Project Grant P20AP00379

Summary of Federal Grant Award The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) effective March 1, 2026, with completion by September 30, 2027. The award supports "A Time for Liberty: Our Shared History, Our Shared Future," an interpretive public programming initiative aligned with the United States' 250th anniversary commemoration. The project...

Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), administering the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded $300,868 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...

This $826,590 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), supports the physical preservation of cultural resources associated with the founding of America. The funding will be used by the 120 East State, a nonprofit organization in Trenton, New Jersey, to preserve historic markers and a wrought-iron perimeter fence at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. This project aligns with the Semiquincentennial...

The National Park Service awarded a $113,440.32 Project Grant under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct archaeological field surveys and a cultural landscape study of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, PA. The project, titled "Archaeology at Fort Mifflin", aims to gain a better understanding of the daily life of the fort's garrison from 1771 to 1954 and gather data to inform future preservation priorities for...

This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 by the National Park Service under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The funding will support mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades, water damage repairs, renovation of the kitchen and bathroom, installation of a fire alarm and sprinkler system, replacement of the ADA ramp, and repair of finishes at the historic site of the...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's 15.932 Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program will fund the rehabilitation of the Peters Campus Center at Paine College, a private, non-profit HBCU located in Augusta, Georgia. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support architectural assessments, building repairs, restoration work, and accessibility improvements to this historic campus...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), provides $693,286.00 to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for preservation of the historic Ephrata Cloister site. The funding will support mitigation of general deterioration, as well as infiltration of water and pests, through the repair, replacement, and protective finishing of exterior siding and roofing features...

The Maryland State Department of Education was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). The grant will fund physical preservation and restoration work at the historic Hessian Barracks site in Frederick, Maryland. Specific project activities include repairing masonry walls, lintels, and chimneys; restoring windows, doors, and a second-floor balcony; and...

This federal Project Grant award of $533,832 from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) provides funding to Delaware County, Pennsylvania for physical preservation and facility upgrades at the historic 1724 Chester Courthouse. Specifically, the grant will cover exterior building envelope repairs, updates to electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm systems, and restoration of interior finishes. Additionally, the grant will support amending the...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the National Park Service's Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program (CFDA 15.932) is to support the rehabilitation of Eppworth Hall, a historic structure on the campus of Paine College, a private HBCU located in Augusta, Georgia. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027. The grant funding will be used to conduct architectural assessments, building...