Project Grant D22AP00120

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...

This $499,521 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund restoration of the Sullivan Building in Selma, Alabama. Administered under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), the award will support structural repairs to the building's roof, electrical, plumbing and ductwork systems. Once renovations are complete by August 2025, the space will be used as a community center and cultural venue promoting economic development....

This $1,497,470.03 Save America's Treasures grant awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929) will enable the Coalfield Development Corporation, a non-profit community development organization, to rehabilitate the historic Nenni Building in Matewan, West Virginia. The funding will be used to stabilize the building's structure and upgrade critical systems, including the roofing, walls, windows, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. These renovations will preserve the...

The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will receive $312,474 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to create a new Young Adult Creativity Center. The Center will host over 200 annual events and engage more than 6,000 young adults ages 13 to 21 from the greater Cincinnati region in career-building and professional development activities in the creative industries. Two new career-focused programs, Teen...

The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH was awarded a $499,395 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support six mutually reinforcing and free out-of-school learning opportunities for over 5,000 young adults in the Cincinnati region to help offset learning loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The center will build on and expand five successful young adult programs:...

The National Park Service awarded $500,000 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the National Mary Potter Club Inc. to rehabilitate the vacant Mary Potter School Shop Building in Oxford, North Carolina. Funds will support work to install HVAC, plumbing, electrical and an elevator in the existing interior space. Upon completion by August 2025, the building will serve the public as a multi-purpose community and literacy center while also functioning as a tourist...

This Project Grant award of $2,360,026 from the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929) will support the assessment and rehabilitation of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina. The project aims to address structural issues with the portico, including the deterioration of column capitals and beams, and cracking in the sanctuary's north face. The work will involve carefully deconstructing and rebuilding portions of the...

The Friends of Historic Second Church will use a $512,728 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program to conduct conservation treatments at the Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago. Three conservation firms will stabilize and repair interior design elements in the sanctuary, including a large mural, wooden framework supporting angels and arches, and two metal organ screens. Extensive cleaning and paint and plaster stabilization...

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) received a $1,550,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program. The grant will fund the replacement of the HVAC system in PAFA's historic landmark building, which houses its collection of 16,000 works of American art dating from the 18th century to today. The project aims to mitigate immediate and future risks to the art collection by improving temperature, humidity, and leak...

This $1,500,000 federal project grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program aims to restore the historic chapel at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home National Historic Landmark District. The project, led by the Center for Veterans Issues, a non-profit organization, will address structural issues, roof repairs, and modernize the chapel's systems. The restored chapel will serve as a non-denominational worship space, conference area, and community...