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NAGPRA
15.922
To provide grants to museums to assist in the consultation on and documentation of Native American human remains and cultural items; to provide grants to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as defined in the Act, to assist in identifying human remains and cultural items; and to provide grants to museums, Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to assist in the repatriation of human remains and cultural items.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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No information available. In FY2017, 53 applications were received and 32 awards were made to 31 entities to assist in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American cultural items.
49 applications were received and 35 awards were made to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of native American cultural items.
Twelve repatriation grants funded the transportation and return of 58 cultural items, more than 32,000 funerary objects, and human remains representing 1,601 ancestors. Twenty-two consultation and documentation grants funded museum and tribal staff travel, consultation meetings, and research in support of the repatriation process.
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In FY2022, the program awarded 30 grants to nine Indian Tribes and 20 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items. Six grants funded the transportation and return of seven cultural items, more than 3,500 funerary objects, and human remains comprising 493 ancestors. Twenty-four grants funded museum and Tribal staff travel, consultation meetings, and research, all in support of the repatriation process.
Accomplishments include the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians aims to repatriate ancestral remains and cultural items from collections at the University of California, Berkley in order to identify cultural items, conduct consultations, and develop repatriation claims for their return with a focus on collections from El Dorago and Sacamento counties.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
