Grants / Department of Defense / USACE Portland District

W9127N2120010: Cultural Landscape Studies, Willamette Valley Project, USACE: Education and Training for College Students in Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management

Closed Closed September 17, 2021 Opportunity W9127N2120010 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$330,000
• Award floor$3,000
• Total funding$330,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Non Federal Public and Nonprofit Entities

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Youth Conservation Services awards averaged $107,079; this notice allows up to $330,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (91% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity to accomplish the following: 1) provide training and educational opportunities for college students who are studying archaeology and cultural resources management, and 2) continue cultural resources stewardship through identifying, evaluating, and studying cultural resources managed by the Willamette Valley Project or issues relevant to the cultural resources program, which is part of the Environmental Stewardship Program. The recipient’s participants will benefit from gaining experience and expertise in academic and applied aspects of archaeology and cultural resources management, which will increase their ability to be academically and professionally competitive. The fields of archaeology and cultural resources management will benefit from the production of new professionals who have targeted and useful training. The cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 2339. The preferred partner for this cooperative agreement must be a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity that has access to college student populations who live within commuting distance of the Willamette Valley Project. The entity must be able to provide educational and training opportunities in classroom, laboratory, museum, job-shadowing, and/or field settings that are tailored to the level of education of each of the student participants. These opportunities will be within commuting distance of the Willamette Valley Project. The recipient must have knowledge of and experience with academic and applied aspects of archaeology and cultural resources management and be able to undertake and complete projects of varying scope and complexity related to these fields. The recipient must have experience working with college student populations and supporting students through education and training efforts in the fields of archaeology and cultural resources management.

Category: Natural Resources.

Applying now

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