Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project Historic Preservation | BOR UC 17 N013

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The Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project Historic Preservation grant is a Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior) discretionary funding opportunity designed to fund the Pueblo of Acoma's role in historic preservation and cultural resources compliance for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP). The funding supports the Pueblo of Acoma's participation as laid out in a 2011 Programmatic Agreement, with a central purpose of ensuring that cultural, archaeological, and ethnographic considerations are properly reviewed and integrated as NGWSP planning and construction activities move forward.

A key requirement of the grant is that the Pueblo of Acoma designates a Point of Contact (POC) to receive and review cultural resource compliance materials produced for NGWSP. The POC, along with the Pueblo's technical staff and Historic Preservation Office (HPO) Board Members, reviews Cultural Resource Management (CRM) reports and related documentation and then submits comments, concerns, and consultation input back to Reclamation. In practice, this positions the Pueblo as an active reviewing party rather than a passive recipient of information, so that issues can be raised early and addressed through the project compliance process.

The scope of work described in the opportunity covers multiple, connected activities over several fiscal years. First, the Pueblo's technical staff and HPO Board Members are funded to review all new CRM reports generated during FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 2019. Second, the grant supports the Pueblo's participation in Programmatic Agreement workgroup meetings, along with follow-up consultation within the Pueblo (including consultation with HPO Board Members) across those same fiscal years. Third, the Pueblo conducts a formal review of a catalog and existing inventory of nearly three dozen major archaeological CRM documents, with that catalog review specifically identified as a FY 2016 activity. Fourth, the Pueblo completes Rapid Ethnographic Assessments for 13 construction reaches anticipated to begin construction in the latter part of FY 2016, reflecting a need to capture place-based cultural knowledge and concerns in areas likely to be affected by near-term ground disturbance.

The opportunity also reflects a later change to the work plan through Modification 001, which adds three additional task areas focused on Reach 22B and related activities. These added tasks include rapid ethnographic assessment training (REAT) for Pueblo of Acoma participants, safety training, and REAT work connected to Reach 22B Phase II and "Na baama" investigations. The modification further includes Reach 22B rapid ethnographic assessment phase II fieldwork, work tied to a Reach 22B Na baama inadvertent discovery, and the preparation and delivery of Reach 22B Na baama reports to the Acoma Historic Preservation Office. Taken together, these additions indicate that new or evolving field needs arose during implementation that required added training, additional field investigation, and additional reporting back to the Pueblo's preservation authorities.

From an administrative standpoint, the grant is listed under Funding Opportunity Number BOR UC 17 N013 and CFDA 15.511, categorized under Natural Resources. Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and the narrative makes clear this award is intended to enable the Pueblo of Acoma specifically to carry out its Programmatic Agreement responsibilities for NGWSP. The anticipated award profile is a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $85,000. The opportunity was created on July 27, 2017, with an original closing date of August 10, 2017, signaling a short application window typical of targeted or project-specific compliance support funding.

Overall, this funding opportunity is less about general infrastructure construction and more about ensuring culturally informed compliance and consultation are properly resourced during a major federal water supply project. It pays for the people, review processes, meetings, training, and ethnographic and documentation tasks needed so the Pueblo of Acoma can consistently and formally review NGWSP cultural resource materials, participate in structured consultation forums, and provide timely input on areas where construction and related activities could affect archaeological sites, traditional cultural properties, or other culturally important resources.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project Historic Preservation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.511.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 27, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 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 $85,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).

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