis for making a Federal award to another applicant.

In addition, in order to submit an application through Grants.gov an applicant must have an active SAM registration and register for submission permissions through the Grants.gov website.

Utilize the following link to guide you through this process:

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.html https://www.sam.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.html

4. Submission Dates and Times Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service.

Complete applications must be submitted to the National Park Service by Friday, February 14, 2020, 11:59PM PT. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the process as soon as possible. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to its being late or incomplete, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.

5. Intergovernmental Review This funding opportunity is not subject to Executive Order (EO) 12372 “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.” Applicants subject to EO 12372 must contact their State’s Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to find out about and comply with the State’s process. The names and addresses of the SPOC’s are listed at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019 /02/SPOC-February-2019.pdf.

6. Funding Restrictions Costs incurred by the applicant prior to the start date of the period of performance of a signed Federal award are only allowable with written approval by a Financial Assistance Awarding Officer.

7. Other Submission Requirements Applications must be submitted by electronically via Grants.gov by the deadline identified in paragraph 4 above. Applications submitted by other means or not received by the deadline will not be considered. If, due to extraordinary circumstances, an applicant is unable to submit their proposal through Grants.gov, the National NAGPRA Program may approve submission by other means. Failure on the applicant’s part to register in Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS), SAM.gov, or Grants.gov in a timely manner does not constitute extraordinary circumstances. Applications that are not submitted through Grants.gov will only be accepted if the applicant has received prior approval from the National NAGPRA Program and they are submitted by the deadline of February 14, 2020.

Proof of timely submission shall be the date and time that Grants.gov receives the application.

An electronic time stamp is automatically generated within the system when the application is successfully received by Grants.gov. The applicant will receive an acknowledgement of receipt and a tracking number from Grants.gov with the successful transmission of their application.

Applicants should print this receipt and save it as proof of timely submission. In the event the applicant experiences technical difficulties with submitting an application, please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk toll free at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

START THIS PROCESS EARLY DON’T DELAY!

mailto:support@grants.gov

Section E: Application Review Information

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