Pride Of Baltimore Inc

PURPOSE OF AWARD (SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT):THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IS WORKING WITH PRIDE OF BALTIMORE, INC (PRIDE) TO PROVIDE FREE ON-WATER PROGRAMS AND DOCKSIDE ACTIVITIES AT CHESAPEAKE BAY TOWNS ALONG THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (TRAIL). THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO ENGAGE WITH UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES; ENCOURAGE STEWARDSHIP OF THE TRAIL AND ITS RESOURCES; AND INCREASE PUBLIC USE AND AWARENESS OF PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II, A REPLICA WAR OF 1812 PRIVATEER SCHOONER.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:THE PROGRAM WILL REACH EIGHT CHESAPEAKE BAY PORT TOWNS AND AT EACH, FAMILIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DAY SAILS AND DOCKSIDE TOURS. A UNIFORMED NPS RANGER WILL PROVIDE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP THE PUBLIC CONNECT TO THE TRAIL THROUGH VISITOR INFORMATION AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING. THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW NPS TO HAVE A MOBILE, ON-WATER INTERPRETIVE PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE REGION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRAIL. MOREOVER, PROGRAMMING WITH PRIDE WILL INCREASE VISITOR INTEREST AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE CHESAPEAKE AND HELP SET THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE STEWARDSHIP OF THE TRAIL AND ITS NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.BENEFICIARIES:FAMILIES AND GENERAL PUBLIC AT VARIOUS PORT TOWNS AROUND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

ENGAGING FAMILIES ONBOARD THE PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II ALONG THE STAR-SPANGLED NHT

THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN ANY PORTION OF SUCH A TRAIL EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED AREA. THIS PROJECT WILL REACH NEW AUDIENCES BY PROVIDING FREE ON-WATER PROGRAMS THROUGH DAY-SAIL AND DOCKSIDE ACTIVITIES AT CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION TOWNS ALONG THE TRAIL. BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE TRAIL PARTNERS RICH HISTORY DURING AMERICAS EARLY YEARS, AND INCREASING THE USE OF THE PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II (PRIDE II), A REPLICA WAR OF 1812 PRIVATEER SCHOONER, THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP TO CREATE STEWARDS WHO WILL WORK TO PRESERVE LOCAL TRAIL-RELATED HISTORY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDIVIDUALS.

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