Project Grant PC5000806

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $212,979 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Midwest Art Conservation Center, Inc. (MACC), a non-profit organization. This 2-year grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will support the development of tools for remote risk assessment and emergency planning to improve the sustainability and resilience of public art collections nationwide. Specifically, the grant...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $126,576 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery. The grant will fund the conservation treatment of 29 South Asian miniature paintings and drawings dating from the 16th to 19th centuries, which are currently inaccessible to visitors and researchers due to their poor condition. A professional conservator will document the treatment process through...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art $141,795.00 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to fund conservation of the institution's stained glass collection. The award, issued on September 23, 2025, supports physical preservation work on nationally significant cultural artifacts and requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match. The project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029, and will be...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Society To Preserve The Millvale Murals Of Maxo Vanka $984,920 under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support restoration, preservation, and repair work on 12 murals within the Maxo Vanka Murals Collection at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, PA. As part of a long-term conservation effort, the project goals are to restore and...

This Project Grant award of $2,360,026 from the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929) will support the assessment and rehabilitation of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina. The project aims to address structural issues with the portico, including the deterioration of column capitals and beams, and cracking in the sanctuary's north face. The work will involve carefully deconstructing and rebuilding portions of the...

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) received a $1,550,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program. The grant will fund the replacement of the HVAC system in PAFA's historic landmark building, which houses its collection of 16,000 works of American art dating from the 18th century to today. The project aims to mitigate immediate and future risks to the art collection by improving temperature, humidity, and leak...

The New York Historical Society received a $437,881 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to centralize storage and improve care and management of its landmark American paintings collection. Under the award, the Society will install 23 large-scale painting screens to house over 400 paintings, including masterpieces from its existing collection and 100 additional works from the Robert L. Stuart Collection acquired to document and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Cincinnati Museum Center a $236,042 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025, to fund a conservator position dedicated to the conservation of the historic J.P. Ball photographic collection. The award, which extends through April 30, 2029, represents a physical preservation project that will provide specialized conservation expertise for this nationally significant...

This federal Project Grant award of $524,587 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA #15.929) will support the Historic St. Mary's City Commission in Maryland to assess, catalog, and rehouse its archaeological collections dating from the 17th century through the post-colonial period. The project staff, along with a contracted conservator, will conduct a condition assessment of the collection to guide future conservation efforts. The goal...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the National Building Museum $255,000 through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to fund conservation of the Robert C. Lautman Photography Collection. Announced on September 23, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2029, this project grant supports preservation and conservation services for nationally significant cultural artifacts. The award requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match, which...