Title
Grant Application for Cultural Resources Management Services Grant
Action
ACTION:
1) Approve the application for a Cultural Resources Management Services Grant from the National Park Service
2) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate to the Grant Fund (G001) up to $450,000 within Park and Recreation for the duration of the grant; and
3) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the 2024 Cultural Resources Management Services Grant in the Grant Fund (G001)
Staff Contact: W. Lee Jones - Director, Department of Park and Recreation
Liz Morrell - Strategic Planning & Historical, Cultural and Community Resources Manager
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The National Park Service, following its Management Policies (2006) seeks to work with partners to collaboratively conduct a variety of activities related to Cultural Resources Management. Given that Park and Recreation recently completed an update to its Historic and Cultural Resources Management Plan and identified several opportunities for investment, staff would like to pursue this opportunity. Specifically, staff will apply for funding to cover the following: Archeological Identification/Evaluation Studies, Lineal Descent Studies, General Management Plan, Historic Resources Studies, Oral History Interviews, Park and Program Administrative History, and Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
An increase grant revenues and associated expenditures of up to $450,000 the Grant Fund G001.