Statement of Work
The goal of this project is to complete a review of the previous informal administrative history of the National Heritage Areas (NHA) Program completed in 2020; the Congressional Research Service Report titled “National Heritage Areas: Background and Issues for Congress Updated April 17, 2023;” legislation associated with National Heritage Areas; and available documents of the history of the National Park Service’s (NPS) National Heritage Area System and the National Heritage Areas Program to produce a comprehensive legislative history with an executive summary compiled in a professional publishable report. This project will detail the legislation history and analyze how each legislative action influenced how the program is managed by the National Park Service over time, to include how funding was distributed to the individual NHAs and to the NPS regional offices.
Project Participants
Jackie Gonzales, Principal Investigator
Lindsey Weaver, Principal Investigator
Final Products & Resources
National Heritage Areas: A Legislative History
Jackie Gonzales (Mirandola Research, LLC)
Lindsey Weaver (HistoryWeaver, LLC)
January 20, 2026
“Untangling the Legislative History of National Heritage Areas"
Webinar presentation with legislative history authors Jackie Gonzales and Lindsey Weaver
January 21, 2026
Find NPS resources about National Heritage Areas via the NPS website.
Requests for Letters of Interest
Via our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the National Council on Public History seeks a qualified historian (or team of historians) to produce a comprehensive legislative history with an executive summary compiled in a professional, publishable report. This project will detail the legislation history and analyze how each legislative action influenced how the program is managed by the National Park Service over time, to include how funding was distributed to the individual NHAs and to the NPS regional offices. Please read the full narrative in PDF or Word format for the description of the project’s scope of work and timeline, as well as instructions for submitting your letter of interest and professional writing sample. Please note that we are particularly looking for PIs or project teams with experience with experience with policy history, program administrative history, or institutional history.
Compensation: $52,000. (This is the total compensation for the PI(s), although additional support is available should the PI choose to take on Section 508 Compliance work. NCPH’s indirect rate for project management, publication expenses, and peer review are separate budget lines and do not come out of the PI’s funding.)
Deadline for Letter of Interest to NCPH: August 1, 2024
Expected Date to Award Project: September 1, 2024
Anticipated Start Date: October 1, 2024
Timeline for Completion: May 15, 2026