National World War Ii Museum Inc

TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF U.S. FREEDOM PAVILLION LAND SEA & AIR.

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

RESTORATION PAVILION

WWII CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH OPERATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INVENTORY MONITORING RESEARCH REHABILITATION RECONSTRUCTION RESTORATION PRESERVATION DOCUMENTATION DATA RECOVERY EDUCATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THIS PROJECT WILL COMPETITIVELY FUND RESEARCH INTERPRETATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SITES INTERPRETIVE OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR RESEARCH FACILITIES THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION TO THE WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT AS DEMONSTRATED BY THEIR LOCATION WITHIN A JURISDICTION PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AN AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HERITAGE CITY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATIONS INDIVIDUALS.

THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM WILL UNDERTAKE A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY. COINCIDING WITH THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II, THE EFFORT WILL ENSURE THAT YOUNGER GENERATIONS LEARN ABOUT THE MOST IMPACTFUL WAR IN MODERN HUMAN HISTORY. THE PROJECT, REACHING 15,000 TEACHERS ANNUALLY, WILL INCLUDE ONSITE TEACHER WORKSHOPS, ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES, COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, CLASSROOM-READY CURRICULUMS AND RESOURCES, AND A WEEK-LONG LOUISIANA TEACHER ACADEMY. THIS WORK WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING PRACTICES AND INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH WWII HISTORY.

THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM WILL ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILIES, VETERANS, AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS, COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES FOR SIGNIFICANT WWII DATES, AND PROVIDING FREE ACCESS FOR VETERANS AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL AS PART OF THE BLUE STAR MUSEUM PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND PRIDE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND VETERANS TO ENGAGE WITH THE MUSEUM’S OFFERINGS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH VARIOUS METRICS, AND THE RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH REPORTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE MUSEUM’S MARKETING CHANNELS.

OUR WORK CONTINUES: BRINGING THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM HOME WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, ONLINE EDUCATION, AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PROJECT TO SUPPORT WWII 75TH CELEBRATION

COMPETITIVE JACS GRANT TO THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM OF NEW ORLEANS