P22AS00131 (FY2022 american battlefield protection program: preservation planning grants): the national park service s american battlefield protection program (NPS abpp) consists of four grant…

P22AS00131 (FY2022 american battlefield protection program: preservation planning grants): the national park service s american battlefield protection program (NPS abpp) consists of four grant programs battlefield interpretation grants, battlefield land acquisiton grants, battlefield restoration grants, and preservation planning grants (PPG). The PPG program provides federal financial assistance to state, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations to identify, evaluate, interpret, and protect historic battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts on american soil through non-acquisition projects and activities. The lake champlain maritime museum at basin harbor INC project, titled saving spitfire: planning for the future, will form an advisory council of the department of the navy, federally recognized tribes, subject matter experts, and members of the local community to develop a research design for the future underwater investigation of the revolutionary war gunboat spitfire (1776) and make the museums existing catalog of artifacts related to the gunboat available to the public to research online.