oppP18AS00051-cfda15.922-cidP18AS00051-instructions.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: P18AS Announcement Type: Initial CFDA Number: 15.922

Issue Date: 01/02/2018 Application Due Date: 03/09/2018 Time: 11:59PM PT

NPS Contact Information Questions and Requests

Name Sarah Glass Name Sarah Glass Address National NAGPRA Program

1849 C Street NW Mail Stop 7360 Washington, DC 20240

Address National NAGPRA Program 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

1. Appropriate Activities for Grant Funds:

2. Multiple Projects or Multiple Proposals for the Same Project

Section B: Federal Award Information Section C: Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

3. Other

4. Eligible Activities

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

4. Anticipated Announcement and Federal Award Dates

Section F: Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

3. Reporting

Section G: Federal Awarding Agency Contacts Section H: Other Information:

1. Program Information

2. Proprietary and Personally Identifiable Information

3. Routine Notices to Applicants

Appendix A - Application Package Forms Appendix B – Detailed 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 FY2018

Funding Opportunity Number: P18AS

Catalog Of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 15.922

Legislative Authority: 25 U.S.C. 3008

Federal Regulations: 2 C.F.R. § 200, 2 C.F.R. § 1402, 43 C.F.R. § 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).

Grant funds must be used for CONSULTATION and DOCUMENTATION under NAGPRA.

Consultation projects support efforts related to compiling or revising a NAGPRA inventory and making or responding to requests for 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, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items.

1. Appropriate Activities for Grant Funds:

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 a 24-month grant period. NAGPRA grants will support both new projects as well as phases of larger, ongoing projects. Projects 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. 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. 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.

2. Multiple Projects or Multiple Proposals for the Same Project Applicants may submit more than one proposal during the fiscal year. A separate and complete proposal package must be submitted for each unique project. Note that a maximum of $90,000 is available for a unique project. Multiple proposals from museums, tribes, and NHOs 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.

Section B: Federal Award Information

Anticipated Federal Funding:

The amount of funding available for this Notice of Funding Opportunity will be determined once final FY2018 appropriations have been made. This Notice of Funding Opportunity will be cancelled if FY2018 appropriations are insufficient to support new awards.

Non-Federal Entity Cost Share:

Cost sharing or matching is not required, nor expected, and will not be used as a factor during the merit review of applications or proposals under this announcement.

Estimated Number of Agreements to be Awarded:

Based on prior year data, NPS anticipates between 20 and 30 agreements for FY2018. 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity will be determined as part of the merit review process 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity will start once funding has been secured and awards have been made. Please note that pre-award costs are not allowable unless specified in the written grant agreement.

Anticipated Term of the Agreement: September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2020 Agreement terms for funded projects are estimated to range between one and two years, depending on the negotiated project statement of work. Agreements are not effective until fully executed with signature from the NPS FA Awarding Officer.

Type of Agreements:

Grant Agreement - 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:

No substantial involvement on the part of the National Park Service is anticipated.

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 a 24-month grant period that is a part of a larger, ongoing project.

Section C: Eligibility Information

Application Due Date: March 9, 2018, 11:59PM PT 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 560 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 posted on the National NAGPRA website at www.nps.gov/nagpra. 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 NHOs 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).

https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/

A museum that has not yet completed the initial obligations of NAGPRA (the initial summaries and inventories), but does so prior to submitting a grant proposal, may then receive an award.

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 you have questions about the eligibility of your organization please contact the National NAGPRA Program at (202) 354-2201 or NAGPRA_Grants@nps.gov.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching Non-Federal cost sharing is not required to be eligible for an award under this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

3. Other NAGPRA consultation grants will not be awarded for costs associated with collections in the control of museums that do not have NAGPRA obligations (including the Smithsonian Institution) or for non-NAGPRA items.

The table below outlines the scope of activities allowed for a Consultation/Documentation grant.

For additional information or clarification, please contact the National NAGPRA Program at

(202) 354-2201 or NAGPRA_Grants@nps.gov.

4. Eligible Activities Activity DOES NOT FUND WILL FUND

Advocacy/ Fundraising

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

Presentations to the NAGPRA Review Committee as long as the presentations focus on the repatriation process.

Capital Projects This includes the purchase, construction or renovation of land and/or buildings, as well as the purchase of cemeteries or gravesites.

None.

Coalitions and Partnerships

Coalitions or partnerships that do not relate to NAGPRA. Food for meetings or events.

Travel costs to attend coalition meetings, training for coalition members, development of MOUs and other agreements to facilitate the repatriation process, materials for coalition meetings, website development if it directly supports the repatriation process.

CUI Rule Disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects that fall under 43 CFR 10.11 (CUI Rule).

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Activity DOES NOT FUND WILL FUND

Cultural Resource Activities

Any ongoing cultural resource activities not directly tied to NAGPRA activities including:

• Ongoing 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;

or

• General cultural resource training.

Directly tied to NAGPRA:

Culturally appropriate storage or transportation materials.

Ceremonial supplies for reburial.

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

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

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

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

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 Food for meetings or ceremonies. Per diem for subsistence while in travel status.

Foreign Institutions

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

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

NAGPRA.

Future Applicability Rule

Any timely activity that falls under the Future Applicability Rule.

General Education and Outreach

Programs, contests, broader cultural resource training, festivals, or similar events and activities that do not directly impact a repatriation effort.

Community activities focused on a NAGPRA project, educating the community to increase involvement in NAGPRA repatriations. Can include press releases or announcements of project activities.

Inadvertent Discoveries

Activities related to excavations or inadvertent discoveries on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990.

Consultation or documentation activities related to collections that are the result of excavations on local or state land, which have resulted in museum collections under 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.

Litigation or civil penalty allegations

All litigation-related costs.

All costs related to filing or mitigating a allegation of failure to comply with

NAGPRA.

None.

Non-Federally recognized Indian Groups

Members of Indian groups who 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

Repatriation of any collection in the control of museums that do not have NAGPRA obligations (including the Smithsonian Institution), or for transfer of non-NAGPRA items.

None.

Review Committee

Grants do not fund dispute actions. Presentations at NAGPRA Review Committee meetings if the appearance is 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 objects 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.

Training on NAGPRA and its implementation either on or offsite, training for internal museum or tribal NAGPRA committee members, attendance at National NAGPRA trainings or Review Committee meetings.

Section D: Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package An application package has been included within this Notice of Funding Opportunity for your convenience, found in Appendix A. The Application Package contains five mandatory forms, which must be submitted with your proposal. These forms are: SF-424 (Application for Financial Assistance), SF-424A (Budget Information), SF-424B (Assurances), Mandatory Project Narrative Attachment Form, and Mandatory Budget Narrative Attachment Form. 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. Applicants may also request paper copies of application materials by contacting NPS using the information provided in Section G of this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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

A complete application shall include:

1) Standard Form 424

2) Standard Form 424A

3) Standard Form 424B

4) Project Narrative

5) Budget Narrative

6) Resumes and/or Position Descriptions

7) Letters of Commitment

8) Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

1) Standard Form 424 (SF-424) - Application for Federal Assistance

Complete this form with all applicable information. The starred/yellow highlighted fields are required.

2) Standard Form 424A (SF-424A) - Budget Information 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. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items including the cost of work to be provided by contractors or Sub-Recipients. 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional detailed guidance for the SF-424A.

3) Standard Form 424B (SF-424B) – Assurances This form must be signed by an Authorized Representative and submitted with your application. An Authorized Representative is a person who has the authority to legally bind your organization. The Authorized Representative cannot be the same person as the Project Director. 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) Project Narrative - Proposal Submission Format Using the provided headings, write a narrative that addresses the questions and prompts listed below (Items A-G). Answers to all items are required. Limit the narrative to seven 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity. 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 Mandatory 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity 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 personnel, including consultants. Describe their roles on the project, and briefly explain how their experience and qualifications are appropriate for the project. If you plan to hire new personnel or professional consultants, attach position descriptions or describe the criteria that will be used to competitively select these individuals or services. This does not include tribal elders or students but only pertains to 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 tribe/museum’s strategic plan for NAGPRA implementation? How will this project help further your NAGPRA strategic plan?

ii. Describe what internal controls are in place to monitor and assess the progress of the grant and ensure compliance with all administrative and financial requirements.

Describe how you will assess and evaluate project success.

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).

F. Statement of 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.

G. NAGPRA Collection (Museum applicants only) Briefly describe your museum’s Native American collections. What is the total number of NAGPRA-related items? What is the number of Native American human remains in your 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.

E. Status of Current or Recent NAGPRA Grant(s)

5) Budget Narrative – Proposal Submission Format Write a detailed 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. For each line item, explain how you arrived at the figures you’ve provided and why these items are necessary to accomplish the grant objectives. There is no page limit 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 your Budget Narrative match those on Section B of the SF-424A before submitting. Inconsistencies and/or lack of sufficient detail will result in delays in processing your application. Submit your Budget Narrative as a single .pdf via the Mandatory Budget Narrative Attachment Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on 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, please 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. The current Federal allowable mileage rate 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” is not an acceptable line item.

F. Contractual: Provide the subcontract/sub-award description, unit of time, quantity, cost per unit of time, and resultant dollar amount for each subcontract/sub-award. Do not include stipends for tribal elders here (see line item H). Where applicable, include a justification for costs indicating regional costs or ranges for services. The applicant must document a competitive selection process for subcontracts/sub-awards 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.

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 is modified from the total direct cost and ensure it matches the description in the current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. 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%.

6) Resumes

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. The applicant must be able to prove that a competitive selection process for professional consultants was used and is documented. If awarded, applicable Recipients may be required to submit a Competitive Negotiation and Small Purchases Contracting Document which can be found on the National NAGPRA Program website (https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/GRANTS/grantees.html). 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 Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on Grants.gov.

7) Letters of Commitment (as applicable)

Attach letters of commitment for all project partners and consultants (if known). Letters should state the partner or consultant’s specific role and/or responsibilities in the project, and assert their commitment to participating in the project if funded. Submit the documents as a single .pdf via the Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on Grants.gov.

8) Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) If your proposed budget includes indirect costs, a 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 may have the entire indirect costs line item disallowed. Submit the document as a single .pdf via the Attachments Form available through the funding opportunity announcement on 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 methodology 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 C.F.R. § 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 Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (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.

Applications must be received by Friday, March 09, 2018, 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 application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness or incompleteness, 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 in the OMB’s home page at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc/

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 NPS FA Awarding Officer.

7. Other Submission Requirements Applications must be submitted to the National Park Service electronically via www.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 www.grants.gov, the National NAGPRA Program may approve submission by other means. Failure on the applicant’s part to register for a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number, 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 office and they are postmarked by the deadline of March 9, 2018.

Proof of timely submission shall be the date and time that Grants.gov receives your application, and is automatically recorded by Grants.gov. An electronic time stamp is 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. Applicants using dial-up connections should be aware that transmission may take some time before Grants.gov receives it. Grants.gov will provide either an error or a successfully received transmission message. The Grants.gov Contact Center reports that some applicants abort the transmission because they think that nothing is occurring during the transmission process. Please be patient and give the system time to process the application.

In the event the applicant experiences technical difficulties with submitting their application, please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk toll free at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc/ http://www.grants.gov/

Section E: Application Review Information

1. Criteria NPS will evaluate and consider only those applications that separately address each of the merit review criteria. Each applicant is required to provide a detailed narrative, in accordance with Section D, Paragraph 2, part 4 of this Notice of Funding Opportunity, of the following criteria elements.

Criterion 1:

Objectives and Activities 30 Points Total

- Are project objectives, activities, and deliverables clearly described in detail?

- Is there a logical connection between the objectives, activities, and deliverables?

- Are all project activities eligible for funding?

- Are project objectives consistent with the goals of the NAGPRA grant program?

Criterion 2 Partnerships 15 Points Total

- Are all project partners identified and described in detail?

- Are project partners appropriate and is there evidence of their involvement in project planning?

- Is there evidence of support for this project from all applicable parties?

Criterion 3 Implementation/Administration 20 Points Total

- Are budget items described in detail, reasonable, and necessary to accomplish project activities?

- Are the roles and responsibilities of all project personnel (staff and contractors) clearly described and defined?

- Are any unfilled positions or consultancies clearly described and their work clearly defined?

- Can the project objectives and activities be accomplished within the timeframe provided?

- Does the applicant demonstrate the internal controls to ensure all administrative and financial grant requirements will be met in a timely manner?

Criterion 4 Impact/Evaluation 15 Points Total

- Is the applicant’s strategic plan for NAGPRA implementation clearly described in detail?

- Does the project help to achieve the NAGPRA strategic plan’s goals?

- Is there a plan in place for monitoring project activities and ensuring that all deliverables are achieved?

- Are there measures in place to assess and evaluate project success?

TOTAL POINTS: 80

2. Review and Selection Process Independent reviewers and NPS personnel will review all proposals. All proposals for funding will be evaluated using the criteria outlined above. A summary of the review panel comments will be provided to the applicant upon request.

a. Initial Review Prior to conducting the comprehensive merit review, an initial review will be performed to determine whether: (1) the applicant is eligible for an award; (2) the information required by the Notice of Funding Opportunity has been submitted; (3) all mandatory requirements of the Notice of Funding Opportunity are satisfied; and (4) the proposed project is responsive to the program objectives of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (program determination). If an applicant fails to meet the requirements or objectives of the Notice of Funding Opportunity, or does not provide sufficient information for review, the applicant will be considered non-responsive and eliminated from further review.

b. Comprehensive Merit Review All applications that satisfactorily pass the initial review will be eligible for the Comprehensive Merit Review. Each criteria element will be scored on the following scale against the specific questions listed under each criteria element in Paragraph 1 of this section:

Superior: Applicant fully addresses all aspects of the criterion, convincingly demonstrates that it will meet the NPS performance requirements, and demonstrates no weaknesses in any aspect of the criteria or the goals of the grant program.

Good: Applicant fully addresses all aspects of the criterion, convincingly demonstrates a likelihood of meeting NPS requirements, and demonstrates only a few minor weaknesses in describing how the criteria and the goals of the grant program will be met.

Satisfactory: Applicant addresses all aspects of the criterion and demonstrates the ability to meet NPS performance requirements. The Application contains weaknesses and/or a number of minor weaknesses in describing how the criteria and the goals of the grant program will be met.

Marginal: Applicant addresses all aspects of the criterion and demonstrates the ability to meet NPS performance requirements. The Application contains significant weaknesses and/or significant minor weaknesses in describing how the criteria and the goals of the grant program will be met.

Poor: Applicant addresses all aspects of the criterion but fails to demonstrate the likelihood of successfully meeting NPS requirements. Significant weaknesses are demonstrated and clearly outweigh any strength presented.

Not Acceptable: Applicant does not address all aspects of the criterion and the information presented indicates a strong likelihood of failure to meet NPS requirements.

Scoring of each criterion shall be based on the strengths and weaknesses of the application narrative. To assist in assigning an appropriate score, the following numerical rating values may be assigned:

Criterion 1:

Objectives and Activities

Criterion 2:

Partnerships

Criterion 3:

Implementation/ Administration

Criterion 4:

Impact/ Evaluation

Total Point Range

Superior 30 15 20 15 65-80 Good 24 12 16 12 49-64 Satisfactory 18 9 12 9 33-48 Marginal 12 6 8 6 17-32 Poor 6 3 4 3 1-16 Not Acceptable 0 0 0 0 0

c. Selection The Selection Official may consider the merit review recommendation and the amount of funds available to select applications for funding.

d. Discussions and Award NPS may enter into discussions with a selected applicant for any reason deemed necessary, including, but not limited to: (1) only a portion of the application is selected for award; (2) NPS needs additional information to determine that the applicant is capable of complying with the requirements of DOI Financial Assistance Regulations, and/or (3) additional specific terms and conditions are required. Failure to satisfactorily resolve the issues identified by NPS may preclude award to the applicant.

3. Evaluation of Applicant Risk In accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.205, applications selected for funding will be subject to a pre-award risk assessment which may include a review of information contained within the applicant’s proposal, past audits, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and/or past performance on previous Federal financial assistance awards.

Negative information that leads to an applicant being designated as “Medium Risk” or “High Risk” may result in specific conditions, as identified in 2 C.F.R. § 200.207, being incorporated into the final award.

4. Anticipated Announcement and Federal Award Dates Estimated date of Federal Award: September 1, 2018.

Estimated date notifying successful and unsuccessful applicants: August 1, 2018.

Please note funding may take an additional ten weeks to become available after the grant award is announced.

Section F: Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices Upon being selected for the award, successful applicants will receive a notification of the selection of their application for funding. NPS will notify the applicants selected for award by August 1, 2018. A notice of selection is not an authorization to begin performance on an agreement. This notice will detail the next steps in the awarding process. Once all clearances and reviews have been conducted, a grant agreement will be sent for signature.

Work cannot begin before the non-Federal entity receives a fully executed copy of the grant agreement which contains the signature of the NPS FA Awarding Officer. Any pre-award costs incurred prior to the receipt of a signed agreement or written notice signed by a NPS FA Awarding Officer authorizing pre-award costs are at the applicant’s own risk. A grant agreement signed by a NPS FA Awarding Officer is the only authorizing document to begin performance.

Organizations whose applications have not been selected will be notified as promptly as possible.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

a. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) By accepting Federal financial assistance, the non-Federal entity agrees to abide by the applicable Federal regulations in the expenditure of Federal funds and performance under this program: 2 C.F.R. Part 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements For Federal Awards.

b. Standard Award Terms and Conditions Acceptance of a Federal financial assistance award from the Department of the Interior carries with it the responsibility to be aware of and comply with the terms and conditions of the award.