Project Grant P21AP11611

This $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) under the Environmental Studies (ES) program (CFDA 15.423) will support the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography in conducting an offshore survey of Guam's World War II submerged battlefield. The 2-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will leverage Scripps' expertise and specialized facilities to carry out comprehensive mapping, exploration,...

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum will receive $2,044,017 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) to conduct preservation activities for the USS Bowfin submarine from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The Museum, operating as the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, will drydock the submarine—a key artifact from World War II's Pacific fleet—after towing it from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Preservation work will...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $263,860 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to The National World War II Museum, Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Cooperative Agreement funds a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities across all aspects of cultural resource stewardship related to World War II home front sites and interpretive programs. Key project elements include inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation,...

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum will conserve the USS Cobia historic submarine vessel through a $1,376,025 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Save America's Treasures program. Under the grant, museum staff and consultants will inspect, tow, dry dock, sandblast, paint and apply cathodic protection to the USS Cobia hull to address corrosion and structural integrity issues informed by a prior underwater inspection. Upon returning the vessel to the museum, staff...

The Department of the Navy awarded a $408,450 block grant to the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on November 15, 2021 to support projects commemorating the 75th anniversary of World War II. The funding was provided through the Congressionally Directed Assistance program (CFDA 12.599), which supports Congressional priorities through assistance instruments. It is understood the museum will implement projects and activities between November 2021 and January 2022 to recognize the WWII anniversary,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to the Malama Loko EA Foundation, a community-based non-profit organization in Hawaii. The grant will fund the Hololea Wahi Pana Kele Ao program, which aims to provide culturally informed visitor experiences. Key program elements include developing virtual tours of the historic Loko Ea fishpond, hosting 12 monthly community volunteer workdays, and...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), provides $149,242.25 to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to plan and execute the 80th Commemoration of the Battle of Saipan and Tinian in 2024. The funding will enable CNMI to organize a four-month commemorative event, primarily focused on June 15,...

This $881,800 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund repairs and restoration work at the historic Ford Island Control Tower and surrounding buildings at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in Hawaii. $440,900 in matching funds will be provided by the Museum. Work will be completed between October 2022 and September 2025. The grant is part of the Save America's Treasures federal program (CFDA 15.929), which provides matching funds for preservation and...

The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, doing business as the Kalamazoo Air Zoo, was awarded a $1,301,880 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will support restoration of a Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless WWII warplane (serial number 1612) recovered from Lake Michigan for museum exhibition and educational purposes over a three-year period from October 2022 through September 2025. Museum...

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...