15.929 save americas treasures opportunity P24AS00545 save americas treasures grants from the historic preservation fund provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant…

The National Park Service awarded $179,966 to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) on September 23, 2025, under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to support the archiving and conservation of the historic Leon Gardiner Collection. This project grant, administered through a partnership between the National Park Service, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, will fund the physical preservation and arrangement of this nationally significant historical collection. The award requires HSP to provide a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match and extends through April 30, 2029.

The project deliverables include archival conservation work, collection arrangement and cataloging, creation of finding aids, and digitization initiatives designed to enhance public and scholarly access to the Leon Gardiner Collection materials held at HSP's Philadelphia facility. These preservation activities align with the Save America's Treasures program's focus on collections conservation for museums, libraries, and archives holding culturally and historically significant materials. The multi-year funding timeline allows HSP to systematically process and conserve the collection while developing improved access mechanisms for researchers and the public.

15.929 save americas treasures opportunity P24AS00545 save americas treasures grants from the historic preservation fund provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-federal match, which can be cash or documented in-kind. The grant program is administered by the national park service (NPS) in partnership with the national endowment for the arts (NEA), the national endowment for the humanities (NEH), and the institute of museum and library services (imls). Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. This physical preservation project is awarded to the historical society of pennsylvania (HSP) to fund the archiving and conservation of the historic leon gardiner collection.