Save America's Treasures Grant Award Summary

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $359,254 to the Seneca Nation of Indians on September 12, 2025, through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to fund archiving and conservation of the Nation's tribal cultural collections. The project will be completed by April 30, 2029, and is being performed in Salamanca, New York. As a competitive grant under the Historic Preservation Fund, this award supports preservation and conservation assistance for nationally significant historic properties and collections, requiring the recipient to provide a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match in cash or documented in-kind contributions.

This physical preservation project directly addresses the Seneca Nation's cultural heritage preservation priorities by enabling systematic archiving and professional conservation of tribal collections of national significance. The Save America's Treasures program, administered jointly by the 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), supports diverse beneficiaries including states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in preserving culturally significant materials and resources.