NAGPRA Grants

Section 10 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American “cultural items,” including human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.  The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for NAGPRA Grants is 15.922.

Eligibility: Museums with possible NAGPRA collections, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations as defined in NAGPRA are eligible to apply.

Funding Opportunities:  Two types of grants are available each fiscal year:

Consultation/Documentation Grants

Repatriation Grants

Repatriation grants defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial and/or storage of NAGPRA-related human remains and/or cultural items.

Award: Non-competitive, rolling basis

Amount: Up to $15,000

Deadline: June 1, 2017

Consultation/Documentation grants support the efforts of museums, Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to consult and document NAGPRA-related human remains and cultural items in non-federal collections.

Award: Competitive grant, awarded once per year

Amount: $5,000 to $90,000

Deadline: March 9, 2017, 11:59 pm (PST)

All NAGPRA grant applicants must submit their complete application packages electronically through the Grants.gov website.  Organizations not yet registered or familiar with Grants.gov must first go to the following website and follow the instructions to register: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.  It will take several days for your account to be processed before you can submit your application.

Application Guidelines and Forms

The National NAGPRA Program requires grant applications be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

Repatriation Grant Application Materials (available on Grants.gov under grant opportunity P17AS00003):

• FY2017 NAGPRA Repatriation Grant Guidelines
• FY2017 NAGPRA Repatriation Grant Proposal Coversheet
• FY2017 NAGPRA Repatriation Grant Proposal

• Transfer of control document for repatriation grants (prior to funding)

Consultation/Documentation Grant Materials (available on Grants.gov under grant opportunity P17AS00031) Access the complete application here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=290591

Additional Grant Resources:

Featured grant proposals and final projects including a bibliography of sample deliverables.

Journeys to Repatriation: 15 Years of NAGPRA Grants (1994-2008) analyzes the impact of the NAGPRA grants program. Filled with stories, quotes and statistics, this publication highlights the important role the NAGPRA grants program has played in repatriation efforts around the country. Download a copy or email nagpra_grants@nps.gov to request a free copy.

Information for Grantees

Click here for information and forms to help manage your current grant.

Awards to Date:

The National Park Service has awarded NAGPRA grants since 1994. From 1994 through 2016, a total of 901 NAGPRA grants have been awarded. View the complete list of NAGPRA Grant awards to date.

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