NPI NAGPRA Grant Writing Seminar May in Santa Fe

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The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of cultural heritage. The 2012 National Preservation Institute seminar schedule is now available online at www.npi.org.

NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful Grant
Santa Fe, NM — May 22-23, 2012
in cooperation with the National Park Service,
Intermountain Region and National NAGPRA Program

National NAGPRA Program scholarships and travel grants
may be available through NPI for this seminar
Advance registration rate available through April 10, 2012

The National NAGPRA Grant Program offers grants to assist museums and Indian tribes with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The NAGPRA process may include consultation, documentation, and repatriation of human remains and cultural items. Learn how to assess the needs of a NAGPRA program, identify fundable projects, and write and manage a successful grant. Review case studies of grant applications and projects. Instructors: Jan I. Bernstein and Sangita Chari. An agenda is available online at www.npi.org/sem-NGrants.html.

Registration. A registration form is available online at www.npi.org/register.html. The advance registration rate is available through April 10 for $450 (2 days). The regular registration rate after that date is $500.

Scholarships. National NAGPRA Program scholarships may be available through NPI for this seminar - www.npi.org/schol-NAGPRA.html.

Travel Grants. National NAGPRA Program travel grants for up to $500 may be available through NPI for this seminar - www.npi.org/schol-NAGPRA.html. To qualify for the travel grant, participants must work or volunteer for a Federally recognized tribe or Native Hawaiian organization’s NAGPRA and/or repatriation program, or for a museum with an operating budget of $250,000 or less.

Questions? Please contact us. Thank you.

Jere Gibber
Executive Director
National Preservation Institute
P.O. Box 1702, Alexandria, VA 22313
703/765-0100; 703/768-9350 fax
info@npi.org; www.npi.org