Summary of Federal Project Grant Award

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Canterbury Shaker Village Inc. $835,080 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025, to stabilize and seal the building exterior of this nationally significant historic site. The project, which is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, directly supports the preservation of one of the largest collections of Shaker artifacts and archives remaining in an original Shaker community located in Canterbury, New Hampshire. As required by the Save America's Treasures program, the awardee must provide a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match, which can be contributed as cash or documented in-kind services.

This physical preservation initiative represents a strategic investment in the long-term structural integrity and weatherproofing of the historic buildings that house Canterbury Shaker Village Inc.'s extensive collection of 40,000 three-dimensional artifacts and 100,000-item collection distributed across seven historic structures. The project aligns with the Save America's Treasures program's mission to provide matching grants for preservation and conservation work on nationally significant historic structures and intellectual and cultural artifacts through a competitive, merit-based review process administered by the NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.