Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the…

The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) received a $376,836.53 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The funding will support a 3-year Best Practices Exchange Initiative for Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Specialists, bringing together museum professionals from countries across the East Asia-Pacific region to facilitate multi-disciplinary research, technical assistance, education, and training. The initiative aims to inform science-based management of the National Park System through integrated information products and a comprehensive network of cooperative study units. The award date is May 24, 2024, with a completion date of September 1, 2026.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. The university of hawaii at manoa center for southeast asian studies will support a three year best practices exchange initiative for asia pacific cultural heritage specialists. The workshops will bring together museum professionals such as conservators, curators, and registrars from across the EAP region including countries such as indonesia, fiji, malaysia, palau, papua new guinea, the philippines, solomon islands, timor leste, vanuatu, american samoa, and laos. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public).