[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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