OR/WA Curation and Stewardship of Archaelogical Materials from the Inland Northwest

Project ID: L19AC00127

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: Washington State University

Fiscal Year: 2019

Initial Funding: $20,000

Total Funding: $20,000

Principal Investigator: Nordquist, Dan

Agreement Technical Representative: Bailey, Rich

Abstract: Objective(s): The project is an ongoing partnership with the Washington State University (WSU) Museum of Anthropology (MoA) and is essential to ensuring Bureau of Land Management (BLM) museum collections currently held in trust by the Museum are safely housed, professionally curated, and available for public education and for research by archaeologists, Tribal communities, other scientists, and cultural resource managers in present and future generations.
Federal Award Performance Goals
1. Safely and securely house and professionally curate collections held in trust from the Spokane BLM; provide support and make collections available for well- maintain secure online databases on WSU servers as well as a dedicated website.
2. Engage with the public through in person exhibits and demonstrations at the WSU MoA as well through digital learning tools and the MoA website; communicate results in regular email and phone communications with Spokane BLM staff as well as in an annual report