Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00649
The Backcountry Preservation Plan grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00649) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on protecting vulnerable archaeological resources at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It is structured as a hands-on partnership between the National Park Service preservation staff and an eligible public institution of higher education, specifically centered on applying preservation expertise, fieldwork, and practical maintenance strategies to stabilize sites that have been showing signs of deterioration.
The project has two main goals. The first is to create a baseline Preservation Plan for 60 archaeological sites. These include 59 sites located in the monument's backcountry plus Compound A, a front-country site with standing architecture. Compound A is especially sensitive because it includes delicate adobe surfaces dating to around A.D. 1350, and the plan is intended to address deferred maintenance needs for those historic materials. In practical terms, the Preservation Plan is meant to set a clear starting point for long-term care by documenting conditions, defining treatment priorities, and laying out consistent methods for monitoring and preservation across all included sites.
The second goal is to develop and carry out Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Treatment Recommendations for the 59 backcountry sites. Recent condition assessments identified pest activity and related damage as major issues, so the grant emphasizes both planning and on-the-ground implementation of pest management approaches that are appropriate for cultural resources. IPM in this context generally means controlling pests in a way that reduces risk to archaeological features and historic materials, relying on targeted, evidence-based strategies rather than broad or harmful chemical use.
A key part of the work involves maintaining protective backfill levels at five specific archaeological sites. Backfilling is a common preservation technique where soil is placed or maintained over exposed archaeological features to shield them from weathering, erosion, and other damage. Under this award, preservation treatments involving backfilling are specifically focused on four named backcountry sites (the Ballcourt, and Sites B, C, and G) as well as Compound A. Beyond these targeted locations, the project also addresses problems found across many other backcountry sites, particularly the formation of rills and gullies caused by water flowing over exposed surfaces. Those erosion patterns were identified at 54 backcountry sites and represent a significant threat because they can rapidly remove protective soils, undermine exposed features, and accelerate the loss of archaeological integrity.
Overall, the opportunity is designed to confront the two most pressing threats to Casa Grande Ruins backcountry cultural resources: pest impacts and surface erosion. By pairing a comprehensive preservation planning effort with immediate treatments and IPM actions, the project aims to create both a roadmap for long-term stewardship and tangible near-term improvements in site stability.
Administratively, the opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under the Natural Resources funding activity category, with CFDA number 15.945. It was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument, meaning the NPS expected to remain substantially involved in the project rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. Eligible applicants were limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The posting date was September 6, 2018, with an original closing date of September 15, 2018. The expected number of awards was one, with an award ceiling of $25,000.Apply for P18AS00649
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Backcountry Preservation Plan" 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 Sep 06, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 15, 2018. (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 $25,000.00 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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