Project Grant ZZ31018325

This Project Grant award of $129,300.00 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will assist The Society of the Cincinnati in developing an exhibition that interprets various battles of the American Revolution through the stories of diverse participants. The exhibition, titled "Voices of Revolution," will focus on the sieges of Yorktown and Savannah, the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, and Newport, and the site of Youngs...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service - Chesapeake Bay Office under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) provides $150,000 to The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation to develop an immersive audio experience along the 10.5-mile Elizabeth River Trail in Norfolk, Virginia. The "Truth Be Told" project will curate 10 seven-minute audio stories featuring the historical perspectives and experiences of underrepresented communities along the trail, connecting...

This Project Grant award of $299,420 from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support development of the "WWI Memorial Virtual Explorer App" by the United States Foundation For The Commemoration Of The World Wars, also known as The Doughboy Foundation, from March 2021 through February 2024. The app will allow users to place an augmented reality 3D model of the National World War I Memorial in their own space and explore curated historical content about World War I and its...

The National Park Service awarded a $163,720 Project Grant under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR), Division of State Library. The grant will support the development of interpretation and cultural resource management plans for sites associated with the 1781 Race to the Dan campaign during the American Revolutionary War. This work will improve public knowledge of the historic events that took place...

The National Park Service awarded a $147,151 American Battlefield Protection Program Project Grant to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, a nonprofit museum located in New York. The funding will support the "Uncovering Liberty Hill: An American Soldiers Camp at Ticonderoga" project, which aims to locate and evaluate the integrity of Revolutionary War soldier huts on Liberty Hill, and create a comprehensive archaeological record of the site's history during its active service from May...

This Project Grant award of $400,000 from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will assist the County of Saratoga, New York in developing interpretive elements at two historic Revolutionary War sites in Schuylerville and Saratoga. Specifically, the funding will enable the creation of interior and exterior interpretive features at the Champlain Canal Gateway Visitor Center and Lady Acland Pocket Park to deliver historical stories and perspectives of...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) was awarded a $100,245 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to enhance the Battle of Fort Pillow historic site. The project aims to preserve and interpret the battlefield through an augmented reality (AR) mobile application and interpretive waysides. Visitors will be able to use the AR app to visualize historical features and events, such...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Whitesbog Preservation Trust under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The funding supports development of the "Deep in the Pines" mobile experience, a prototype augmented and virtual reality mobile application. Produced by Whitesbog Preservation Trust and its partner Night Kitchen Interactive, the mobile app will interpret the history of Whitesbog and...

The Museum of the American Revolution received a $192,836 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support the development and implementation of a traveling exhibition titled "Liberty: Don Troiani's Paintings of the Revolutionary War." The exhibition will bring together nearly 40 of artist Don Troiani's original Revolutionary War paintings paired with...

The Museum of the American Revolution received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The funding supports a range of activities focused on preserving, digitizing, and providing public access to historical records and documentary sources related to the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. Grant-funded initiatives include developing...