CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SUPPORT, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI | W912DQ 18 2 0001

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This funding opportunity, titled "Cultural Resources Management Program Support, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri" (Opportunity Number W912DQ 18 2 0001), is a Department of Defense cooperative agreement administered through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District. It is intended to provide targeted program support to Fort Leonard Wood's Cultural Resources Management (CRM) program, helping the installation meet its cultural resource stewardship and compliance responsibilities while improving the day-to-day effectiveness of its planning and documentation.

The core work is organized around three connected needs. First, the awardee is expected to assist Fort Leonard Wood with implementing its Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP). That includes not only helping put the plan into practice, but also identifying where the ICRMP is outdated, unclear, or missing key procedures, and then pointing out where refinements or revisions are needed to keep the plan functional and responsive to changing on-the-ground conditions. Second, the recipient will support CRM compliance and research activities at the installation. In practical terms, this often means helping the installation gather, analyze, and manage information needed to support cultural resources decision-making and compliance processes, including research tasks tied to understanding and managing archaeological and historic properties. Third, the work includes drafting cultural resources documents and providing technical review of CRM documentation produced for Fort Leonard Wood, which would support consistent quality, defensible methods, and clear reporting suitable for regulatory and stakeholder review.

The background for the project reflects why this support is needed. Fort Leonard Wood is a large, active Installation Management Command (IMCOM) installation covering about 61,410 acres in Pulaski County, Missouri, just south of Waynesville and St. Robert in the northern Ozark Highland region. The installation manages a substantial inventory of cultural resources, including more than 570 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. Fort Leonard Wood already conducts ongoing activities such as site reconnaissance and monitoring, and it performs assessments to determine whether properties are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The opportunity is designed to strengthen and sustain that existing program, ensuring that cultural resources are managed responsibly alongside the installation's operational mission.

Eligibility is broadly open. The notice states that all responsible non-federal entities may apply as long as they can meet the scope of work requirements. In other words, there is no narrow limitation to a specific type of applicant in the opportunity summary; applicants are expected to demonstrate they have the capability, relevant expertise, and organizational capacity to deliver the program support described.

The statutory authority cited is 10 USC 2684, which authorizes the Department of Defense and military departments to enter into cooperative agreements with state or local governments or other entities for preservation, management, maintenance, and improvement of cultural resources, as well as for research related to those resources. This authority aligns with the cooperative agreement structure, which typically implies an active partnership and substantial involvement by the federal government during project performance rather than a simple, hands-off grant.

In terms of funding and administrative details, the opportunity is listed under CFDA 12.114 (natural resources-related category) and anticipates a single award. The award ceiling is $200,000. The posting shows a creation date of November 13, 2017, with an original closing date of December 13, 2017, indicating it was a time-limited competition for that cycle.

• The Department of Defense, Kansas City District in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SUPPORT, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.114.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 13, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 13, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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