Project Grant PF5040913

Federal Grant Award Summary The Seward House Museum (SHM) received a $722,600 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The museum will collaborate with a mechanical engineering firm and historic preservation architects to design and install a new climate control system for the 208-year-old historic house located in Auburn, New York. The system...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), administering the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), awarded $435,614 to the South Carolina Historical Society on September 15, 2025, to support physical preservation work on the nationally significant Fireproof Building located in Charleston, South Carolina. The award funds roof and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems repairs at this historic property. The project is scheduled for completion by April...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program provides $528,011 to Oakland University's Meadow Brook Hall to undertake a three-part preservation and conservation project. The key activities include: Conservation of 16 critically damaged stained and leaded glass windows Installation of UV filtering sashes in 136 windows to protect the historic house museum's collections from UV light damage Installation of new light-reducing drapes on 75 windows to...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $341,949 to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Evaluate and improve existing climate resilience resources; 2) Develop and facilitate a "train the trainers" program to build capacity among...

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...

This Project Grant award of $341,983.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports a study exploring the use of energy-efficient Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for passive temperature control of micro-climates in partially-controlled or uncontrolled collection environments. The study aims to evaluate the performance of PCMs as a sustainable preventive conservation measure, conducting...

This $336,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund preservation of collections at the Museum at Warm Springs in Warm Springs, Oregon. Awarded under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), the funding will improve the HVAC system at the museum to preserve its collections. The objective of the Historic Preservation Fund program is to support projects that assist in preserving historic resources. This award will specifically...

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 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $691,965 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) to conduct research and develop tools enabling cultural heritage professionals to make institution-specific decisions to lower environmental impacts. The project will create environmental modeling tools, case studies, user guides, and sustainability action guides covering six core museum collections activities: treatment,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Implementation Level II grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Wagner Free Institute of Science, a National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia, PA. The grant funding will be used to install a sustainable new HVAC system in the library wing and integrate a direct digital control (DDC) system across the site's HVAC...