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PROJECT APPLICATION GUIDELINES

The National Park Service is seeking applications for projects conducted under the Shared Beringian Heritage Program. Projects funded under this program may be either scientific research projects or local, community-based educational, cultural or conservation projects, that fulfill some or all of the goals of the Beringia program. If you plan to apply for Shared Beringian Heritage Program funding for a project the application guidelines for fiscal year 2010 are posted here.

BERINGIA DAYS 2009.

The annual Beringia Days International Conference 2009 took place in Anadyr, Chukotka, Russia on September 18 – 19. The two day conference was followed by a one day cultural demonstration of Native dance and traditions in the Chukotka Region. The conference was the gathering of more than one hundred scientists, researchers, Native leaders, government officials, high school and college students, and tourism developers that share common interests in Arctic research and environmental preservation, Native traditional knowledge and subsistence, and Beringian natural and cultural heritage . The U.S. delegation of 30 people was headed by the National Park Service (NPS) Alaska Regional Director Sue Masica. More detailed report from the conference will be posted on this web site later.

LOGISTIC INFORMATION FOR CHUKOTKA