Source: National Park Service
WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced more than $645,000 in historic preservation grants to 17 American Indian tribes, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiian organizations.
“These grants will be used to help preserve the rich heritage of human experience from architectural and intellectual achievements to cultural identities,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “Whether used to create oral history programs, operate museums and cultural centers, or develop training and education programs, the grants will help all Americans can gain a greater appreciation of our nation’s rich traditions and cultures.”
The competitive grants can be used to fund projects such as nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, preservation education, architectural planning, historic structure reports, community preservation plans, and bricks-and-mortar repair to buildings.
Congress provides these grant appropriations each year with revenue from Federal oil leases on the Outer Continental Shelf. The National Park Service administers the grants through the Historic Preservation Fund. This year’s appropriation was decreased by about five percent as a result of sequestration.
For more information about the National Park Service tribal preservation programs and grants, please visit: http://www.nps.gov/tribes/Tribal_Historic_Preservation_Officers_Program.htm.
| Burns Paiute Tribe | $39,211 |
| Chilkat Indian Village | $39,935 |
| Confederated Tribe of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon | $40,000 |
| Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes | $40,000 |
| Hula Preservation Society | $39,610 |
| Karuk Tribe | $37,628 |
| Keweenaw Bay Indian Community | $24,210 |
| Koniag, Inc. | $39,402 |
| Makah Nation | $39,568 |
| Organized Village of Kake | $39,779 |
| Pedro Bay Village Council | $33,548 |
| Penobscot Nation | $32,897 |
| Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians | $40,000 |
| Pueblo of Laguna | $39,622 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo – Tribal Housing Authority | $39,946 |
| Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak | $40,000 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $39,995 |
| TOTAL | $645,351 |