Grants & Contracts

Grants Awarded :

2006 Construction of a Projectile Point Classification for the Northwestern Plains Through Knowledge Elicitation Protocol Utilizing a Computer-based Anonymous Decision Tool. Co-Principle Investigators: K. Turley-Ames, C. Schou, A. S. Strickland, D. Sammons, & J. Frost. ISU Humanities/Social Science Research Committee award for $15,297. 

2005   Idaho Humanities Council award for “Transfer of Crabtree Films to DVD.” Award for $1900.

2004   ISU Technology Mediated Instruction Initiative TMII Grant for development of an interactive image catalog to accompany DigitalStones course. Award for $4000.   

2003   ISU Faculty Research Grant award for “Improving Expert Knowledge: SIGGI, A Neural Network Applied to Stone Projectile Point Typology on the Columbia Plateau.” Award for $4500.

2002   ISU University Research Committee award for “Development of An Online Projectile Point Classification System.” Award for $8100.

2001   ISU University Research Committee award for upgrade of digital imaging systems. Award for $4000.

2001   ISU Technology Mediated Instruction Initiative TMII Grant for development of an interactive online database to accompany online DIGITAL STONES course. Award for $4500.

2001   Bureau of Land Management, “The Birch Creek Inventory project.” Award for $6800.

2000   Idaho Technology Incentive Grant Program for “D.I.G.I.T.A.L. Lab,” with Dr. Al Strickland. Award for $161,000.

2000   Idaho Humanities Council for “Don Crabtree: Idaho Flintknapper.” Award for $6673.

2000   Idaho State Historical Society grant for “Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ” and “Wasden Project.” Award for $5000.

1999   Idaho State Board of Education for “Digital Atlas of Idaho .” Award for $580,000. Paul Link, Charles Petersen, E.S. Lohse, Keith Weber, Stefan Sommer, Reed Lewis, John Welhan, Jim McNamara, and Christian Petrich, co-principal investigators.

1999   Idaho State Historical Society grant for “Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ” and “The Native American Heritage Exhibition.” Award for $5000.

1998   Idaho State Historical Society grant for “Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ” and “Construction of An Interactive Web Site.” Award for $5000.

1997   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ." Award for $5,000.

1997   Idaho Technology Incentive Grant Program for "Geographical Information Systems Teaching Center ." Award for $203,700.  Ed House, Paul Link, Ross Spackman, Chuck Petersen, Rene Marsh, Eugene Stuffle, E.S. Lohse, Ron Balsley, John Welhan, and Ron Rope co-principal investigators.

1997   Idaho State University Research Committee Grant for "Filming of blade production: Information to CD-ROM.  Award for $4,992.

1996   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ." Award for $5,000.

1996   National Park Service, Craters of the Moon National Monument , "Archaeological Survey." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator.  Award for $11,000.

1995   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho   Regional Center ." Award for $10,000.

1995   National Park Service, City of Rocks National Reserve , for "Archaeological Survey on the California National Historic Trails and related segments at City of Rocks National Reserve ." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator.  Award for $17,000.

1994   Idaho Humanities Council Planning Grant for " Caribou Mountain Folklore Project." D. Sammons, Co-Principal Investigator.  Award for $1,000.

1994   Lockheed, Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Grant for "Analysis of Aviators' Cave Faunal Material." Award for $500.

1994   Idaho State University Research Committee Grant for "Identification and Analysis of the Aviators' Cave Assemblage Through Computer Imaging." Award for $6100.

1994   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ." Award for $10,000.

1993   Idaho State University Infrastructure Grant for "Image Capture to Disc: Computerized Video-Microscopy System." Award for $6600.

1993   Idaho Humanities Council Major Grant for "1993 Archaeological Fieldschool: Teacher Workshop." Award for $3000.

1993   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ." Award for $10,000.

1992   Idaho State University Infrastructure Grant for "Video-Microscopy System and Monitor." Award for $3500.

1992   Idaho Humanities Council Planning Grant for a videotape entitled " Idaho 's Native American Past." Award for $1,000.

1992   Idaho State Historical Society grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center ." Award for $10,000.

1991   National Endowment of the Humanities Travel Grant for verification of bibliographic entries in "Guide to Analysis of Native American Material Culture." Award for $750.

1991   Idaho State Historical Society Grant for "Maintenance of the Southeast Idaho Regional Archaeological Center." Award for $6500.

1990   Idaho State Board of Education Grant for "Selected Bibliography of North American Indian Material Culture." Award for $17,000.

1989   Idaho State Historical Society Grant for "Archaeological Collections Inventory and Computerization Project: Continuation Proposal." Award for $5000.

1989   Idaho State University Faculty Research Grant for "Prehistoric Fiber Industries of the Intermountain West." Award for $2500.

Contracts Awarded :

2006 Field Research at Castle Rocks State Park, National Park Service and Idaho State Parks, Idaho State Historical Society. Award for $25,000.

2006 Technical Services Agreement for 2006 Field School Work on IPC Sites, Idaho Power. Award for $30,389.00.

2005   Idaho National laboratory, Department of Energy, maintenance of archaeological collections. Award for $7000.

2004   Hill Air Force Base, continuation of inventory and storage. Award for $10,000.

2004   Shoshone BLM District, “Inventory and Storage of Archaeological Materials. Award for $5000.

2003   Hill Air Force Base, continuation of inventory and storage. Award for $10,000.

2002   Hill Air Force Base, “Inventory and Storage of Archaeological Materials.” Award for $8500. Renewed fiscal 02-03.

2000   Bureau of Land Management, “Processing of Birch Creek sites.” Award for $6000.

1998   Bureau of Land Management, “Continued Processing of Task Orders 12-14 and Inventory Completion for 10BT46 (NAGPRA).” Award for $7200.

1997   Harmon Ranches, “Archaeological Survey of Elk Creek , Wyoming .” Award for $8000.

1997   Birch Creek Ranches, " Birch Creek Ranches Land Exchange." Award for $4,754.  D. Sammons, co-principal investigator.

1997   Idaho Fish and Game, Boise , "Cultural Resources Survey of the Tex Creek, Willow Creek, and Deer Creek parcels.” Award for $14,866.  D. Sammons, co-principal investigator.

1997   The City of Rocks National Preserve, “Bibliography of Research at City of Rocks ." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator. Award for $2,818.

1996   USDA Forest Service, Targhee Forest , "Flotation of archaeological samples from site 10-BT-18: The Kyle Canyon site.” Award for $1,000.

1996   Lockheed Idaho, Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, "Archaeological Survey of the Argonne Burn." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator. Award for $5,760.

1994   Bureau of Land Management, for "Inventory of Bureau of Land Management Collections held in the Idaho Museum of Natural History.” Sharon Holmer, co-principal investigator. Award for $34,000.

1994   Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls District, for "Support of 1994 Archaeological Field School ." Award for $4000.

1994   Bureau of Land Management, Shoshone District, for "In-processing of Artifacts for Curation for Fiscal Year 1994 - Shoshone District." Sharon Holmer, co-principal investigator.  Award for$1000.

1994   Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls District, for "Curatorial Services to Process Artifacts from Surveys and 1OBT1." Sharon Holmer, co-principal investigator. Award for $500.

1993   Sturtevant and Adams Landscape Architects, for "The Trail Creek Pass Fiber Optic Line Cultural Resources Survey." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator. Award for $6600.

1993   Mid-State Consultants, Nephi , Utah , for "Leadore to Mud Lake Fiber Optics Line Cultural Resources Survey." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator. Award for $4000.

1993   U.S. West Communications, Pocatello , Idaho , for " Pocatello to Arco Fiber Optic Line Cultural Resources Survey." D. Sammons, co-principal investigator.  Award for $2270.

1993   Mud Lake Telephone for "Archaeological Survey of Telephone Cable Routes." Award for $4300.

1993   U.S. Forest Service, Salmon National Forest for "Archaeological Services on the Salmon National Forest ." Award for $50,000.

1993   U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service for "Little Prairie Burn Survey: Craters of the Moon National Monument ." Award for $12,795.

1993   Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls District, for " 1993 Archaeological Fieldschool: Indian Rocks and Dugout Spring." Award for $5000.

1993   Idaho Department of Transportation, Pocatello District, for " Montpelier-to-Geneva Archaeological Survey." Award for $2400.

1993   U.S. West Telephone Company, Idaho Falls, for " Roberts-to-Chilly Fiber Optic Route ." Award for $4000.

1993   Custer Telephone Company, Challis, for "Chilly-to-Challis Fiber Optic Route." Award for $4300.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, for "Curation of Artifacts - Regional Archaeological Center Sharon Holmer Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1900.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, for "Curation of Artifacts - Mon-Tung Site." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1000.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, for "Curation of Artifacts - Inprocessing of Materials.  Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1500.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, for "Curation of Artifacts - Baker Cave .  Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $2000.

1992   EG&G, Idaho, Inc., for "Cedar Butte Archaeological Mitigation Project." Award for $10,076.

1992   U.S. Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management, for "Inspection and Inventory of Human Remains from Public Land ." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1000.

1992   U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for "Craters of the Moon Archaeological Survey." Award for $9,995.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, Boise District, for "Excavation of a 300 Year Old Wickiup at Frank's Take Out." Award for $2000.

1992   Bureau of Land Management, Boise District, for "Analysis of Artifacts from a 1500 Year Old Site at Birds of Prey." Award for $1000.

1992   Bureau of Land Management for "Curation of Artifacts - Bobcat Cave ." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $500.

1992   Bureau of Land Management for "Artifact Curatorial Services for Sites 10BM56 and 10CL40." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $500.

1992   Bureau of Land Management for "Curation of Collections." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $500.

1992   Bureau of Land Management for "Curation of Artifacts - Inprocessing Archaeological Materials." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $500.

1991   Bureau of Land Management for development of exhibit " Idaho 's Native American Past." Richard Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $20,000.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls District, for "Curation of Artifacts from MonTung site." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1000.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls District, for "Curation of Artifacts from Baker Cave ." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $2000.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Shoshone District, for "Curation of Artifacts." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1900.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Shoshone District, for "Curation of Artifacts." Sharon Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $1500.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Boise District, for " U.S. West Field School ." Award for $6000.  Cooperative agreement.

1991   Bureau of Land Management, Boise District. for " Bruneau River Test Excavations." Award for $7200. Cooperative agreement.

1991   EG&G, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for "NPR Area E 1991 Cultural Resources Inventory." Richard Holmer, Co-Principal Investigator. Award for $10,726.

1991   EG&G, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for "NPR Area E Testing - Phase 2." Award for $13,100.

1991   EG&G, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for " PBF Road Survey." Award for $895.

1991   Bureau of Land Management for "Curation of Collections." Award for $500.

1991   Bureau of Land Management for "Curation of Artifacts." Award for $2000.