2014-11-13:Funding Opportunity Number: P15AS00002
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name: DOI-NPS
Closing Date: 2014-11-13
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1

Description: The public purpose of this agreement is to plan an Interpretive Experiential Center at El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historic Monument so that visitors can learn about recreational opportunities at city, county, state and federal lands including the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Develop interpretive exhibits and related physical and experiential components for a new interpretive center that helps parks and other public lands more accessible and meaningful to Americans.  NPS, USFS, and WNPA and partners, including the City of L.  A.  , El Pueblo Management, California State Parks, and UCLA REMAP are working together to create an experience that provides a unique opportunity to connect one of the largest and most diverse urban populations to parks?to create a gateway to parks and forests.  This WNPA Visitor Center will promote all public lands surrounding Los Angeles.  The building will be owned by the either the City of Los Angeles or LA County.  These two organizations are working on determining management of the building where the experiential center will be located.
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Funding Opportunity Number: R15SS00003
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: DOI-BOR
Closing Date: 2014-11-10
Award Ceiling: $161,308
Expected Number of Awards: 1

Description: The Bureau of Reclamation generates collections of archeological materials and records in accordance with multiple federal laws.  Following 36 CFR 79, these federal properties must be curated by a repository or museum meeting the Department of the Interior standards.  The Museum of Indian Arts and Cultures meets these standards, as well as those of the American Association of Museums.  The museum has curated the collections from Navajo Reservoir since the 1950s, because under the terms of the original agreements between the United States and the Museum, they were stipulated to ?retain? the Collections.
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