This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program provides $9,596,879 to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee to support the non-federal acquisition of the 2.36-acre Green Tract at the Nashville Battlefield. The sub-recipient, American Battlefield Trust, will acquire the land and convey a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historic Commission, permanently protecting this...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants) provides $7,943,060.40 to the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee to acquire and preserve the 31.6-acre Ganesh Tract at the Stones River Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust is serving as the sub-recipient, acquiring the land and conveying a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historical Commission. This grant award, made on...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926), awarded a $199,973.60 Project Grant to the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island. The grant funding will support a Phase II archaeological site survey of the Nokum Battlefield, a significant site associated with King Philip's War. The project aims to determine the role of the Nokum Baptist Meeting House during the battle and identify evidence of pre-war interactions and...
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 National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) awarded a $169,121 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan-Dearborn on September 24, 2024. The grant will fund the second phase of the University's "River Raisin Battlefield Archaeological Project" to identify, evaluate, and protect the historic River Raisin Battlefield site in Monroe, Michigan. The project will build on previous field surveys by conducting new limited archaeological...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) provides $317,308 to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to update the displays at the Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site visitor center. The award will fund the design, fabrication, and installation of new interpretive, interactive exhibits to enhance and modernize the visitor experience at this historic site. This work will...
This $226,299.13 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926), supports the development of a Cultural Landscape Report for the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in North Carolina. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enable the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) to conduct research, evaluation, and interpretation of the historic battlefield site. The project aims to...
The University of North Alabama (UNA) received a $108,660.84 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) on September 20, 2024. The project, titled "The Tennessee River and the Civil War in Northwest Alabama", will develop a Civil War interpretive trail through the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, with one tour stop in each of the 6 counties included in the heritage area. Additionally, the project will draft...