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The Infrastructure Bill Has Passed Congress: So What Does it Mean for CRM?
Late last Friday, the U.S. House approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to the White House for President Biden’s signature. The House action capped a nearly five-month process of pushing the bill to the brink of enactment, and represents...
Isotopic Analysis for Archaeological Research
This post is sponsored by Beta Analytic. Isobar Science, a subsidiary of Beta Analytic, specializes in complex isotope services. Services include U-Th dating, strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopic analysis, Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotope geochemical fingerprinting, and boron (11B) and...
Your Congress in Action: November 8, 2021
After months of haggling, President Biden saw the first part of his Build Back Better agenda approved by Congress last week as the House passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The package would spend $1.2 trillion over 8 years, including $579 billion...
New OSHA Vaccine Rules
UPDATE 1/13/2022: The Supreme Court blocked the proposed COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses on January 13. UPDATE 11/6/2021: On Saturday, Nov. 6, a federal appeals panel in Louisiana temporarily blocked the COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses. The next...
Welcome to the New ACRA Site!
Welcome to ACRA's brand new re-designed webpage! Over the past year ACRA volunteers have worked hard to create a new site that will support ACRA members, the public, and the broader CRM community. The new website will make it easier for CRM practitioners to learn...
Now on Demand: Storytelling in CRM
If you missed the webinar on storytelling in CRM, you are in luck – it is now available on ACRA Webinars on Demand! In a world of viral tweets and social media influencers, the past is getting swept under the rug. The work of cultural resource management (CRM) firms...
Your Congress in Action: October 25, 2021
There’s a famous saying that laws are like sausages, in that you never want to see them being made. It was supposedly coined by Otto von Bismarck, or perhaps Mark Twain, or (for all we know) Homer Simpson. But no matter who said it first, it rings true these days as...
Upcoming NPS Grant Deadlines
The National Park Service has a number of grant opportunities available, including for important civil rights and diversity programs. See the list below for the grants application periods closing soon! African American Civil Rights Program - December 1, 2021 The...
Federal Register: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Procurement and Contracting Opportunities
As part of its implementation of an Executive order, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is conducting five virtual listening sessions and inviting public comments to...
Statistical Research, Inc. Receives Award for Rehabilitating the 1950s Armory in Redlands, California, as Its New Headquarters Office
Featured Image: the entrance to the Redlands Armory building after rehabilitation In September 2021, Janet and Donn Grenda, owners of ACRA member firm Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), received a Beautification Award from the City of Redlands, California, for the...