Bureau of Reclamation

Description

Following 36 CFR Part 79, the responsibilities of Reclamation and the UMNH are as follows: The Museum (TARL) shall: 1. Perform long-term curatorial services for the Collection per 36 CFR 79 and the Museum’s policies. 2. Perform an annual inventory of the Collection following 411 Department Manual requirements and report on this inventory to Reclamation. If there is any loss, theft, destruction, or damage to the Collection, report this to Reclamation, along with information about use of the Collection, and progress made in accessioning, cataloging, conserving, or otherwise caring for the Collection. 3. At the beginning of the Agreement (in FY2016), complete a facility checklist and submit it to Reclamation. 4. Review and approve requests for destructive analysis of common objects within the Collection following Museum policies without notification to Reclamation. However, the Museum shall seek Reclamation’s approval of any proposal to destructively analyze rare, significant or controversial objects within the Collection. 5. Credit Reclamation with ownership of the Collection when utilized for public display or other use with the credit line: “Collections of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.” 6. Provide Reclamation with a copy of Collection accession and catalog records. 7. Not repatriate, mortgage, pledge, assign, exchange, give, sublet, discard or part with the Collection or any other U.S. Government-owned property to a third party either directly or indirectly without the prior written or verbal permission of Reclamation. In addition, not take any action whereby any of the Collection of any other U.S. Government-owned property shall or may be encumbered, seized, taken in execution, sold, attached, lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged without the prior written or verbal permission of Reclamation. 8. To be included with the annual progress report, a report on the collection size. This includes the total number of archeological (and/or paleontological) objects cataloged, collection volume (total number of cubic feet of the collection), and the total number of linear feet of the archives.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Contact

Richard Pew <br/>Grants Management Specialist <br/>Phone 8015243740
rpew@usbr.gov