FY2025 NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P25AS00464
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Points of contact
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- Jim Modrick nagpra_grants@nps.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service is offering FY2025 NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants to provide funding for museums, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to undertake projects supporting the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. Eligible activities include consultation meetings, training and conferences, developing coalitions and partnerships, proper handling and storage of remains/items, and documentation projects that determine geographical origin and cultural affiliation. Applications will be evaluated on four criteria worth 25 points each: Objectives & Activities, Partnerships & Beneficiaries, Implementation & Administration, and Impact & Evaluation. The deadline for submitting applications is March 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET.
The total program funding is $3,407,000, with an expected 25 awards ranging from $5,000 to $150,000 each. The anticipated project period is from October 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. No cost sharing is required, and federal agencies and the Smithsonian Institution are not eligible to apply. All applicants must be registered in SAM.gov and Grants.gov to submit proposals.
Synopsis
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 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 human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (25 U.S.C. 3008). NAGPRA Consultation and Documentation grants assist museums, Indian Tribes, and NHOs to undertake projects leading to the repatriation of Native American human remains or cultural items. Project activities may include, but are not limited to:· Consultation,· Training and Conferences,· Coalitions and Partnerships,· Duty of Care, or· Other projects. Grant funds must be used for CONSULTATION and/or DOCUMENTATION projects under NAGPRA. Consultation projects support efforts related to determinations of cultural affiliation and making or responding to requests for repatriation. Documentation projects support determining the geographical origin, cultural affiliation, and other basic facts surrounding the acquisition of Native American human remains or cultural items. Consultation and documentation projects should lead to determining control, treatment, and repatriation of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items.
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