Project Grant 24DG11062765530

Waechter Architecture Inc. was awarded a $248,168 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to develop a regional model for all-wood building under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The two-year award, issued on September 23, 2022 and set to be completed by August 1, 2024, will directly support the provision of technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests...

The Westbeth Corporation Housing Development Fund Corporation (Westbeth Corp Hdfc Inc.) received a $1.315 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). $815,994 of the award will be matched by the awardee. The grant will fund rehabilitation of the 663 original wood windows at Westbeth, a property in New York City listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. The Save...

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI Arc) received a $161,291 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to accelerate application of customized cross laminated timber panels. The grant was awarded on July 14, 2021 under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674), with a completion date of September 1, 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Gray Organschi Architecture, LLC through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674) to support the project "RESILIENT FORESTS RESPONSIVE STRUCTURES: REGENERATIVE SILVICULTURE AND EXPERIMENTAL MASS TIMBER COMPONENTS FOR THE US NORTHEAST" from December 5, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust was awarded a $447,317 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to expand the Teaching by Design teacher professional development program at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. The project will conduct 12 professional development seminars, recruit guest educators and 4 resident artists, and develop, implement, and evaluate an artist-in-residence program. This will address...

This $499,128 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support needed repairs and architectural assessments of the Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. Funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the award will allow the Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. to conduct a full structural assessment of the landmark building designed by Louis H. Persley, the first African American registered architect in...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) General Research and Technology Activity (CFDA 14.506) program supports research to validate, quantify, and document the livability, constructability, and sustainability of the "Picket Fence" concept home. Key activities include conducting surveys, holding stakeholder engagement events, developing process diagrams, and testing indoor/outdoor air quality. The goal is to assess the...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $850,000 Project Grant under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) to the Virgin Islands Centre For Architecture, Crafts And Build Heritage, ST. Croix, Inc. on August 13, 2024. This grant will support the organization's efforts to transform the Old Barracks Property in Christiansted, St. Croix into an educational center dedicated to built heritage,...

The Fashion Institute of Technology received a $182,444 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to deliver a series of one-week residential workshops exploring Italian American public art in New York City. The "Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces" project will strengthen place-based humanities teaching and learning by examining how monuments, landmarks, and public artworks are...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will preserve the former residence of civil rights leader Grace Towns Hamilton. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the funding will support Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc. in conducting a full building assessment to address water and fire damage at the property. Project activities will also include removing vegetation and replacing floor framing. The overall...