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15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AIDHISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P23AS00504 THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF A BROAD VARIETY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA AS A NATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE COUNTRY S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (250TH ANNIVERSARY). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THESE GRANTS FUND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION FOR NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED CULTURAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE NATION. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION FOR PROTECTION OF HISTORIC MASONRY AS WELL AS ADA COMPLIANT UPDATE FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC OF JAMESTOWN S 1665 STATEHOUSE COMPLEX, IN JAMESTOWN, VA.

COALITION FOR ORCAS YOUTH

2016-2018 DRUG DISCOVERY FOR NEURODEGENERATION CONFERENCES

THE COALITION FOR ORCAS YOUTH SERVES ORCAS ISLAND, WA. IT'S PRINCIPAL MISSION IS TO REDUCE DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AMONGST YOUTH ON ORCAS ISLAND, THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND STRATEGIC PREVENTION.

DRUG DISCOVERY FOR NEURODEGENERATION

THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY WILL DEVELOP AN OUTDOOR AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPLORE THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN GOVERNANCE, THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN SLAVERY, AND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF RACE-BASED LEGISLATION THAT BEGAN AT JAMESTOWN. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SCHOLARS, STAFF WILL HOLD COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES. STAFF WILL CREATE AN ON-SITE EXHIBIT AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL VERSION THAT CENTERS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND EXTANT FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EXHIBIT, STAFF WILL PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT BOOKLET WITH A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE JAMESTOWN SITE.

JAMESTOWN: UNEARTHING, UNDERSTANDING, AND SHARING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY [THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION (JRF) IS DEDICATED TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, PRESERVATION, AND EDUCATION OF JAMESTOWN, THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA. FUNDS WILL ENABLE JRF TO ENHANCE CURRENT AND DEVELOP NEW ON-SITE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS IN FOUR KEY AREAS: 1) SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY, ALLOWING VISITORS TO WITNESS ONGOING EXCAVATIONS AND FOLLOW OUR REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES ONLINE; 2) CREATION OF A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE NATHALIE P. & ALAN M. VOORHEES ARCHAEARIUM FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS RICH CONTENT AS THEY EXPLORE THE MUSEUM; 3) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PLAN FOR THE ?ED SHED,? JRF?S CENTRAL VENUE FOR CHILDREN?S PROGRAMS ON-SITE, INCORPORATING COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES; 4) EXPANSION OF ?DIGITAL REDISCOVERY,? AN ONLINE PLATFORM FEATURING VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING ASPECTS OF JAMESTOWN?S HISTORY, THROUGH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW TOURS, ONE ON THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWHATAN AND ENGLISH AND THE OTHER ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST AFRICANS IN 1619.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT NINE STAFF POSITIONS AND FOUR PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE JAMESTOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN VIRGINIA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF WILL DEVELOP ON-SITE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS RELATED TO PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY INCLUDING A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF AN ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM, CHILDREN?S PROGRAMMING, AND THE EXPANSION OF AN ONLINE PLATFORM FEATURING VIDEOS ON JAMESTOWN?S HISTORY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL SUSTAIN AND EXPAND PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAMMING AND RETAIN HUMANITIES JOBS THAT WERE THREATENED BY THE PANDEMIC. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO CAN VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN-PERSON AND ONLINE, AS WELL AS K-12 STUDENTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

REDISCOVERING JAMESTOWN: A NEW WAY TO EXPLORE JAMES FORT VIRTUALLY

DRUG DISCOVERY FOR NEURODEGENERATION