Congressionally directed spending - historic preservation fund grants-in-aid awarded through congressionally directed spending assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic…

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $500,000 to The Connecticut Audubon Society Inc. through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966) on July 10, 2025, with a completion deadline of April 30, 2029. This congressionally directed spending award supports the preservation of the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The funding will be utilized for window repairs and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) improvements to the historic property, ensuring the facility meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for historic preservation while enhancing the building's operational efficiency and structural integrity.

The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program provides financial support for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties through activities including survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, and documentation. Awards under this program support a broad range of preservation projects including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work on sites of historical significance. The Connecticut Audubon Society, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization with a focus on coastal and marine ecosystem protection in the Long Island Sound watershed region, will leverage this funding to preserve the cultural and historical significance of the estuary center while maintaining its operational capacity.

Congressionally directed spending - historic preservation fund grants-in-aid awarded through congressionally directed spending assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like grants and tax credits available for historic properties. The grants support a broad range of preservation projects for historic properties including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to sites in keeping with the secretary of the interiors standards and guidelines for archeology and historic preservation. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments and nonprofits as designated by congress. This project is awarded to the nonprofit, connecticut audubon society, for window repairs and HVAC improvements to the roger tory peterson estuary center.