# Inundated Heritage Data Collection, Community Outreach, and Public Dissemination, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-22-soi-0016-inundated-heritage-data-collection-community-outreach-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340867

> Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.2 million in total. Applications closed on July 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-22-SOI-0016 |
| Agency | Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.2 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.630 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).

## What the grant funds

Background: Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) to construct thirteen dams and associated reservoirs for the purposes of flood control, hydropower generation, irrigation, navigation, fish and wildlife, recreation, water supply, and water quality. These projects, built between 1940 and 1969 – collectively referred to as the Willamette Valley Project (WVP) – include Big Cliff, Blue River, Cottage Grove, Cougar, Detroit, Dexter, Dorena, Fall Creek, Fern Ridge, Foster, Green Peter, Hills Creek, and Lookout Point. In addition to construction of the dams and reservoirs, the Corps acquired property, relocated communities, and cleared swaths of pastoral and timber lands that would be inundated. The WVP, which now covers approximately 55,000 acres, significantly influenced human occupation of the landscape in six Willamette Valley watersheds through relocation and displacement. While Corps has a general understanding of the relocations and displacement that occurred, there are several unanswered quantitative and qualitative research questions regarding the true impacts of the WVP on communities, families, and individuals. The Corps has never completed a heritage focused effort to capture the scope and scale of inundation and relocation impacts. Real estate records and design manuals include technical details such as maps, photos, and pricing information, which can answer many quantitative questions about displacement, like how many total acres were cleared and how much was spent on these efforts. However, this data is largely incohesive, unanalyzed, and not widely available or easily accessible to federal employees trying to complete compliance efforts or the public trying to learn more about their communities, families, and historic resources. Further, the current available resources fail to capture the more human element of displacement and answer important research questions about public experiences with the Corps from the 1930s until the 1960s, and how this historic understanding continues to shape local communities’ current perspectives and interactions with the Corps. The Corps also lacks information regarding the impact of WVP reservoir inundation on tribal communities and the loss of traditional land use areas.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-22-SOI-0016 still open?

No. It closed on July 31, 2022. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Inundated Heritage Data Collection, Community Outreach, and Public Dissemination, Willamette Valley, Oregon?

Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Inundated Heritage Data Collection, Community Outreach, and Public Dissemination, Willamette Valley, Oregon?

Closed July 31, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each. About $1.2 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.