BLM UT GSENM Archaeological and Historical Assessment

Funding Opportunity Number: L16AS00140 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.224Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Jul 25, 2016Award Ceiling: $45,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 24, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Background: GSENM was established to protect the various aspects noted in the GSENM Proclamation, in which the cultural resources were specifically identified. During recent interactions with the GSENM-area public of Kane and Garfield Counties, GSENM became aware of a lack of documented history regarding livestock grazing and the importance of the historical aspects of ranching to the cultural makeup and continuity of local communities. While more general histories of both Kane and Garfield Counties have been produced in the recent past by the Utah State Historical Society, these only touch upon the complexities of ranching in this environment considered marginal for such activities. The Southern Utah Oral History Program has, over the past 15 years, collected a large number of interviews from long-term local residents, but again these have not been synthesized into one historical document. The production of a detailed history as o...

Source: Grants.gov - May 25, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding