Historical Research and Interpretive Development for Russian American Historical Themes and Significance of Sitka NHP

Funding Opportunity Number: P15AS00365 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 15.945Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Sep 11, 2015Award Ceiling: $120,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 31, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Sitka National Historical Park is one of only two national historical parks in the Alaska Region. One of the park���s primary legislated significance is to commemorate the expansion of the Russian Empire into Alaska, and the lasting influence that expansion has had on the political, social, and economic life of Alaska and the United States, more broadly, through the purchase of Russian interests in Alaska in 1867. The primary physical asset---and interpretive setting---for explaining the legislated significance is the Russian Bishops House. As a historical park, there is a presumption that Sitka NHP will maintain an active history program that continuously contributes to scholarship and understanding of the Russian American period in Alaska, among other topics. Park managers have generally been active in pursuing funding, organizing and conducting conferences, and sponsoring studies that contribute to scholarship. However, there has been less emphasis on building a program of historical scholarship. To address this, park managers commissioned a recent study...
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