Fellow HIST-ARCHers,

For your information, if you are interested in battlefield archaeology.  Do not
respond to me, please, if you want more information or have questions about this
-- visit the web URL noted below and/or contact the Grants Manager identified at
the end of the announcement.  Good luck!

Sue Henry Renaud


NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROJECTS
OCTOBER 11, 2001

The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) of the National Park
Service in Washington, DC, has opened its 2002 grants competition. The ABPP
awards grants for preservation projects that lead to the permanent protection of
endangered battlefield lands. Projects that involve multiple stakeholders are
most likely to be successful.

Who May Apply?
Non-profit organizations, local, state, and federal agencies, tribes, colleges
and universities.

Target Resources
1) Battlefields - Sites where armed conflict, fighting or warfare occurred.
2) Associated Sites - Sites occupied before, during, or after a battle at
which events occurred that had a direct influence on the tactical development of
the battle, the outcome of the battle, or the immediate aftermath of a battle.

Project areas must be on American soil and/or within U.S. territorial waters.

Eligible Project Types
Eligible project types include, but are not limited to, the following.
Site Identification and Documentation Projects
- Historical research
- Resource surveys and inventories
- Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places
- GIS/GPS mapping
Planning and Consensus Building Projects
- Acquisition, strategic, and preservation plans
- Studies of land related to, or adjacent to, publicly owned and protected
battlefield lands
- Management, landscape, and stabilization plans
- Interpretation plans
- Preservation advocacy and consensus building within a community
Interpretation or Education Projects
- Brochures
- School programs
- Sign development and design

All project applications must clearly demonstrate that the proposed activity
will contribute directly to the preservation of battlefield land or an
associated site. Grant funds may be used to procure professional services,
equipment, and supplies necessary to conduct the proposed project.

Matching Funds
None required, although matching funds and in-kind donations are encouraged.

Award Amounts
No minimum or maximum. The average award amount is $22,700, although the ABPP
has awarded grants of up to $117,000.

Application Deadline
January 11, 2002

A more complete description of grant requirements can be found in the ABPP
2002 application guidelines. The 2002 guidelines and application form are
available online at http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/2002grants.htm. For more
information about ABPP grants, or to receive paper copies of the guidelines and
application, please contact Glenn Williams, ABPP Grants Manager, at 202-343-9563
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