Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00516
Linking Southwest Heritage through Archeology Session 7 (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00516) is a National Park Service discretionary grant offered through the U.S. Department of the Interior as a cooperative agreement. The project is designed as an educational and workforce-development experience that uses archeology to help participants better understand Hispanic contributions to the settlement patterns, history, and cultural development of the American Southwest. The core idea is to connect heritage and place-based learning with hands-on scientific practice, using real sites, real research settings, and direct engagement with public lands and cultural resources.
The program specifically targets a small cohort: twelve Latino high school students and three teachers. Through structured exposure to archeological methods and interpretation, participants learn how archeology can illuminate the lived experiences of Hispanic communities in the region and how those histories intersect with broader Southwestern narratives. A key part of the experience is traveling to nine National Park units, along with additional visits to Hispanic heritage locations and American Indian sites. These field visits are meant to situate classroom and lab learning in a wider cultural and geographic context, showing how different communities have interacted over time and how those interactions can be studied through material evidence, landscapes, and preserved places.
In addition to site visits, the opportunity includes direct work on an archeological site and significant time in laboratory environments. Participants spend additional time across six archeology labs at the University of Arizona, which expands the program beyond fieldwork into the analytical side of archeology. This lab component is meant to demonstrate how archeology operates as a scientific discipline, including documentation, curation, analysis, and interpretation, and it also serves a career exploration purpose by exposing students and teachers to a variety of scientific and cultural resource-related career paths tied to archeology, conservation, and public history.
Administratively, the opportunity is open to eligible applicants that are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the program design and the role universities often play as research and training partners. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA number listed is 15.945. The posted award ceiling is $85,000, with an expectation of a single award, indicating a focused, single-project effort rather than a broad multi-award competition. The opportunity was created on August 15, 2019, with an original closing date of August 24, 2019, suggesting a short application window typical of some targeted cooperative agreements.Apply for P19AS00516
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Linking Southwest Heritage through Archeology Session 7" 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 Aug 15, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 24, 2019. (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 $85,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Linking Southwest Heritage through Archeology Session 7" grant opportunity?
Linking Southwest Heritage through Archeology Session 7 (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00516) is a National Park Service discretionary grant opportunity offered through the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement and supports an educational and workforce-development program centered on archeology and Southwest heritage.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS) within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is designed as an educational and workforce-development experience that uses archeology to help participants better understand Hispanic contributions to settlement patterns, history, and cultural development in the American Southwest. It combines place-based learning with hands-on scientific practice through real sites, real research settings, and direct engagement with public lands and cultural resources.
Who is the program intended to serve?
The program targets a small cohort of participants: twelve Latino high school students and three teachers.
How many students and teachers are expected to participate?
The program is described as serving twelve Latino high school students and three teachers.
What will participants do during the program?
Participants receive structured exposure to archeological methods and interpretation, including field visits, direct work on an archeological site, and significant time in laboratory environments. The experience is meant to connect heritage learning with scientific practice and career exploration.
How does the program connect archeology to Hispanic history in the Southwest?
The program uses archeological methods to illuminate lived experiences of Hispanic communities in the region and to show how those histories intersect with broader Southwestern narratives. The learning is grounded in field visits and research settings that help participants interpret history through material evidence, landscapes, and preserved places.
How many National Park units are included in the travel component?
The program includes travel to nine National Park units.
Are there visits beyond National Park units?
Yes. In addition to visiting nine National Park units, the program includes additional visits to Hispanic heritage locations and American Indian sites.
Why does the program include visits to multiple types of heritage sites?
The site visits are meant to place classroom and lab learning into a wider cultural and geographic context, showing how different communities have interacted over time and how those interactions can be studied through archeology.
Is there hands-on fieldwork on an archeological site?
Yes. The opportunity includes direct work on an archeological site as part of the educational experience.
Does the program include laboratory work as well as fieldwork?
Yes. Participants spend significant time in laboratory environments in addition to site visits and field activities.
Where does the lab component take place?
The program includes time across six archeology labs at the University of Arizona.
What is the purpose of the lab component?
The lab component is intended to show how archeology operates as a scientific discipline, including documentation, curation, analysis, and interpretation. It also supports career exploration by exposing participants to scientific and cultural resource-related career paths tied to archeology, conservation, and public history.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.945.
Who is eligible to apply for the award?
The opportunity is open to eligible applicants that are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The posted award ceiling is $85,000.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of a single award, suggesting a focused, single-project effort rather than a multi-award competition.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on August 15, 2019.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was August 24, 2019.
How long was the application window?
Based on the creation date (August 15, 2019) and the original closing date (August 24, 2019), the application window was short and consistent with a targeted cooperative agreement.
Why is this opportunity structured as a university-eligible cooperative agreement?
The eligibility requirement aligns with the program design and the role universities often play as research and training partners, especially given the field-and-lab structure and the inclusion of six University of Arizona archeology labs.
What kinds of learning methods does the program emphasize?
The program emphasizes place-based learning, hands-on scientific practice, and direct engagement with public lands and cultural resources. It blends travel-based field learning, on-site archeological work, and laboratory-based analysis.
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