15.926: AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM P23AS00120 (FY2023 AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM: PRESERVATION PLANNING GRANTS): THE PRESERVATION PLANNING GRANTS OPPORTUNITY 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 GULF ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (GARI) PROJECT, TITLED THE BATTLE OF MICANOPY, WILL RESEARCH AND CONDUCT ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS ON AN IMPORTANT BATTLEFIELD OF THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR. GARI INTENDS TO GAIN A MORE DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLE (JUNE 9, 1836), THE COMBATANTS INVOLVED, AND BETTER DEFINE THE LOCATION(S) AND LIMITS OF THE BATTLEFIELD ON THE MODERN LANDSCAPE.