Project Grant CHA29206624
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $354,500 to the Evanston History Center on September 23, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to support the physical preservation and repair of windows at the historic Charles Gates Dawes House in Evanston, Illinois. This project grant, administered through the Historic Preservation Fund in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and...
- The Elmhurst Art Museum was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to fund a roofing renovation project. The grant, awarded on May 1, 2024, will support necessary renovations to the museum's main building roofing systems in order to protect and sustain the integrity of the museum's permanent collection, public exhibitions and programming, and educational center classes and...
- 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 Adirondack Historical Association received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to renovate 5,800 square feet of gallery space at the Adirondack Museum. The renovation will update the museum's facilities to contemporary standards and create a new permanent exhibition space for the museum's fine and decorative arts collections. The project represents the institution's top...
- The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $626,114 Project Grant to the Wndc Educational Foundation through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) to preserve, restore, repair and maintain the Whittemore House in Washington, D.C. dating from 1892-1894. Work will include repairs to the original slate roof, ornamental copper gutters and soffits, iron spotted Roman brickwork, windows and doors, and related underlying components. The...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the Historic Albany Foundation, Inc. The grant will fund the restoration and rehabilitation of the Van Ostrande-Radliff House, the oldest building in Albany, New York, to serve as the new headquarters for the Historic Albany Foundation. The project aims to transform the currently vacant and dilapidated historic building into a facility...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $348,655 Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant to the University of Delaware's Center for Historic Architecture and Design to stabilize and disseminate its archive of vanishing historic architecture from the Mid-Atlantic region. This two-year grant, running from June 2024 to November 2026, will support the processing and public release of 1,800 "born-digital" historic property documentation records collected...
- The National Park Service (NPS), administering the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), awarded $600,000 to the City of Covington, Kentucky on September 15, 2025, for physical preservation work on the Frank Duveneck House and Studio. The award funds roof replacement and repair of windows and doors at this nationally significant historic property. The project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, and requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match from the City of Covington,...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the Model-T Automotive Heritage Complex, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan. This grant, effective January 1, 2025, will fund the Ford Piquette Plant ADA Compliance Project, which will provide for the installation of a passenger elevator and ADA-compliant restrooms in the three-story, 1904 National Historic Landmark building that houses the...
- The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded $300,868 through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks on September 23, 2025. This Project Grant funds the physical preservation of the Hill-Physick House, a nationally significant historic property in Philadelphia,...
MASONRY RESTORATION CHARLES GATES DAWES HOUSE [THE EVANSTON HISTORY CENTER (EHC) IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING $133,373 FROM NEH WHICH EHC WILL MATCH 1:1 FOR RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR MASONRY WALLS AND INSTALLATION OF A NEWLY FABRICATED EXTERIOR DOOR FROM THE DINING ROOM TO THE CONSERVATORY AREA IN THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK CHARLES GATES DAWES HOUSE. SINCE 2011 EHC HAS WORKED METHODICALLY TO RESTORE OUR 125-YEAR-OLD HOME. RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR CONSERVATORY WALLS AND INSTALLATION OF THE NEWLY FABRICATED DOOR IS ONE OF THE FINAL PROJECTS AND ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND AESTHETICS OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS VISITED BY 10,000+ PEOPLE ANNUALLY. THE HOUSE IS THE LARGEST AND MOST VALUABLE OBJECT IN EHC?S COLLECTION. PROTECTING THE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE ? SEALING THE BUILDING ?ENVELOPE? ? IS VITAL TO PROTECTING THE ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND DAWES FAMILY FURNISHINGS INSIDE THE HOUSE.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 10/23/24 | ||
| Not listed | $28.4k | 7/13/24 | ||
| Not listed | $28.4k | 7/13/24 | ||
| Not listed | $35.0k | 3/27/24 | ||
| Not listed | $35.0k | 3/27/24 |