National Park Service Grant: Enhancing Cultural Landscape Treatment Recommendations at Chancellorsville Battlefield

This grant from the National Park Service focuses on developing treatment recommendations for the cultural landscape at Chancellorsville Battlefield, with aims to enhance battlefield identity, pedestrian trails, historical interpretation, visitor center accessibility, and preservation efforts. SUNY has been awarded to undertake tasks such as landscape treatment analysis, goal identification, and drafting treatment plans following historic preservation guidelines. The project seeks to maintain the historical integrity of the site while improving visitor experience and accessibility. Closing date for project completion is June 25, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 236642

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	NPS-13-NERO-0047
Funding Opportunity Title::	Develop Treatment Recommendations for Cultural Landscape of Chancellorsville Battlefield, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation::	This is NOT a request for applications – it is an announcement that an award has already been given to SUNY for their work to develop treatment recommendations for cultural landscape of NPS battlefields.
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Jun 20, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 25, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 25, 2013
Archive Date::	Jun 26, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 43,000
Award Ceiling::	$43,000
Award Floor::	$43,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility::	This is NOT a request for applications – it is an announcement that an award has already been given to SUNY for their work to develop treatment recommendations for cultural landscape of NPS battlefields.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Park Service
Description::	This is NOT a request for applications – it is an announcement that an award has already been given to SUNY for their work to develop treatment recommendations for cultural landscape of NPS battlefields. To that end, SUNY will do the following: Preliminary treatment objectives include the following Enhance battlefield identity and wayfinding Expand system of pedestrian interpretive trails and trailhead parking Realign existing trails to enhance interpretation Address pedestrian crossing of Route 3 at Stuart Drive Connect Jackson Flank Attack to Chancellorsville visitor center Address design of existing parking areas Screen intrusive development Enhance Civil War-era patterns of field and forest Enhance visibility of unfinished railroad Enhance interpretation of Chancellorsville house site Address long-term removal of Chancellorsville visitor center; identify appropriate new location for a visitor center Calm traffic on park roads Provide universal accessibility to primary resources Preserve historic park infrastructure Concept development Describe landscape treatment issues Define a preliminary treatment philosophy Identify goals and objectives Develop a broad range of conceptual treatment solutions Treatment plan Develop summary of findings from Phase I (site history, existing conditions, analysis and evaluation). Establish a framework for treatment of the cultural landscape that addresses past and current management goals, and defines a treatment philosophy to guide future treatment. Describe treatment issues and provide treatment general guidelines applicable site-wide. Provide narrative and graphic recommendations for treatment tasks based on the goal of preserving the significant characteristics and features that contribute to the historic character of the landscape, consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and NPS 28 Cultural Resource Management Guideline. Develop graphic treatment plans that locate and identify each of the recommended treatment tasks.
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Version History

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Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1