The federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071) provides $1,285,040 to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. to promote the scholarly study and instruction of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture. The award supports a wide range of initiatives, including higher education programs, artist residencies, art classes and workshops, performing arts programs, and...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service Alaska Region awarded a $1,301,920 Project Grant under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. The grant period extends from August 25, 2023 to April 30, 2028. The funding will enable Sealaska Heritage Institute, a private non-profit organization, to provide enhanced Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands art programs that promote the scholarly study and instruction of...
The federal Project Grant award of $750,000.00 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service's Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) supports a three-year project by the Sealaska Heritage Institute to revitalize endangered cultural practices and arts related to mountain goats among the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian communities in Alaska. The anticipated outcomes include enhanced cultural practices, increased community engagement, and the passing down of...
The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. will receive $1.25 million under a four-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region. The funding supports the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts federal grant program (CFDA 15.071). Through 2027, Sealaska will operate its arts campus facilities and provide outreach, workshops, artist residencies, and internships. It will partner with the Institute of American Indian Arts and University of Alaska...
The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $749,117 Project Grant under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) to Outer Coast in Sitka, Alaska. The funding will support the development of an "Outer Coast Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being Curriculum" from March 2025 through December 2026. The grant program aims to promote scholarly study, instruction, and preservation of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture through...
This federal Project Grant award for $924,907.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356), supports the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation's initiatives to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students. The grant will fund the foundation's programs focused on integrating Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into educational systems across Alaska. Key...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,108,749 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. in Juneau, Alaska. The grant, titled "The HAA Kusteeyi Initiative: Building a Culture, Leadership, Ecological Knowledge, and Indigenous STEM Pathway to Post-Secondary Education & Career in Southeast Alaska," will be executed from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025....
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,854,306 Project Grant to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) initiative. The project, titled "Thru the Cultural Lens: Deepening Connections," aims to recognize and integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into educational systems across Alaska. The grant will support a range of services and programs...
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...