Project Grant 1641007157

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Society To Preserve The Millvale Murals Of Maxo Vanka $984,920 under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support restoration, preservation, and repair work on 12 murals within the Maxo Vanka Murals Collection at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, PA. As part of a long-term conservation effort, the project goals are to restore and...

The Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $329,410 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will enable the conservation and restoration of the Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction 17th century merchant vessel, through a partnership with the Mystic Seaport Museum. Conservation activities will include cleaning, painting, and repairing the seams of the vessel. This preservation effort is...

The Columbia River Maritime Museum will receive $1.2 million under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to preserve the historic Lightship Columbia. Funded through the IMLS's Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), the project will involve towing the lightship to a Portland shipyard for preservation work from October 2021 through September 2022. Specifically, the museum will install modern bilge pumps and alarms, inspect the electrical system, replace...

This $1,348,036 federal Project Grant award, funded through the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), supports the stabilization and preservation of a historic 1883 carriage house and 1880 stable in Milton, Massachusetts. The award recipient, the Captain Forbes House Museum, will use the funds to undertake critical structural repairs, exterior restoration work, and infrastructure upgrades to these two historic buildings. Key activities include reinforcing...

The Independence Seaport Museum was awarded a $108,724 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures program to restore the hull of the cruiser Olympia. Using surface piercing and cofferdam technology, the museum will clean, scale to bare metal, and apply protective epoxy and paint to a section of the historic warship's hull that has suffered extensive oxidation and deterioration caused by abrasion. The conservation project aims to...

Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. will preserve and digitize the newly acquired Witherill Ocean Liner Collection under a $105,086 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). The Collection documents ocean liners during a period of increased immigration to the United States in the early to mid-20th century, with over 7,500 documents, letters, brochures, and other materials related to maritime history and culture including accounts...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $179,966 to The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) on September 23, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to support the archiving and conservation of the historic Leon Gardiner Collection. The project, scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, represents a physical preservation initiative focused on professional-grade conservation and archival processing of nationally significant cultural materials. As a competitive...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded $600,000 through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to the City of Covington, Kentucky on September 15, 2025. This Project Grant funds physical preservation and restoration work on the Frank Duveneck House and Studio, a nationally...

The National Park Service awarded the Smithsonian Institution a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to fund the preservation of the historic Gunboat Philadelphia. The Smithsonian, acting through its Office of Sponsored Projects, will utilize this funding to conserve and restore the Gunboat Philadelphia, which is considered an important national cultural artifact. The project is expected to be completed by September 30, 2026. As a renowned federal...

The Buffalo Naval Park Committee will receive $998,225 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program to conduct hull repairs on the USS The Sullivans. The Committee will apply an underwater hull coating system, install a cathodic protection system, and implement regular inspection and maintenance of the vessel's hull. These preservation efforts will provide optimal corrosion protection and structural integrity for the destroyer, which served in...