Cooperative Agreement P14AC00269

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund repairs to the Power House of Carrie Blast Furnaces, including masonry and ramp repairs or replacement. Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation will deliver historic preservation services from April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 to support the nationally significant industrial...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corporation a $1,843,859 project grant under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to repair and reassemble the last remaining 48-inch Universal Plate Mill, a historic industrial asset that was once part of the Homestead Steel Works. The funding will enable Rivers of Steel to stabilize, restore, and reassemble the mill, as well as develop new interpretive materials and digitize archival documentation...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) will fund critical rehabilitation work on the historic Rogers Locomotive and Machine Company Erecting Shop in Paterson, New Jersey. Built in 1871, the Rogers Building is a contributing structure to the Great Falls of Paterson Society for Establishing Useful Manufacturers National Historic Landmark District. As part of a complex of locomotive and machine works...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,926,444 Project Grant to the Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corporation under the Appalachian Area Development (CFDA 23.002) program. This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will support the organization's efforts to showcase southwestern Pennsylvania's industrial and cultural heritage through tours, workshops, special events, and educational programs focused on the region's steel industry history. Key activities include rehabilitating...

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), a U.S. state government entity, received a $458,047 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Save America's Treasures (SAT) program (CFDA 15.929) to conserve artifacts recovered from excavations associated with enslaved people living at Kingsmill and other 17th and 18th century plantation sites in Virginia. The 3-year project will include creating a conservation plan, conserving deteriorating metal artifacts,...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $1,000,000.00 was provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Save America's Treasures (SAT) Grants program (CFDA 15.929). The grant funds will be used by the City of Richmond, Virginia to provide preservation and conservation assistance for the Byrd Park Pump House, a nationally significant historic property. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027 and requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal matching...

The Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation received a $1.7 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region under the Heritage Partnership federal grant program (CFDA 15.939). Through this funding, the Corporation will implement the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area Management Plan by developing educational programs, materials, and tours focused on the region's steel industry history and culture. Specific projects include...

This $1,497,470.03 Save America's Treasures grant awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929) will enable the Coalfield Development Corporation, a non-profit community development organization, to rehabilitate the historic Nenni Building in Matewan, West Virginia. The funding will be used to stabilize the building's structure and upgrade critical systems, including the roofing, walls, windows, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. These renovations will preserve the...

This $651,230 Project Grant awarded on October 26, 2023 by the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) supports the permanent acquisition and preservation of the 98.7-acre Lee Tract at the Trevilian Station Battlefield in Louisa, Virginia. The award will enable the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, working in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust as the sub-recipient, to acquire the threatened battlefield land through a fee...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,211,500 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to assist with the non-federal acquisition and permanent protection of the 41.02-acre New Market Road Tract at the Malvern Hill Battlefield. The sub-recipient, Capital Region Land Conservancy, will transfer the conservation easement for this battlefield land to the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Historic...