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 (NPS) awarded Portland Opera Association Inc. a $200,777 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 19, 2025, to fund the archival digitization of the Portland Opera Performance Archive. The project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029. This funding supports the physical preservation and digital conversion of the organization's historically significant performance records, making them accessible for research and cultural preservation purposes while requiring a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match in cash or documented in-kind contributions.

The Save America's Treasures program, administered by NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, provides competitive matching grants to preserve nationally significant historic properties and collections. Portland Opera Association's award represents a collections conservation project within this program's scope, which has obligated $184.2 million in federal funding across 538 awards since 2007, with total project costs reaching $479.8 million when including required non-federal matching contributions.

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 portland opera association, INC. To fund the archival digitization of the portland opera performance archive.