Who is eligible to apply...
Eligible applicants for museum documentation awards include any institution or State, local or nonfederal agency (including any institution of higher learning) that has possession of, or control over, Native American human remains or cultural items and which has completed the following NAGPRA obligations: provided a written summary of their Native American collections to the National Park Service and appropriate lineal descendents, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations; and submitted an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in their collections to the Natinal Park Service and culturally affiliated Indian tribes. Eligible applicants for tribal documentation and repatriation awards are Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages or corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations that meet the criteria outlined in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. An Indian tribe is defined in NAGPRA as any tribe, band, Nation, or other organized group or community of Indians which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Alaska Native villages and corporations include those groups or communities defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Native Hawaiian organizations include any organization that: serves and represents the interests of Native Hawaiians; has as a primary and stated purpose the provision of services to Native Hawaiians; and has expertise in Native Hawaiian Affairs. NAGPRA states that such Native Hawaiian organizations shall include the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna `O Hawai`I Nei. Applications for repatriation awards will only be considered only after publication of the required Notice of Inventory Completion or Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register.
Credentials/Documentation
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-87 "Cost Principles for State and Local Governments" applies for Indian tribes and State and Local Governments. OMB Circular No. A-122 applies for nonprofit institutions. OMB Circular No. A-21 applies for universities.
Note:This is a brief description of the credentials or documentation required prior to, or along with, an application for assistance.
About this section:
This section indicates who can apply to the Federal government for assistance and the criteria the potential applicant must satisfy.
For example, individuals may be eligible for research grants, and the criteria to be satisfied may be that they have a professional or scientific degree,
3 years of research experience, and be a citizen of the United States. Universities, medical schools, hospitals, or State and local governments may also be eligible.
Where State governments are eligible, the type of State agency will be indicated (State welfare agency or State agency on aging) and the criteria that they
must satisfy.
Certain federal programs (e.g., the Pell Grant program which provides grants to students) involve intermediate levels of application processing, i.e., applications
are transmitted through colleges or universities that are neither the direct applicant nor the ultimate beneficiary. For these programs,
the criteria that the intermediaries must satisfy are also indicated, along with intermediaries who are not eligible.