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...
This $152,232 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program will assist the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) in the non-federal acquisition of the 4.45-acre Nevels Tract at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust will serve as the land owner, while MDAH will hold the preservation easement. This grant funding, with a required 1:1 non-federal match, will enable the permanent...
This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service provides $128,100 to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for the non-federal acquisition of 2.91 acres of land at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The grant funds the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928), which enables the permanent protection of historic battlefield lands from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War through fee simple...
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) received a $438,150 Project Grant award on June 7, 2024 from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program. This funding will support the non-federal acquisition of a 5.34-acre parcel of the Champion Hill Battlefield by the American Battlefield Trust, a sub-recipient under this award. MDAH will serve as the easement holder for the acquired property to ensure its permanent protection. The Battlefield...
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....
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...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) received a $110,000 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA #15.928) from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service to support the non-federal acquisition and preservation of a 1-acre tract at the Buckland Mills Battlefield in Virginia. DCR will convey a conservation easement over the acquired land to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, permanently protecting this historic battlefield site. The Battlefield Land...
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 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....
This $9,596,879.00 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) award from the National Park Service assists the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, in acquiring and preserving a 2.36-acre tract of land at the Nashville Battlefield. The sub-recipient, American Battlefield Trust, will acquire the Green Tract and convey a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historic Commission, permanently protecting this historically significant land from the Civil War....