Congressionally directed spending save americas treasures grants awarded via congressionally directed spending provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic…

This $1,000,000 Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, is provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to the Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Providence, RI. The grant funding will support the rehabilitation of the Broad Street Synagogue, a nationally significant historic property. Through this project, CSEA will work to preserve and conserve the synagogue, a key cultural landmark for the Southeast Asian community in Rhode Island. The grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal funding match from CSEA. This award builds on CSEA's previous federal grant experience, including a $250,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2024 to support various community development initiatives for the Southeast Asian population.

Congressionally directed spending save americas treasures grants awarded via congressionally directed spending provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Grants require a dollarfordollar nonfederal match which can be cash or documented inkind. 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 project is awarded to the nonprofit center for southeast asians for rehabilitation of the broad ST. Synagogue.