Specifications include, but are not limited to: Conduct research and draw upon relevant expertise in determining best practices for starting and sustaining battlefield friends groups; Gather information and solicit perspectives from a diversity of existing battlefield friends groups, park professionals and other stakeholders to guarantee that a corresponding diversity of opinions and points of view informs the project deliverables; Engage and encourage feedback from pertinent state and local government officials — including the State Historic Preservation Officers within all states contacted — to gain a clear understanding of their experiences and relationships with battlefield friends groups and other battlefield advocates in their respective constituencies and jurisdictions.
