This $578,000 federal Project Grant awarded on September 22, 2023 by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will fund projects to connect people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The key activities include: Identifying, conserving, restoring, and interpreting natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed Developing and establishing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) to Baltimore County, Maryland. The grant funds projects that connect people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed through activities such as developing water trails, public education and recreation programs, resource interpretation, and facilitating community stewardship. Specific initiatives include a bi-lingual...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Gateways Grants program (CFDA 15.930) provides $124,000 to the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, Inc. to prepare a master plan for a new education center at the Elktonia Heritage Park in Annapolis, Maryland. The primary goal is to develop the site as an outdoor classroom with access to the Chesapeake Bay shoreline to serve as a hub for delivering educational curriculum focused on the history, culture, and...
This $147,565 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) supports efforts to connect people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The grant recipient, Friends of the National Arboretum, Inc. (FONA), will use the funds to facilitate networking with community organizations, recruit and retain volunteers, and host culturally relevant public events to connect diverse local...
This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will support the Black In Marine Science (BIMS) nonprofit organization in advancing two key objectives: Increase environmental DNA (eDNA) literacy in Black communities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed by collecting eDNA data and incorporating it into BIMS's long-term datasets. Provide a platform to share and intertwine ecological data with storytelling from Black...
This $713,869.56 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Park Service under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to the College of Charleston, a public state-controlled institution of higher education. The funding will support the restoration and stabilization of the Powder Magazine and Cisterns at the Fort Johnson site, which is located within the Charleston Harbor Battlefield. The project aims to preserve and interpret this historic battlefield for the...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Baltimore Heritage Area Association Inc., doing business as the Baltimore National Heritage Area, under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939). This funding supports the implementation of the Baltimore National Heritage Area's management strategic plan, which aims to promote stewardship of the region's cultural, historical, and environmental assets through education, preservation, and...
The National Park Service awarded a $113,440.32 Project Grant under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct archaeological field surveys and a cultural landscape study of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, PA. The project, titled "Archaeology at Fort Mifflin", aims to gain a better understanding of the daily life of the fort's garrison from 1771 to 1954 and gather data to inform future preservation priorities for...
This $771,600 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), supports the physical preservation of historic masonry at Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, New York. The grant funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be provided to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and interpreting the historical significance of this...
This $111,858 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) will fund Phase I planning and design for an integrated shoreline protection and habitat restoration project at a research reserve headquarters in Virginia. The project aims to develop a high-energy, natural and nature-based shoreline protection strategy that integrates structural elements like breakwaters with the...