The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $566,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) for the period of August 7, 2024 to August 6, 2025. Through this award, FTS will produce three mainstage theatrical productions for approximately 60,000 audience members and provide educational opportunities, including student matinees, guided and virtual field trips, oratory programs, a podcast program for high school...
This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will enable the Ford's Theatre Society, a non-profit organization, to expand its educational offerings and digital resources. Specifically, the $398,553 grant will fund the development of a new summer teacher professional development program focused on place-based learning, the creation of updated educational content and online learning tools, and the expansion of the Cabinet...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $220,000 Cooperative Agreement on July 23, 2024 to the Lincoln Presidential Foundation under the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.946) program. This project will contextualize the history of the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois with the centennial of Route 66, by interpreting how the telling and experience of Lincoln's story has evolved over generations along the historic Route 66 corridor. The project encompasses a broad range of cultural...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $236,500 Cooperative Agreement to the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The funding will support the Public Interpretation, Performing Arts, and Education Programming at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. This project will significantly expand public engagement through interpretive, performing arts, and educational experiences,...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $256,375.68 Cooperative Agreement to the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946). This award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to February 27, 2026, will support a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities focused on cultural resource stewardship for the National Parks within the African American Civil Rights Network. Key project...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,448,601 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.946 - Cultural Resources Management) to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to produce the National Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day concerts from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. These high-profile performances on historic property are aimed at increasing public awareness, knowledge, and support for historic preservation and stewardship of the nation's natural, cultural, and...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,380,866 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The agreement outlines the production of the National Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day concerts from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The concerts are shared with a broad audience through pre-recorded and live performances, and the Memorial Day and Fourth of July concerts are also broadcast on TV and...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,619,128 Cooperative Agreement to Old North Illuminated, Inc. (dba Old North Foundation Bstn Inc.), a non-profit organization in Boston, Massachusetts, under the CFDA 15.954 National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program. This Cooperative Agreement supports projects that further the mission of the National Park Service in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability, with a specific...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $427,744.44 Cooperative Agreement on October 15, 2023 to the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The project seeks to involve Native American scholars and leaders in documenting the history of U.S. attempts to deconstruct Native American societies after the Civil War, an underrepresented aspect of...
This $210,292.50 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) supports a project by Discover Your Northwest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, to engage urban communities with their surrounding cultural and natural resources. The project will take a three-pronged approach, providing: 1) culturally responsive visitor services, including interpretive and educational programming, 2)...