The Bureau of Land Management Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Programs seek to establish partnerships that collaboratively encourage the public to learn about and engage with heritage resources, 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 our infrastructure and maintenance needs, and eliminating unnecessary steps and duplicative reviews while maintaining rigorous environmental standards.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/08/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Program Goals
- Inventory cultural resources to provide historic contexts necessary for identification and evaluation of historic properties on public lands.
- Repatriate Native American human remains and cultural items to culturally affiliated Indian tribes and ensure that required inventories, summaries, and notices are completed.
- Manage archaeological and paleontological museum collections to provide public access for research and education.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $410,000
- Award Ceiling: $30,000
- Award Floor: $1,000.
Grant Period.
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/25/2025
- Anticipated Project End Date: 09/24/2030.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
