Project Grant MN249617OMS21
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute, on behalf of the Sealaska Corporation, received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The grant will be used to preserve and provide digital access to 1,730 video recordings that capture past culture and language revitalization efforts in Southeast Alaska. The project will also create short educational videos to inform new and returning patrons...
- The Sealaska Corporation, through its Sealaska Heritage Institute subsidiary, received a $248,883 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to create portable "Sealaska Living Heritage Museum Boxes." These boxes will contain museum-quality collection items and associated lesson plans to bring culturally responsive educational experiences to elementary students in Southeast Alaska who...
- The Sealaska Corporation of Alaska was awarded a $195,844 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will fund the "Documenting the Crests of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Clans" project, which aims to document the origin, cultural significance, and clan ownership of 12 indigenous crests. The project will be carried out in collaboration with...
- The Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (CFDA 45.311) program. This 2-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2025 and a completion date of September 30, 2027, will support the provision of cultural arts classes in Washington State for over 8,000 tribal citizens. The project aims to preserve traditional arts,...
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $2,165,778 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to support the SEALASKA HERITAGE ARTS CAMPUS: INNOVATIONS IN ALASKA NATIVE ARTS EDUCATION project. The funding will be used through September 29, 2024 to support projects recognizing and addressing the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students by integrating Alaska Native languages and cultures into...
- The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a $148,534 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) federal grant program (CFDA 45.311). This 2-year grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will enable the tribe to offer training, education, and classes to its community to promote cultural arts. Activities will include...
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $5,219,807 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program. The three-year award, made on September 30, 2021 and set to be completed by September 29, 2024, will support the "SHARING OUR STORIES: VOICES ON THE LAND" project. This project aligns with the goals of the Alaska Native Educational Programs by...
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute received a $1,279,640 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Grant Program (CFDA 15.071) to support their Northwest Coast Arts Development and Training Program. This program provides enhanced art programs, instructional opportunities, collaborative academic offerings, and overall enrichment of Northwest Coast art for Alaska students and across the nation. The award period runs from...
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $6,010,446 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to support the "OUR BOX OF TREASURES: DEEPENING THE CONNECTIONS" program. Funded under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program, this three-year award will support projects recognizing and addressing the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students. Specifically, the...
- The Sealaska Heritage Institute received a $249,891 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year "Raven Reads at the Library Toolkit" project will develop culturally responsive early literacy programming for children and learning resources for librarians. Key project activities include creating a cultural responsiveness assessment for libraries, producing e-learning modules for...
Sealaska Corporation received a $101,417 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The award will support the creation of five culturally responsive lesson plans focused on the 1982 Biennial Celebration of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. Sealaska Heritage Institute will develop the plans drawing from 24 edited videos and archival resources documenting the festival. Two hundred Juneau, Alaska K-8 students and their teachers will participate in inquiry-based educational programming during visits to the Institute. The project team will assess impacts through student and teacher surveys to inform a paper for the museum field. Funding runs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 5/17/21 |