The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking applications for its Heritage Site Protection.
Donor Name: Forest Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/07/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This outreach of interest (OOI) functions as an outreach mechanism to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. This OOI is intended to solicit responses to explore future projects meeting the needs and interests of potential partners through partnership agreements within legislative authority with USDA Forest Service.
USDA Forest Service is looking seeking assistance in the protection and management of significant cultural resources on public lands through its Heritage Program. This initiative aims to foster co-stewardship between USDA Forest Service, and historic preservation focused partners to assist the agency to manage, preserve and share the history for public enjoyment and professional use. The agency works with other land management agencies, local communities, interested publics, and Tribes to ensure agency actions address cultural sensitivities and priorities.
The USDA Forest Service manages 277,000 known heritage sites, with hundreds more documented each year. To adequately identify, evaluate, maintain, preserve, and protect these sites, the agency hires professional specialists responsible for the oversight and upkeep of these sites. Opportunities for partnership participation include the documentation, evaluation, recording and rehabilitation of these sites using both non-USDA Forest Service professional specialists, and through assistance from the public (non-professional).
Nationwide, the workload for heritage program activities exceeds capacity. Partnerships benefit the agency by increasing capacity, engaging community members and cultivating a vested interest in long term success and shared “ownership” in final outcomes. They also provide opportunities for job training, personal development, conservation service, and natural and cultural resource appreciation while cultivating the next generation of natural resource stewards.
Project Period
Awards under this announcement are typically 1 to 5 years in length. Projects of greater complexity may be awarded for a longer period, not to exceed 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible responders include for profit; non-profits; institutions of higher education; federal, state, local, and Native American tribal governments; organizations and special purpose districts (public utility districts, fire districts, conservation districts, school districts, and ports).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
