Cooperative Agreement P19AC00770

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will receive $457,025 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) for a Project Grant award dated September 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. Under the award, the Conservancy will improve environmental conditions for collections and archival materials related to Fallingwater by installing a new fire suppression system, HVAC and humidification system, and security improvements. Museum staff will...

The National Park Service, through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929), awarded the Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation (ROS) a $580,000 project grant to support the historic restoration of the Stationary Car Dumper at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark site in Pennsylvania. The primary goal of this project grant is to address structural decay and safety concerns with the Car Dumper structure, which is a key interpretive feature of the Carrie Blast...

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...

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 Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, NY was awarded a $148,068 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the museum's efforts to draft and implement an updated interpretive master plan to strengthen connections between the site's history and larger global systems and conditions. This project will involve contracting with a consultant to assist in writing the plan, drafting interpretation...

This $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...

This $115,030 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will enable the Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society (HARS) to design, develop, and operate an inclusive Susquehanna Educational Park on an underutilized area of Harrisburg's City Island. The key products and services to be delivered include: Refurbishing the existing John Harris Cabin to provide visitors with a unique learning experience about the connection between...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Opus 40 Inc. a $600,000 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) to restore and repair the central bluestone sculpture at Opus 40, a 55-acre sculpture park and nationally significant historic site located in Saugerties, New York. Constructed over 40 years within an abandoned quarry, the central sculpture consists of undulating ramps, paths, platforms, grottos, pools, and stairs formed from millions...

The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, on behalf of the National Canal Museum, will receive $241,470 under a three-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to conduct a comprehensive inventory and improve access to its offsite collections storage facility. As part of the Museums for America program's goal of strengthening museums' ability to serve the public, 10,000 objects from the Museum's personnel and financial records,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939), will support the Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corporation in Pennsylvania to carry out programs and projects that engage the local community and visitors in the preservation, conservation, and interpretation of the region's industrial heritage. The $600,000 award, with a period of performance from March 15, 2025 to June 1, 2025, will fund initiatives such as...