The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced the New Mexico Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program to manage archaeological and historic sites, artifact collections, places of traditional cultural importance to Native Americans and other communities, and paleontological resources that occur on federal lands in the state of New Mexico.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/27/2022
Grant Size: $52,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The BLM New Mexico Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Programs seek to establish partnerships that collaboratively encourage the public to learn about and engage with heritage resources in New Mexico, with the goals of building a meaningful conservation stewardship legacy through expanding recreation opportunities on public lands, working to ensure meaningful consultation and self-determination for Tribes, enhancing visitor experience on public lands by better meeting their infrastructure and maintenance needs, and eliminating unnecessary steps and duplicative reviews while maintaining rigorous environmental standards.
The Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Programs achieve these goals by:
- Protecting and preserving cultural heritage and paleontological resources for the benefit of future generations;
- Improving professional and/or public understanding of the nation’s cultural and natural history;
- Providing educational, recreational, and economic opportunities for local communities and the public;
- Increasing Native American access to locations and natural resources important to traditional cultural practices and beliefs; and
- Managing heritage resource collections and associated records to appropriate standards, and providing access to the public and Native Americans.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000
- Award Ceiling: $52,000
- Award Floor: $10,000
- Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
