5.926 american battlefield protection programhistoric battlefields and associated sites of armed conflict are powerful reminders of the shared heritage of all americans

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $200,000 to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) Preservation Planning Grants opportunity (P25AS00476) on September 15, 2025. This Project Grant supports the tribe's efforts to document battlefield heritage at sites associated with armed conflicts on American soil located in Unalaska, Alaska. The award funds non-acquisition preservation planning activities designed to identify, evaluate, and protect historic battlefields and related sites within the tribe's jurisdiction through September 15, 2028.

Under this preservation planning grant, the Qawalangin Tribe will undertake documentation and assessment activities that may include archaeological investigations, cultural landscape evaluations, preservation master planning, and historical research focused on battlefields and armed conflict sites relevant to the Unangan (Aleut) people and broader American heritage. These planning activities will establish the foundation for future preservation, interpretation, and protection efforts at identified battlefield locations, consistent with the American Battlefield Protection Program's mandate to engage Native American communities in preserving and interpreting significant cultural resources beyond federal park boundaries.

As an ongoing effort to engage all americans in the preservation of cultural resources beyond our park boundaries, the national park service american battlefield protection program promotes the preservation and interpretation of these important places.opportunity P25AS00476 preservation planning grants provide 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. This project is awarded to the qawalangin tribe of unalaska: alaska. The project will document battlefield heritage.