This $4,060,100 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, CFDA 15.928, will assist the City of Franklin, Tennessee in permanently protecting 0.87 acres of the Franklin Battlefield through a preservation easement held by the Tennessee Historical Commission. The grant enables the City of Franklin, partnering with the nonprofit Franklin's Charge, to acquire the Williams Tract at the Franklin Battlefield site in order to permanently conserve...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program, provided $5,052,700.00 to the City of Franklin, Tennessee to acquire the 0.63-acre Danmark Tract at the Franklin Battlefield. The Tennessee Historical Commission will hold the preservation easement for this acquired land. This award enables the permanent protection of this historically significant Civil War battlefield land from development, ensuring its long-term...
This $7,943,060.40 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program will enable the permanent preservation of the 31.6-acre Ganesh Tract located at the Stones River Battlefield site. The City of Murfreesboro, as the grant recipient, will partner with the American Battlefield Trust as the sub-recipient to acquire the land through a fee-simple purchase and convey a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historical Commission....
The National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) awarded a $258,978.21 grant to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to support the non-federal acquisition of the 1.78-acre Saunders Tract on the Petersburg Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust, as the sub-recipient, will acquire the property and hold the title as the landowner. This grant project, with a performance period from March 2024 to March 2027, aims to permanently...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,563,300.50 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to assist in the non-federal acquisition of 0.63 acres of the 8th Ohio Tract at the Gettysburg Battlefield. Through this project grant, the American Battlefield Trust, as a sub-recipient, will acquire and hold title to the property, permanently protecting this historically significant land. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $463,610 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Mississippi Department of Archives & History to assist in the non-federal acquisition and permanent protection of 1.57 acres over four tracts at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust has engaged in purchase negotiations with the tract owners and intends to transfer the resulting conservation easements to the Mississippi Department of...
This $152,232 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) assisted the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) in acquiring and preserving the 4.45-acre Nevels Tract at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield. MDAH partnered with the American Battlefield Trust, which holds ownership of the acquired land, while MDAH maintains an easement to ensure the land's permanent protection. This grant, with a performance period...
This $1,134,820 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants) will assist the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation in acquiring and preserving the 100-acre Brandy Rock Farm tract at the Brandy Station Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust, as a sub-recipient, will acquire a conservation easement on the property to ensure its permanent protection. This grant award supports the...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $306,929.75 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (VA DCR). This grant funding enabled the permanent preservation of 3.0 acres of the Reams Station II Civil War battlefield through a partnership with the American Battlefield Trust. The Trust acquired the Davis Tract land parcel and transferred a conservation easement to the Virginia Board of Historical Resources,...
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...