Mostly at a park level, projects encompass a broad range of research, operational, andeducational activities across all aspects of cultural resource stewardship activities, including but notlimited to…

Ford's Theatre Society received a $566,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), awarded on July 22, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2025. The award supports the production of three mainstage theatrical productions projected to serve approximately 60,000 audience members, along with comprehensive educational programming designed to reach more than 75,000 students and educators on local and national scales.

The deliverables encompass multiple educational offerings that promote the leadership and legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era through arts engagement and primary source interpretation. Educational services include student matinees, guided field trips, virtual field trips, oratory programs, and teacher professional development opportunities. These programs engage participants in American history while connecting historical themes to contemporary contexts, advancing the NPS's cultural resource stewardship mission of preserving and interpreting the nation's historical and cultural resources through public access and educational outreach.

Mostly at a park level, projects encompass a broad range of research, operational, andeducational activities across all aspects of cultural resource stewardship activities, including but notlimited to inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation, reconstruction, restoration, preservation, documentation, data recovery, education, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Fords theatre society (FTS) will produce three mainstage theatrical productions for approximately 60,000 audience members. FTS will also provide education opportunities including student matinees, guided field trips, virtual field trips, oratory programs and teacher professional development opportunities for more than 75,000 students and educators on both a local and national scale. These programs promote and celebrate the leadership and legacy of abraham lincoln and the world of civil war washington through the arts and engagement with primary sources. Programming offers participants the opportunity to immerse themselves in americas past while revealing meaningful connections to today. FTS offers numerous educational programs that engage students in the life of one of the most important figures in american history. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, educational or scientific institutions, associations, individuals.