The National Park Service awarded a $1,703,584 Save America's Treasures grant (CFDA 15.929) to the Vandercook College of Music in Illinois to support critical repairs and renovations to the American Association of Railroads Engineering Laboratory Building, a historically significant structure within the Illinois Institute of Technology Historic District. The grant will fund repairs to the building's envelope and mechanical systems, as well as enable adaptive reuse of the property. This...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $6,000,000, was provided by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support a comprehensive set of infrastructure improvements at a state park located in East St. Louis, Illinois. Key project components include repairing existing picnic shelters, playgrounds, and roadways; expanding lighting and adding new fishing piers, floating docks, and a pavilion; and...
The National Park Service, through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929), awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant will fund the comprehensive restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Mount Vernon Place, a National Historic Landmark District and major public space in the city. Key project activities include restoring the marble and granite fabric, replacing outdated infrastructure like...
The BOK Tower Gardens Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $1,433,464 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will support completion of rehabilitation and restoration work at the BOK Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower National Historic Landmark in Lake Wales, Florida. Specifically, the grant funding will enable restoration and conservation of the original landscape design by...
The City of Rochester, Minnesota was awarded a $787,300 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund preservation work on the Plummer House Water Tower, a nationally significant historic structure located in Rochester. The grant period runs from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2024 and will provide matching funds to support conservation activities...
The National Park Service awarded the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) a $308,300 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to renovate Stewartsville Park in Stewartsville, MO. The grant will fund the demolition of the existing restroom pavilion and some sidewalks, and the construction of a new accessible restroom, metal pavilion, accessible parking, and replacement of sidewalks. The project aims to create an accessible...
The Nature Conservancy was awarded an $889,668 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 16, 2021 to complete the TREESILIENCE: ST. LOUIS AREA LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION AND STATE URBAN FOREST RESILIENCE project by December 1, 2024. The project aims to advance forest resource management and conservation in Missouri through landscape-scale restoration activities and improving the resilience of...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929 - Save America's Treasures) to the Township of Piscataway, New Jersey on October 1, 2024. The grant funding will be used to provide exterior repairs, HVAC improvements, and accessibility upgrades to the historic Metlar-Bodine House, a nationally significant historic property located in Piscataway. The grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match from the Township of Piscataway. The Save America's...
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...
This $1,123,384 Project Grant was awarded on October 1, 2023 by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Save America's Treasures (SAT) program (CFDA 15.929) to the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks. The grant will provide funding for a preservation project at the 1727 Grumblethorpe and Tenant House in Philadelphia, including roof replacement, exterior façade repairs, and interior restoration. The SAT program supports preservation and conservation efforts for nationally...