Opportunity Information: Apply for L17AS00116
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a cooperative agreement to support a partnership that will pull together, organize, and document the history of Euro-American land use in two protected areas in Washington County, Utah: the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) and the Red Cliffs NCA. The goal is not simply to write a general history, but to assemble and structure the existing historical record in a way that the BLM can directly use to create educational and interpretive products that connect specific places on the landscape (and the historic features that remain there) to a clear historical context. In other words, the work is meant to strengthen on-the-ground interpretation by tying stories, dates, people, and documented activities to identifiable locations and themes.
A key point of this opportunity is that a large amount of historical information already exists, scattered across many formats and repositories. The BLM notes that the Euro-American history of both NCAs has been documented through primary sources such as personal journal entries, government records, maps, and photographs, as well as secondary sources like prior historic studies written by academics, scholars, contractors, and local enthusiasts. In addition, many historic features have already been archaeologically documented, meaning there are likely site records and related documentation that can be integrated into a broader historical framework. The partner is expected to build on this base by identifying relevant sources, gathering them, evaluating what they contribute, and then organizing the results into products that are usable for future interpretation and research.
The selected partner will work collaboratively with BLM staff and will also coordinate with regional historians, local community members, and archaeologists to assemble source material specifically focused on Euro-American land use from the earliest settlement period to the present. While the two NCAs may share some overlapping themes, the deliverables are expected to treat each NCA as its own unit: the principal investigator (PI) is expected to work with students to produce a separate written report and a separate source database for Beaver Dam Wash NCA and for Red Cliffs NCA. This structure signals that the BLM wants documentation that is both comprehensive and clearly organized by place, so that staff and future researchers can pull information relevant to one NCA without having to disentangle it from the other.
The main deliverables are two final reports (one per NCA) and two accompanying Excel databases (again, one per NCA). Each report is expected to present a detailed narrative based on the research, organized chronologically, and incorporating the kinds of information needed to link land-use patterns and historic features to time periods, events, and individuals. The Excel databases are meant to function as a long-term framework for ongoing historic research and interpretation, not just as a bibliography. Each database should list historic themes and include, at minimum, a short description of each theme, the dates associated with it, the people connected to it, the source or sources where the information comes from, and the type of source (for example, photograph, journal, map, or government record). The emphasis on structured fields suggests the BLM wants a product that can be searched, expanded, and repurposed later for interpretive planning, exhibit development, web content, kiosks, guided materials, or other educational uses.
Administratively, this is a discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, under CFDA number 15.224, and it will be awarded as a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the agency during the project (for example, coordination on priorities, access to internal resources, and iterative review). The opportunity number is L17AS00116. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a wide range of applicant types as long as any additional eligibility conditions in the full announcement are met. The BLM anticipated making a single award with a funding ceiling of $80,000. The opportunity was created on May 22, 2017, with an original closing date of July 21, 2017.
In practical terms, the project is best understood as a synthesis and organization effort designed to turn a dispersed body of historical knowledge into two clear, BLM-ready reference packages: one for Beaver Dam Wash NCA and one for Red Cliffs NCA. The value to the BLM is that this work would reduce fragmentation in the historical record, highlight the most relevant themes and sources for interpretation, and leave behind databases that can continue to grow as new materials are found or as interpretive needs evolve.Apply for L17AS00116
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM Utah SGFO Partnership to Document Historic Land Use in the Beaver Dam Wash, and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas, Washington County, Utah" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.224.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 22, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 21, 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 $80,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this BLM grant opportunity about?
This Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cooperative agreement supports a partner effort to pull together, organize, and document the history of Euro-American land use in two protected areas in Washington County, Utah: the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) and the Red Cliffs NCA. The work focuses on assembling and structuring existing records so BLM can directly use the results to create educational and interpretive products tied to specific places on the landscape.
Which locations are covered by the project?
The project covers two units: Beaver Dam Wash NCA and Red Cliffs NCA, both located in Washington County, Utah. Deliverables are expected to be organized separately for each NCA.
What does BLM mean by "Euro-American land use" in this opportunity?
Based on the opportunity description, the focus is on Euro-American land use from the earliest settlement period to the present, using available historical documentation to connect people, events, dates, activities, and land-use patterns to identifiable places and themes within each NCA.
Is the goal to write a general history of the NCAs?
No. The goal is not simply a general narrative history. The goal is to assemble and structure the existing historical record so it can be used for on-the-ground interpretation, tying stories and documented activities to specific locations and historic features that remain on the landscape.
What kinds of sources is the partner expected to use?
The opportunity notes that a large amount of relevant material already exists across many formats and repositories. Examples provided include primary sources such as personal journal entries, government records, maps, and photographs, as well as secondary sources like prior historic studies written by academics, scholars, contractors, and local enthusiasts.
How does archaeological documentation fit into this project?
The opportunity indicates that many historic features have already been archaeologically documented, meaning there are likely site records and related documentation that can be integrated into a broader historical framework. The project is expected to build on this by incorporating those records where they help connect documented history to specific features and locations.
What is the main problem this project is trying to solve?
The BLM describes the historical information as substantial but scattered across many formats and repositories. This project is meant to reduce fragmentation by identifying relevant sources, gathering them, evaluating what they contribute, and organizing the results into products that are usable for interpretation and future research.
What are the required deliverables?
The main deliverables are two final written reports (one for Beaver Dam Wash NCA and one for Red Cliffs NCA) and two accompanying Excel databases (again, one per NCA).
How should the final reports be organized?
Each report is expected to present a detailed narrative based on the research, organized chronologically. The narrative should include the kinds of details needed to link land-use patterns and historic features to time periods, events, and individuals.
What is the purpose of the Excel databases?
The Excel databases are intended to serve as a long-term framework for ongoing historic research and interpretation, not just as a bibliography. The structured format is meant to support searching, expansion, and reuse for interpretive planning and educational products.
What information must be included in each Excel database?
Each database should list historic themes and include, at minimum: a short description of each theme, associated dates, people connected to the theme, the source or sources where the information comes from, and the type of source (for example, photograph, journal, map, or government record).
Are the deliverables combined for both NCAs or separated?
They are separated. The opportunity explicitly expects a separate written report and a separate source database for Beaver Dam Wash NCA and for Red Cliffs NCA, treating each NCA as its own unit.
Who will the selected partner work with during the project?
The partner is expected to work collaboratively with BLM staff and coordinate with regional historians, local community members, and archaeologists to assemble and organize relevant source material focused on Euro-American land use.
Does the opportunity describe a role for a principal investigator and students?
Yes. The opportunity states that the principal investigator (PI) is expected to work with students to produce the separate written reports and separate Excel source databases for each NCA.
What kind of federal award instrument will be used?
The award is described as a cooperative agreement. This typically implies substantial involvement by the agency during the project, such as coordination on priorities, access to internal resources, and iterative review.
Which agency is administering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Is this a discretionary federal funding opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary federal funding opportunity.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.224.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is L17AS00116.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to a wide range of applicant types, as long as any additional eligibility conditions in the full announcement are met.
How many awards does BLM anticipate making?
The BLM anticipated making a single award.
What is the funding ceiling for the award?
The funding ceiling listed is $80,000.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on May 22, 2017, with an original closing date of July 21, 2017.
What kinds of end uses does BLM have in mind for the products?
The opportunity describes outputs designed to be repurposed for interpretation and education, including interpretive planning, exhibit development, web content, kiosks, guided materials, and other educational uses. A key intent is to strengthen on-the-ground interpretation by connecting historical context to identifiable locations and features.
What makes the databases more than a bibliography?
The databases are expected to capture themes and structured fields (descriptions, dates, people, sources, and source types) so the information can be searched, expanded over time, and reused directly in interpretive and research workflows.
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