Project Grant GA225505010

This $294,154.83 federal Project Grant award was made by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation on March 26, 2025. The grant funds the non-federal acquisition of the 11.72-acre Amelia Tract at the Boydton Plank Road Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust is the landowner, with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources holding the easement and the...

The National Park Service, through its American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926), awarded a $178,267.85 Project Grant to the United Mine Workers of America on September 24, 2024. The funding will support the development of a master plan for the long-term preservation and interpretation of the Ludlow Tent Colony Site, a National Historic Landmark. Key objectives include assessing the historic structures' integrity, creating educational and recreational opportunities at the site, and...

The National Park Service awarded $2,051,250 under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on July 7, 2022. The funds will support the American Battlefield Trust's acquisition of a 4.1-acre tract of land at the Gettysburg Battlefield as a military museum site. The American Battlefield Trust will acquire the property as a sub-recipient, and the Adams County Land Conservancy will hold a conservation easement on the land....

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $463,610 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Mississippi Department of Archives & History to assist in the non-federal acquisition and permanent protection of 1.57 acres over four tracts at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust has engaged in purchase negotiations with the tract owners and intends to transfer the resulting conservation easements to the Mississippi Department of...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $306,929.75 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (VA DCR). This grant funding enabled the permanent preservation of 3.0 acres of the Reams Station II Civil War battlefield through a partnership with the American Battlefield Trust. The Trust acquired the Davis Tract land parcel and transferred a conservation easement to the Virginia Board of Historical Resources,...

The National Park Service awarded a $147,151 American Battlefield Protection Program Project Grant to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, a nonprofit museum located in New York. The funding will support the "Uncovering Liberty Hill: An American Soldiers Camp at Ticonderoga" project, which aims to locate and evaluate the integrity of Revolutionary War soldier huts on Liberty Hill, and create a comprehensive archaeological record of the site's history during its active service from May...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service awarded a $794,245.25 Project Grant under the CFDA 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The grant funds will be used to assist the state and local communities in acquiring and preserving 7.11 acres of threatened battlefield land at the Cold Harbor Battlefield, which is part of the 384 battlefields identified in the 1993 report on the nation's Civil War battlefields....

This Project Grant award of $152,232 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program, supported the non-federal acquisition of the 4.45-acre Nevels Tract at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield by the American Battlefield Trust. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History serves as the easement holder for this land preservation effort, which aims to permanently protect this historically significant...

The National Park Service awarded a $1,563,300.50 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to assist in the non-federal acquisition of 0.63 acres of the 8th Ohio Tract at the Gettysburg Battlefield. Through this project grant, the American Battlefield Trust, as a sub-recipient, will acquire and hold title to the property, permanently protecting this historically significant land. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants...

The National Park Service (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program awarded a $887,609 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to acquire and preserve the 36.35-acre West V tract at the Prairie Grove Battlefield. This grant, with a performance period of March 2024 through March 2027, will enable the permanent protection of this historic Civil War battlefield land through a preservation covenant held by the Arkansas State...