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organizations providing services to disadvantaged residents
of an economically distressed urban or rural community.
‘‘(3) A description of how the proposed project would be
sustained once the Federal funds awarded under this subpart
end.
‘‘(4) A plan for the evaluation of the program, which shall
include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project
objectives.
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal share of the cost
of any project funded under this subpart shall not exceed 50 percent.
The non-Federal share of such project may be in cash or in kind,
fairly evaluated, including services.
‘‘SEC. 5513. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) REQUIRED USES.—A recipient shall use funds under this
subpart for—
‘‘(1) creating or expanding community technology centers
that expand access to information technology and related
training for disadvantaged residents of distressed urban or
rural communities; and
‘‘(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project.
‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A recipient may use funds under this
subpart for activities, described in its application, that carry out
the purposes of this subpart, such as—
‘‘(1) supporting a center coordinator, and staff, to supervise
instruction and build community partnerships;
‘‘(2) acquiring equipment, networking capabilities, and
infrastructure to carry out the project; and
‘‘(3) developing and providing services and activities for
community residents that provide access to computers, informa-
tion technology, and the use of such technology in support
of preschool preparation, academic achievement, educational
development, and workforce development, such as the following:
‘‘(A) After-school activities in which children and
youths use software that provides academic enrichment
and assistance with homework, develop their technical
skills, explore the Internet, and participate in multimedia
activities, including web page design and creation.
‘‘(B) Adult education and family literacy activities
through technology and the Internet, including—
‘‘(i) General Education Development, Language
Instruction Educational Programs, and adult basic edu-
cation classes or programs;
‘‘(ii) introduction to computers;
‘‘(iii) intergenerational activities; and
‘‘(iv) educational development opportunities.
‘‘(C) Career development and job preparation activities,
such as—
‘‘(i) training in basic and advanced computer skills;
‘‘(ii) resume writing workshops; and
‘‘(iii) access to databases of employment opportuni-
ties, career information, and other online materials.
‘‘(D) Small business activities, such as—
‘‘(i) computer-based training for basic entrepre-
neurial skills and electronic commerce; and
‘‘(ii) access to information on business start-up pro-
grams that is available online, or from other sources.
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‘‘(E) Activities that provide home access to computers
and technology, such as assistance and services to promote
the acquisition, installation, and use of information tech-
nology in the home through low-cost solutions such as
networked computers, web-based television devices, and
other technology.
‘‘Subpart 12—Educational, Cultural, Apprentice-
ship, and Exchange Programs for Alaska Na-
tives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical
Whaling and Trading Partners in Massachusetts
‘‘SEC. 5521. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This subpart may be cited as the ‘Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian Education Through Cultural and Historical Organizations
Act’.
‘‘SEC. 5522. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
‘‘(1) Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians have been linked
for over 200 years to the coastal towns of Salem, Massachusetts,
and New Bedford, Massachusetts, through the China trade
from Salem and whaling voyages from New Bedford.
‘‘(2) Nineteenth-century trading ships sailed from Salem,
Massachusetts, around Cape Horn of South America, and up
the Northwest coast of the United States to Alaska, where
their crews traded with Alaska Native people for furs, and
then went on to Hawaii to trade for sandalwood with Native
Hawaiians before going on to China.
‘‘(3) During the 19th century, over 2,000 whaling voyages
sailed out of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Arctic region
of Alaska, and joined Alaska Natives from Barrow, Alaska
and other areas in the Arctic region in subsistence whaling
activities.
‘‘(4) Many New Bedford whaling voyages continued on to
Hawaii, where they joined Native Hawaiians from the neigh-
boring islands.
‘‘(5) From those commercial and whaling voyages, a rich
cultural exchange and strong trading relationships developed
among the three peoples involved.
‘‘(6) In the past decades, awareness of the historical trading,
cultural, and whaling links has faded among Alaska Natives,
Native Hawaiians, and the people of the continental United
States.
‘‘(7) In 2000, the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska,
the Bishop Museum in Hawaii, and the Peabody-Essex Museum
in Massachusetts initiated the New Trade Winds project to
use 21st-century technology, including the Internet, to educate
students and their parents about historic and contemporary
cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse
cultures of the peoples involved.
‘‘(8) The New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership
with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, has
developed a cultural exchange and educational program with
the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska to bring together
the children, parents, and elders from the Arctic region of
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Alaska with children and families of Massachusetts to learn
about their historical ties and about each other’s contemporary
cultures.
‘‘(9) Within the fast-growing cultural sector, meaningful
educational and career opportunities based on traditional rela-
tionships exist for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-
income youth in Massachusetts.
‘‘(10) Cultural institutions can provide practical, culturally
relevant, education-related internship and apprentice programs,
such as the Museum Action Corps at the Peabody-Essex
Museum and similar programs at the New Bedford Oceanarium
and other institutions, to prepare youths and their families
for careers in the cultural sector.
‘‘(11) The resources of the institutions described in para-
graphs (7) and (8) provide unique opportunities for illustrating
and interpreting the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, the whaling industry, and the China trade to the
economic, social, and environmental history of the United
States, for educating students and their parents, and for pro-
viding opportunities for internships and apprenticeships leading
to careers with cultural institutions.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subpart are the following:
‘‘(1) To authorize and develop innovative culturally-based
educational programs and cultural exchanges to assist Alaska
Natives, Native Hawaiians, and children and families of
Massachusetts linked by history and tradition to Alaska and
Hawaii to learn about shared culture and traditions.
‘‘(2) To authorize and develop internship and apprentice
programs to assist Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and chil-
dren and families of Massachusetts linked by history and tradi-
tion with Alaska and Hawaii to prepare for careers with cul-
tural institutions.
‘‘(3) To supplement programs and authorities in the area
of education to further the objectives of this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 5523. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—In order to carry out programs
that fulfill the purposes of this subpart, the Secretary is authorized
to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, the following:
‘‘(1) The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage,
Alaska.
‘‘(2) The Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska.
‘‘(3) The Bishop Museum in Hawaii.
‘‘(4) The Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
‘‘(5) The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the New Bed-
ford Oceanarium in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
‘‘(6) Other Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian cultural
and educational organizations.
‘‘(7) Cultural and educational organizations with experience
in developing or operating programs that illustrate and inter-
pret the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians,
the whaling industry, and the China trade to the economic,
social, and environmental history of the United States.
‘‘(8) Consortia of the organizations and entities described
in this subsection.
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‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Activities provided through programs
carried out under this subpart may include one or more of the
following:
‘‘(1) Development and implementation of educational pro-
grams to increase understanding of cultural diversity and multi-
cultural communication among Alaska Natives, Native Hawai-
ians, and the people of the continental United States, based
on historic patterns of trading and commerce.
‘‘(2) Development and implementation of programs using
modern technology, including the Internet, to educate students,
their parents, and teachers about historic and contemporary
cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse
cultures of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people
of Massachusetts.
‘‘(3) Cultural exchanges of elders, students, parents, and
teachers among Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the
people of Massachusetts to increase awareness of diverse cul-
tures among each group.
‘‘(4) Sharing of collections among cultural institutions
designed to increase awareness of diverse cultures and links
among them.
‘‘(5) Development and implementation of internship and
apprentice programs in cultural institutions to train Alaska
Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-income students in
Massachusetts for careers with cultural institutions.
‘‘(6) Other activities, consistent with the purposes of this
subpart, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Natives,
Native Hawaiians, and students and their parents in Massachu-
setts.
‘‘SEC. 5524. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant may be made under
this subpart, and no contract may be entered into under this sub-
part, unless the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may determine to
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subpart.
‘‘(b) 
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
COORDINATION.—Each
applicant for a grant or contract under this subpart shall inform
each local educational agency serving students who will participate
in the program to be carried out under the grant or contract
about the application.
‘‘SEC. 5525. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
‘‘If sufficient funds are made available under section 5401 to
carry out this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make
available, to support activities described in section 5523(b), the
following amounts:
‘‘(1) Not less than $2,000,000 each to—
‘‘(A) the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership
with the New Bedford Oceanarium, in Massachusetts; and
‘‘(B) the Inupiat Heritage Center in Alaska.
‘‘(2) For the New Trade Winds project, not less than
$1,000,000 each to—
‘‘(A) the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska;
‘‘(B) the Bishop Museum in Hawaii; and
‘‘(C) the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts.