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 $802,548 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) federal grant program will fund critical preservation and climate resilience work on the historic Naulakha complex in Vermont. The grant will replace 3 deteriorating cedar shingle roofs on the main house, ice house, and gazebo, and comprehensively upgrade the site's drainage systems to address recurring flooding and water damage exacerbated by climate change. The Naulakha...
This Project Grant award of $1,500,000 from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program will support the conservation of the swimming pool grotto at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida. The project will repair and stabilize the supporting structures, reattach a pendentive panel that is currently in storage, and provide full conservation treatment of the Robert W. Chanler mural that covers the grotto's ceiling. This work will protect this...
This $1,348,036 federal Project Grant award, funded through the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), supports the stabilization and preservation of a historic 1883 carriage house and 1880 stable in Milton, Massachusetts. The award recipient, the Captain Forbes House Museum, will use the funds to undertake critical structural repairs, exterior restoration work, and infrastructure upgrades to these two historic buildings. Key activities include reinforcing...
This $441,742 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures program will enable Louisiana State University (LSU) to stabilize and protect the LSU Campus Mounds, two ancient, dome-shaped Native American mounds that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grant will fund activities to repair erosion, revitalize vegetation, and unify the sacred landscape between the mounds. Key activities include removing damaged vegetation,...
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 federal Project Grant award P25AP00270 was provided by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966). The $200,000.00 award was granted to Project Liberty Ship Inc., a non-profit organization located in Baltimore, MD, to support the preservation and interpretation of the historic Liberty Ship. The project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2028, will involve architectural services, historic structure...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service was made to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, a non-profit organization, under the Save America's Treasures grant program (CFDA 15.929). The funding will support physical preservation and conservation work on the nationally significant Concord Gas Light Co. Gas Holder House located in Concord, NH. This will involve repairs to the building's masonry and roof. The award period runs...
This Project Grant award of $293,249.55 from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program provides preservation and conservation assistance to the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, Incorporated for the restoration of historically significant wallpapers at the Phelps-Hatheway House, a National Register-listed property. The grant requires a 1:1 non-federal cost share and supports critical preservation efforts to conserve this nationally significant historic...
This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) will fund the rehabilitation of the Sabine High School in Many, Louisiana. The award, granted to SHSRP Management Group, Inc., will support architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation work on this historic site that is listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This effort...
This $1,049,418 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to Longue Vue House And Gardens Corporation in Louisiana. The funding supports a strategic preservation plan for the nationally significant Longue Vue property, which features the landscape designs and interiors of renowned 20th-century female architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. Key project activities include: 1) stabilizing and digitizing the Longue Vue archives related to Shipman's work, 2) developing educational resources and training for staff/board on Shipman's design principles, and 3) actively restoring and conserving key Shipman design elements on the Longue Vue site. By consolidating national resources on Shipman, the project aims to enhance preservation efforts at Longue Vue and raise awareness of Shipman's legacy beyond this specific landmark. The project period runs from October 2024 through September 2027.