Project Grant ZZ31027725
- This federal Project Grant award of $320,861.20, awarded on June 6, 2024 by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), will support National History Day Inc.'s "Silent Heroes: Untold Stories from the Korean War" initiative. The project will leverage National History Day's network of teachers and students nationwide to identify Korean War-era veterans interred in nearby veterans' cemeteries, and guide...
- This $317,308 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will enable the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to update the exhibits and interpretive displays at the Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site Visitors Center. The award will fund contracted services for the design, fabrication, and installation of new interactive, modernized exhibits to enhance the visitor experience and...
- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) received a $438,150 Project Grant award on June 7, 2024 from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) program. This funding will support the non-federal acquisition of a 5.34-acre parcel of the Champion Hill Battlefield by the American Battlefield Trust, a sub-recipient under this award. MDAH will serve as the easement holder for the acquired property to ensure its permanent protection. The Battlefield...
- 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...
- The Fort Ticonderoga Association received a $488,034 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The 3-year grant will enable Fort Ticonderoga to implement new methods to enhance visitor understanding of the American Revolution as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the war. Key deliverables include finalizing exhibition designs and interpretive components with accessibility consultants, hiring and...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service awarded a $794,245.25 Project Grant under the CFDA 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The grant funds will be used to assist the state and local communities in acquiring and preserving 7.11 acres of threatened battlefield land at the Cold Harbor Battlefield, which is part of the 384 battlefields identified in the 1993 report on the nation's Civil War battlefields....
- This Project Grant award of $858,745.00 from the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) supports the acquisition and preservation of the 7.36-acre Proctor II tract at the Cedar Mountain Battlefield in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust, will acquire the property and convey a conservation easement to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources to permanently protect this...
- The National Cemetery Administration awarded Troy University a $200,017 Project Grant under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to support the university's "Mobile National Cemetery: United States Colored Troops (MNC/USCT)" initiative. This 12-month project will engage Troy University students and several South Alabama middle and high schools in original historical research to memorialize the service of 78 Black Civil War veterans interred at the Mobile National...
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded a $342,000 Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) project grant to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The grant will fund the institute's "Vietnam Veterans: Legacies of Service" project, which will commemorate Vietnam veterans and service members interred in VA national or grant-funded cemeteries. The project will create lesson plans, conduct teacher professional development, and...
- The National Park Service awarded a $832,348.94 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation on August 1, 2022. The grant will fund the acquisition of two non-contiguous parcels totaling approximately 50.47 acres at the Deep Bottom II Battlefield in Varina, Virginia. The American Battlefield Trust will serve as a sub-recipient to acquire the parcels and hold title to the land as owner. The grant award supports the goals of the Battlefield Land...
MEDAL OF HONOR VALOR TRAIL [THIS GRANT REQUEST WOULD ALLOW THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST TO DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND INSTALL FOUR (4) CUTTING-EDGE, PERMANENT INTERPRETIVE SIGNS THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE A GROUP OF AMERICANS WHO PERHAPS MOST DEMONSTRATE THE EXCEPTIONAL VALUES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR NATION: RECIPIENTS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR. EACH ?GATEWAY? SIGN ? IN ADDITION TO SIGNALING TO VISITORS THAT THE HISTORIC SITE HAS A CONNECTION TO THE MEDAL OF HONOR ? WILL PROVIDE EXPERT HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION AND PRACTICAL WAYFINDING INFORMATION FOR VISITORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEROES WHO PERFORMED ACTS OF VALOR AT THE CORRESPONDING LOCATION. THE TRUST AND THEIR PARTNER, THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY, HAVE SELECTED FOUR SIGN LOCATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THEIR PROXIMITY TO HERITAGE TOURIST DESTINATIONS AND THEIR ABILITY TO CELEBRATE KEY MILESTONES IN OUR NATION?S 250-YEAR HISTORY THROUGH STORIES OF AMERICAN BRAVERY.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $25.0k | 9/10/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/9/25 |