[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3198]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Solicitation of Applications
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Solicitation of applications
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 5401, the National Park Service is
soliciting applications for the National Maritime Heritage Grants
Program.
DATES: All application packages must be postmarked by the application
deadline, Friday, April 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Application information is available from: National Park
Service, National Maritime Initiative (2280), 1849 C Street N.W. Room
NC400, Washington, D.C. 20240, Attention: National Maritime Heritage
Grants Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Foster, National Maritime
Initiative, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
202-343-5969, 202-343-1244 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 103-451 (16 U.S.C. 5401)
established within the Department of the Interior the National Maritime
Heritage Grants Program to help State and local governments and private
nonprofit organizations carry out their maritime heritage activities.
The Grants Program is a national, competitive matching grants program
which provides funds for Maritime Heritage Education Projects and
Maritime Heritage Preservation Projects designed to reach a broad
audience and enhance public awareness and appreciation for the maritime
heritage of the United States.
Maritime Heritage Education Projects provide information about the
maritime heritage of the United States and include, but are not limited
to, curation, instruction, and interpretation of maritime heritage
collections, traditional maritime skills, historic maritime properties,
and maritime history topics. Maritime Heritage Preservation Projects
encompass all facets of preservation planning and treatment for
historic maritime properties (which include maritime archeological
sites).
This year, grants will be awarded for a variety of Education and
Preservation Projects. Awards will range from $2,500 to $50,000.
However, due to limited funds, greater priority will be given to
activities that raise awareness of our maritime heritage, increase
involvement in maritime heritage activities, plan for future maritime
heritage efforts, and help to maintain what is already preserved.
Barry Mackintosh,
for Chief Historian.
[FR Doc. 98-3198 Filed 2-6-98; 8:45 am]
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