This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Park Service's (NPS) Save America's Treasures program, awarded to the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) in Bladensburg, MD, will fund repairs and improvements to the George Washington House. The project will address door, window, floor, brick, and siding repairs, as well as safety and security upgrades to this historically significant property. The project period is from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The Save America's Treasures...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,565,125 was provided by the National Park Service (NPS) on September 15, 2025 under the Save America's Treasures grant program (CFDA 15.929). The funding will support a preservation and conservation project for the Howard County Historic Courthouse in Ellicott City, Maryland. Specifically, the grant will be used to repair historic masonry and wood building features of the courthouse, a nationally significant historic property. The project has a planned...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) provides funding to The Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, Inc. (dba Preservation Maryland) for repairs to the masonry structure of Fort Frederick, the centerpiece of Fort Frederick State Park in Big Pool, Maryland. The project aims to preserve this National Register-listed cultural resource associated with the founding of the United States, in...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929 - Save America's Treasures) to the Brandywine Foundation, Inc. for roof repairs to Whitehall, a National Historic Landmark located in Annapolis, Maryland. The Save America's Treasures program provides preservation and conservation assistance for nationally significant historic properties, collections, and cultural artifacts. This grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match and has a performance period...
The National Park Service (NPS), through the Save America's Treasures Grants from the Historic Preservation Fund (CFDA 15.929), awarded a $1,508,979 project grant to the University of Iowa on September 15, 2025. The grant will fund the restoration of the historic Laysan Island cyclorama, a nationally significant cultural heritage asset. The project, scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, will preserve and conserve this important piece of American history. The Save America's Treasures...
The Maryland State Department of Education was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). The grant will fund physical preservation and restoration work at the historic Hessian Barracks site in Frederick, Maryland. Specific project activities include repairing masonry walls, lintels, and chimneys; restoring windows, doors, and a second-floor balcony; and...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) will provide funding to the City of Crisfield, MD for roof repairs to the historic property located at 382 W. Main Street. The award, made through Congressionally Directed Spending, will assist in the preservation of this culturally significant property by supporting architectural services, preservation planning, and physical...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.929 - Save America's Treasures), will support masonry window marquee repairs and HVAC improvements to the nonprofit Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The grant funding, awarded on August 1, 2024, requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match, and will support preservation and conservation efforts at this nationally significant historic property through September 30, 2027. The Save America's...
The National Park Service (NPS), through the Save America's Treasures (SAT) program (CFDA 15.929), has awarded a $804,880 project grant to People Tree Ministerial Services, Inc. The grant will fund preservation and conservation work on the nationally significant Armory Dwelling House 24 located within the Harpers Ferry Historic District in West Virginia. The project includes the development of a historic structures report, as well as the repair of the building's exterior envelope, front porch,...
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...
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 electrical and plumbing systems, improving pedestrian access and safety, and redesigning the landscape with new trees and plantings. The goal is to preserve this significant 100-year-old urban park and monument to George Washington, conforming to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for historic preservation. The project will benefit the residents of Baltimore and Maryland, as well as the tens of thousands of national and international visitors to this site and the surrounding cultural institutions.