National Park Service: Fort Brown National Historic Landmark Nomination Grant

This grant, provided by the National Park Service, aims to revise the boundary of Fort Brown National Historic Landmark in Texas and prepare a new nomination. The project seeks to encompass the original earth fortification area and consider a larger cultural landscape including additional American and Mexican earthworks. Recent archeological studies suggest substantial subsurface remains exist, urging the expansion of the current nomination from 1986. The collaboration involves the NPS Heritage Partnerships Program, the International Boundary and Water Commission, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, and the City of Brownsville to highlight the significance of the site in preserving history. Deadline: September 18, 2015.

Opportunity ID: 278893

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	P15AS00394
Funding Opportunity Title:	Fort Brown National Historic Landmark Nomination
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.954 — National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Sep 08, 2015
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 18, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 18, 2015
Archive Date:	Sep 19, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$41,125
Award Ceiling:	$0
Award Floor:	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:	noncompetitive notice of intent to award

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	Operating under the authority of the 1935 Historic Sites Act (54 U.S.C. 320101-06) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), the National Park Service (hereafter referred to as NPS) administers the National Historic Landmark (NHL) Program, which provides for the identification, documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the Nation’s nationally significant historic buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts. The NPS Heritage Partnerships Program �� working in cooperation with the Cooperator, the International Boundary and Water Commission, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, and the City of Brownsville �� seeks to revise the boundary of Fort Brown NHL in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, and prepare a new National Historic Landmark nomination for that site. The purpose for the revision of the existing nomination is to encompass the entire area of (or as much as possible with consenting landowners) the original earth fortification and to consider a larger cultural landscape that also includes sites of additional American and Mexican earthworks. The 1986 NHL nomination only addressed the portion of the fort represented by standing earthworks and included only that portion of the fort within the 80 by 170 yard area designated by the NHL. Recent non-invasive archeological investigations and a cultural landscape study reveal substantial subsurface remains of the fort exist as well as the potential for other works related to the siege of Fort Texas to be contained within the cultural landscape.
Link to Additional Information:	http://www.grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Todd Wilson Todd_Wilson@nps.gov Email:Todd_Wilson@nps.gov

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