Project Grant 15FMPPMA0101

The Trustees of Reservations will use a $1,095,117 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to repair the north elevation and adjoining west portico of the Great House, the centerpiece of the 165-acre Crane Estate National Historic Landmark in Ipswich, MA. Funded through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), which provides matching grants for preservation and conservation of nationally significant historic structures, the project will address...

The National Park Service awarded a $995,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The Executive Office will subgrant funds to the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to acquire 186 acres of land in Ashburnham, MA with existing trails, including the South Peak of Mount Watactic directly abutting a 281.5-acre reservation protected...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,333,334 Project Grant under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to permanently protect 851 acres of a high-priority coastal wetland ecosystem along the Sippican River in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. This project will conserve diverse wetland habitats, including emergent marshes, shrub swamps, forested wetlands, and...

The Town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts will receive $896,675 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to improve recreational opportunities at Stiles and Hart Park. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program, the project will enhance the park by adding parking, developing new and existing trails with multiple footbridges as needed, upgrading the canoe launch, establishing new trailhead locations, and installing...

The Snipatuit Coastal Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Project, funded by a $260,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), will permanently protect 101 acres of an important forested wetland complex at the headwaters of the Mattapoisett River in Rochester, Massachusetts. The grant funds will be used by the grantee, Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc., to acquire fee title to the property, with the Rochester Land Trust holding a conservation...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129), provides $597,780 to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. to conduct environmental activities in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. The key activities include planning, permitting, and implementation of 160 acres of saltmarsh and coastal upland restoration, as well as education and knowledge...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation (aka Northeast Wilderness Trust) under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program. The funding will support the acquisition and permanent protection of a 1,410-acre property in Russell, NY as the Grasse River Wilderness Preserve. The property will be placed under a forever-wild conservation easement held by the...

The Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust, Inc. was awarded a $476,914 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund the restoration of the Flying Horses Carousel, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest platform carousel in the United States. Project activities will include the repair and restoration of 16 of the carousel's 20 horses, restoration and replacement of the...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States (NTHP) was awarded a $499,566 Project Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support research and reinterpretation at five National Trust historic sites. The grant will advance equity and reconciliation through new humanities perspectives developed with input from descendant communities at Shadows on the Teche in Louisiana, Woodlawn in...

The National Park Service awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA). The grant will fund the design and construction of nonmotorized trails at the Archer Street Woodlands in Swampscott, MA. This project, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to enhance public access to outdoor recreation spaces and...