National Park Service Grant: Historic Preservation at Gila Cliff Dwellings

This grant aims to preserve the significant architecture at Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument by employing youth crews to perform deferred maintenance treatments at two cliff dwelling sites. The project includes repointing and repairing walls, bench, doorways, and other architectural features totaling approximately 246 square feet. Additionally, training in historic preservation techniques will be provided to the crews. The goal is to improve the condition and maintainability of the structures while supporting training and education in the field of historic preservation.

Opportunity ID: 316747

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	P19AS00233
Funding Opportunity Title:	Historic Preservation Treatments to Gila Cliff Dwellings
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:	15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Jun 05, 2019
Last Updated Date:	Jun 05, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 14, 2019
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 14, 2019
Archive Date:	Jun 15, 2019
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$141,500
Award Ceiling:	$141,500
Award Floor:	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	This project will employ youth crews from the nonprofit Conservation Legacy’s Ancestral Lands Program (ALP) to tackle deferred maintenance treatments at two cliff dwelling sites in Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument (GICL). Both sites have significant architecture dating to late 13th through early 14th centuries and are attributed to ancestral Puebloans of the Mogollon archeological culture. The recommended preservation treatments for the two sites consists almost entirely (about 98 percent) of repointing combined with minimal repairs to masonry where rodent burrowing and visitor traffic threaten architectural integrity. The preservation crew will repoint and repair 43 walls, 1 bench, and the doorways of 24 rooms within 5 contiguous (known as Caves 1-5). They also will repoint a one-room structure consisting of 3 walls within a separate cave site known as Javalina House. The treatments will bring the walls and architectural features for the rooms at both sites up to good, maintainable condition. B. Project Objectives ¿ The objectives include repointing all 43 walls and other architectural features in caves 1-5 for a total of about 214 square feet of treatments; repoint 3 walls at Javalina House for a total of about 32 square feet; and improve the condition of the masonry walls and features at both sites through repairs and\or replacements in-kind. An NPS El Morro and El Malpais National Monuments (ELMAO) Vanishing Treasures (VT) crew will assist the ALP crew at the beginning of the project to provide training in the use of scaffolding and specialized historic preservation techniques. This supports ALP¿s training and education goals for historic preservation field crews. Following the completion of the fieldwork, a standard VT report will be produced from the ALP¿s work by ELMAO staff
Link to Additional Information:	http://www.grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov

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