Bandelier Archeological Inventory, 2016-2020 MOD | P17AS00528

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00528

The Bandelier Archeological Inventory, 2016-2020 MOD grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00528) is a discretionary National Park Service cooperative agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It was created on July 24, 2017, with an original closing date of August 2, 2017. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category (CFDA 15.945) and is limited in eligibility to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The National Park Service anticipated making a single award, with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $98,909.

The purpose of the opportunity is to complete remaining cultural resource inventory work at Bandelier National Monument, specifically in backcountry areas that are considered likely to contain archeological or other cultural resources. The monument reports that nearly all park lands have already been inventoried, with approximately 98 percent completed. The focus of this award is the remaining 615 acres that still need systematic survey coverage. Within these unsurveyed units, the park estimates that roughly 75 to 90 archeological sites may be present, meaning the work is expected to yield a meaningful number of new site recordings and documentation products.

The core objective is straightforward: locate cultural resources within the defined project areas through systematic pedestrian survey and then document any identified resources following established park guidelines. In practice, this means field teams would walk planned transects or other structured coverage routes to ensure consistent and defensible survey results, then record sites, features, and artifacts in the formats and standards required by the monument. A key emphasis is producing information that integrates cleanly with existing park data and supports long-term resource management decisions.

Methodologically, the inventory is intended to closely match the approach used in the Bandelier Archaeological Survey (BAS) described by Powers and Orcutt (1999), primarily so that the new results are comparable with the monument's extensive existing inventory dataset. The notice also signals that there are some important exceptions to the BAS methods, indicating the park may require modifications or updated procedures for particular conditions, management needs, technology changes, or documentation requirements, while still keeping the overall framework aligned with prior survey work.

Finally, the opportunity highlights operational and field safety requirements. The inventory work is to be carried out under the established safety plan, including the use of job hazard analyses. That detail underscores that the surveys will occur in backcountry settings where terrain, weather, remoteness, and other field risks are relevant, and that the cooperating partner is expected to follow formal safety protocols while executing the inventory and documentation tasks.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bandelier Archeological Inventory, 2016-2020 MOD" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 24, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 02, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $98,909.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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