National Park Service Grant: Supporting Alaska Native Education and NPS Recruitment

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service(NPS), intention to fund the following project activities.

ABSTRACT

Funding Announcement:H9922101002

Project Title:Alaska Native Education and NPS Recruitment Program

Recipient:University of Alaska Fairbanks – Department of Alaska Native and
Rural Development

Principle
Investigator:N/A

Total Anticipated
Award Amount:$35,000

Cost Share:N/A

New Award
Or Continuation:New Award

Anticipated
Length of
Agreement:5 Years

Anticipated
Period of
Performance:April 9, 2010 – September 30, 2014

Award
Instrument:Cooperative Agreement

Statutory
Authority:16 U.S.C. §1a-2(j) authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to enter
into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of NPS appropriated funds to educational institutions for the public purpose of carrying out NPS programs. More specifically, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), 16 U.S.C. Section 3119 directs the National Park
Service, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to enter into cooperative agreements to effectuate subsistence and the use of public lands in Alaska. The co-sponsorship of an annual seminar and the development of a recruitment program further the implementation of Section 1308, Local Recruitment,
and Section 1318, Statewide Cultural Assistance Program. In addition, the National Historic Preservation Act, U.S.C Section 470a (j) (2) (C) provides authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for historic preservation education to colleges with a high enrollment of Native Americans.

CFDA# and
Title: 0.00 – Not Elsewhere Classified

Single Source Justification:
Criteria Sited: Unique Qualifications – The University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF), Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development was selected because it is specifically designed to reach a rural Alaskan and Alaska Native adult student body through long-distance telecom classes and special week-long seminars. It is the only educational institution in the State of Alaska established to deliver this kind of education to rural Alaskans. Additionally, UAF offers both Bachelor and Masters level educational programs within this program. 85% of the students are Alaska Natives, all adults, and many are leaders within their home communities. The seminars in relation, to this program, are designed to share NPS values and purpose with rural Alaskans in hopes there is a greater appreciation for the NPS role in Alaska.

National
Park Service
Point of Contact: Erica Cordeiro, Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov