Save americas treasures grants from the historic preservation fund provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections

The Paramount Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Rutland, VT, has received a $1,000,000 Save America's Treasures grant (CFDA 15.929) from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. This Project Grant award will fund physical preservation and conservation work on the Paramount Theatre and Richardson Building, which are nationally significant historic structures. Specifically, the grant will support improvements to the HVAC, fire safety, electrical, and plumbing systems in these facilities. This funding is expected to be expended by the completion date of September 30, 2026. The Save America's Treasures program provides matching grants for preservation and conservation of intellectual, cultural, and historic assets of national significance.

Grants require a dollar-for-dollar, non-federal match, which can be cash or documented in-kind. The grant program is administered by the national park service (NPS) in partnership with the national endowment for the arts (NEA), the national endowment for the humanities (NEH), and the institute of museum and library services (imls). Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits. This physical preservation project is awarded to the nonprofit, paramount center, via congressionally directed spending for improvements to the HVAC, fire safety, electrical, and plumbing systems of the paramount theatre and richarson building.