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     The Archeology & Ethnography Program of the National Park Service
     (NPS) invites you to submit a 1999 Native American Graves Protection
     and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grant application.

     NAGPRA became law on November 16, 1990.  The Act addresses the rights
     of lineal descendants, Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and
     corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to certain Native
     American human remains and cultural items with which they are
     affiliated.  Section 10 of the statute authorizes the Secretary of the
     Interior to make grants to museums and to Indian tribes, Alaska Native
     villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the
     purposes of assisting in the inventory, documentation, and
     repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items.

     Grants will be awarded in two categories:  Documentation Awards and
     Repatriation Awards.  Documentation Awards can range from $5,000 to
     $75,000.  Repatriation Awards may vary up to $15,000.  Application
     deadlines are as follows:

     NAGPRA GRANTS FOR MUSEUMS:

     Documentation Awards -- applications must be postmarked by DECEMBER 4,
        1998.

     Repatriation Awards -- applications will be considered as they are
       submitted.  There is no specific deadline.

     NAGPRA GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES, ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES AND
     CORPORATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS:

     Documentation Awards -- applications must be postmarked by NOVEMBER
        20, 1998.

     Repatriation Awards -- applications will be considered as they are
       submitted.  There is no specific deadline.


     Grant guidelines are available on the World Wide Web at
     http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/nagpra.htm.  If you have any questions or
     would like a hard copy of the grant guidelines mailed to you, please
     contact me.  Thanks!

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     Laura M. Mahoney
     NAGPRA Consultant
     Archeology & Ethnography Program
     National Park Service
     Washington, DC
     (202) 343-1095
     (202) 343-5260 FAX
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