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...
This $1,285,040 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service and awarded under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071), supports a wide range of initiatives and programs to preserve and promote Alaska Native culture and arts development. The grant recipient, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc., will use the funding to establish degree programs, cultural centers, and other activities focused on scholarly study,...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. The three-year grant project aims to revitalize endangered cultural practices and arts related to mountain goats among the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian communities in Southeast Alaska. The anticipated outcomes include enhanced cultural practices, increased community engagement, and the...
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, a non-profit organization, on March 7, 2025. The grant funding will support the development of the "Outer Coast Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being Curriculum" to be completed by December 23, 2026. The project aims to promote the scholarly study, instruction, and preservation of Alaska Native arts and...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071) provides $243,457.40 to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation to establish programs that promote the scholarly study and instruction of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture. Over 4 years, the grant will fund the creation of two traditional Tlingit dugout canoes by 300 Southeastern Alaskan youth in grades...
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 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 National Park Service awarded $500,000 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. to complete a project assisting in the preservation of historic resources. The funding will support carving two totem poles to document the traditional practice and installing them in a totem pole trail. As the sub-awardee, Sealaska Corporation will assist in delivering the project scope. The project is scheduled to be completed by September 30, 2025,...
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....