The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program awarded the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation a $1,134,820 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to assist in the non-federal acquisition of the 100-acre Brandy Rock Farm tract at the Brandy Station Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust, as a sub-recipient under this award, will acquire a conservation easement on the property to permanently protect this historically significant Civil War...
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 Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) received a $110,000 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA #15.928) from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service to support the non-federal acquisition and preservation of a 1-acre tract at the Buckland Mills Battlefield in Virginia. DCR will convey a conservation easement over the acquired land to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, permanently protecting this historic battlefield site. The Battlefield...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $515,514 Project Grant under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation on July 1, 2021. As administered by the American Battlefield Trust acting as sub-recipient, the grant funding enabled the non-federal acquisition of 44.75 acres of the Pegram's Battery Tract at the Cedar Mountain Battlefield in Culpeper, Virginia. The land was acquired in fee simple...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $608,269.77 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The grant was awarded under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to acquire a 0.66 acre parcel known as the Mair Tract at the Great Bridge Battlefield in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program aims to preserve threatened battlefield land from the Revolutionary War,...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program provides $2,974,307.06 to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to acquire and preserve the 38.86-acre Camp Holly Farm tract at the Deep Bottom and New Market Heights battlefields. DCR will partner with the Capital Region Land Conservancy, a sub-recipient, to acquire a conservation easement on the property. This award supports the permanent protection of...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $1,054,500 project grant from the National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, to acquire a 22.35-acre tract of land known as the Rollins Tract at Bristoe Station Battlefield. The grant was awarded under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to assist states and local communities in preserving threatened battlefield lands from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War...
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 Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $3,676,777.25, was provided by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.928 - Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants) to assist in the non-federal acquisition of the 16.2-acre Joseph Davis Tract at the Brandywine Battlefield. The North American Land Trust is the sub-recipient under this award and will acquire and hold the title to the property. This grant funding supports the permanent protection of...
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...