Description
The National Park Service intends to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified cooperative agreement to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. The project will produce the first administrative history of the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, creating a record of management decisions for the establishment of the park and the execution of park projects to protect the site for future generations and to promote greater public understanding of African American history. The key objectives of the project are to produce an overarching administrative history of the management of the park, conduct oral histories of former park managers, consolidate essential information to help present and future management and staff provide the best results in site protection, and engage local residents who were involved with creating the park and the park's early operations.
Some key points about this opportunity include:
• The project will focus on the planning, development, and management of the park from the 1960s to the present.
• The administrative history will address a wide range of management issues across the various units that comprise the park.
• The project will involve conducting interviews with former superintendents, division chiefs, other key current and former staff of Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, partners, and other officials.
• The project is expected to last for approximately 730 days, from October 15, 2019, to October 14, 2021.
• The total anticipated award amount is $63,305.00.