Project Grant PG29305523
- The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $347,919 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures program to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) to process, preserve, and digitize records from its Appalachian studies collection. The 3-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027, will enable ETSU to hire a project archivist and graduate assistant to organize and digitize approximately 1,000 oral history interviews, 1,500 photographs, and 100 linear feet...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $1.5 million on September 23, 2025, through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to the Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust (doing business as Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad) for the conservation of the historic Charles M. Schwab's private Pullman railroad car Loretto. This project grant, administered by the NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities,...
- The National Park Service, through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929), awarded the Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation (ROS) a $580,000 project grant to support the historic restoration of the Stationary Car Dumper at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark site in Pennsylvania. The primary goal of this project grant is to address structural decay and safety concerns with the Car Dumper structure, which is a key interpretive feature of the Carrie Blast...
- The Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. (NEDCC) received a two-year, $350,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, NEDCC will provide free preservation training, resources and assessments to ensure the long-term care of humanities collections. Specific deliverables include eight hands-on disaster preparedness workshops, eight general preservation...
- This $1,565,565 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program will enable Appalshop Inc., a non-profit media and arts organization in Whitesburg, Kentucky, to digitally preserve nearly 700 hours of its audiovisual collection documenting the history of Appalachia. The project activities will include the cleaning and digitization of flood-damaged film and videotape following a catastrophic flood event in 2023 that...
- The Foundation For Advancement In Conservation was awarded a $325,795 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to provide emergency preparation and response training to preserve humanities collections. Specifically, the Foundation will establish two new Alliance for Response networks in New Hampshire and Arizona and train four volunteer heritage response teams in cooperation with existing AFR networks. A...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $451,162 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to Appalshop Inc., a non-profit media and arts organization in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The grant will fund the treatment and digitization of three major Appalachian photonegative collections that were damaged by flooding in July 2022. The project will preserve and provide access to images documenting Eastern Kentucky and...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 was made by the National Park Service (CFDA 15.966 - Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants) to the County of Lehigh, PA to support masonry and roof repairs to the Lock Ridge Furnace Complex. The program aims to document, preserve, and interpret culturally significant historic properties across the United States, with a focus on properties associated with underrepresented communities, civil rights history, and sites related to the...
- The East Tennessee Historical Society Inc. received a $103,563 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to partner with museum planners and website designers. The goal of the project is to create a more inclusive approach to history that will inform, underpin, and contribute to an updated website for the Museum of East Tennessee History. With this funding, the Society will initiate dialogue with underserved...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $150,000 on July 1, 2025, to Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. (DNL) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The award supports a one-year project through July 1, 2026, focused on arts, culture, and tourism initiatives within the 165-mile Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in eastern Pennsylvania. As a non-profit heritage preservation organization, DNL will utilize...
EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ? DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING [THIS PROJECT WILL PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF THE EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1964. THE COLLECTION IS A RARE INSTANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION OF A SHORT LINE RAILROAD THAT SURVIVED THROUGH THE STEAM ERA AND INTO THE PRESENT WITH ITS FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND RECORDS LARGELY INTACT; THE ARCHIVES COVERS THE YEARS 1871-PRESENT. THE RAILROAD'S OPERATIONAL RECORDS TELL, IN REMARKABLE AND COMPELLING DEPTH, THE STORY OF A REGION AND ITS CHANGE OVER TIME. THE ARCHIVES CONTRIBUTE NOT ONLY TO THE LARGER HISTORICAL RECORD OF AMERICAN RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION HISTORY, BUT ALSO TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION, LABOR MOVEMENTS, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON RURAL AMERICA. THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FUNDED BY THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW THE EBT TO TAKE THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT STEPS IN PRESERVING THIS PRICELESS COLLECTION FOR FUTURE RESEARCHERS AND HISTORIANS.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $10.0k | 8/15/23 |