The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $1,365,859.05 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916) to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on October 1, 2022 for completion by September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support Phase 1 development of the Hidden River Park and Preserve, including restoration of the riparian buffer, rehabilitation of an old...
This federal Project Grant award of $149,501.59 from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will support the Friends of Camp Security in conducting an archaeological field survey and updating the long-term preservation plan for Camp Security, a Revolutionary War prisoner-of-war camp in Springettsbury Township, PA. The award, with a performance period from November 2024 to November 2026, will expand on previous research efforts to identify, evaluate,...
The University of Pennsylvania received a $113,440.32 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to conduct archaeological field surveys and a cultural landscape study of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, PA. The project aims to gain a better understanding of the daily life of the fort's garrison from 1771-1954 and gather data to develop future preservation priorities for the site. The award will fund Phase II archaeological field...
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....
The National Park Service awarded a $147,151 American Battlefield Protection Program Project Grant to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, a nonprofit museum located in New York. The funding will support the "Uncovering Liberty Hill: An American Soldiers Camp at Ticonderoga" project, which aims to locate and evaluate the integrity of Revolutionary War soldier huts on Liberty Hill, and create a comprehensive archaeological record of the site's history during its active service from May...
The National Park Service awarded a $129,300 Project Grant under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to the Society of the Cincinnati, a nonprofit organization, to develop an exhibition interpreting the lived experiences of diverse participants in the American Revolutionary War (1770-1783). The project, titled "Voices of Revolution," will portray the stories of individuals on different sides of the conflict, focusing on key battles such as the Siege of...
This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $3,676,777.25, was provided by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.928 - Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants) to assist in the non-federal acquisition of the 16.2-acre Joseph Davis Tract at the Brandywine Battlefield. The North American Land Trust is the sub-recipient under this award and will acquire and hold the title to the property. This grant funding supports the permanent protection of...
The National Park Service, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), awarded a $2,452,995 project grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on October 1, 2022. The grant will fund improvements to Wilson Farm Park in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania through September 30, 2025. Products and services delivered under the award include floating docks, wetlands, tennis and pickleball courts, playgrounds, pavilions,...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) provides $529,618.00 to the Friends Of Washington Crossing Park, Inc. to address interior repairs and update the National Historic Landmark documentation for the Washington Crossing Historic Park. The grant supports the physical preservation of cultural resources associated with the founding of the United States in commemoration of...