Save America's Treasures

To provide matching grants for preservation or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collection

Save America's Treasures funds competitive grants that help preserve and share nationally significant historic properties and cultural collections. This program supports two types of projects: 1) Preservation Projects that restore and stabilize buildings, sites, and landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places or recognized as National Historic Landmarks; and 2) Collections Projects that conserve important artifacts, documents, artworks, and archival materials held in museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions. These grants serve a broad range of public-interest organizations-including state and local governments, nonprofit cultural organizations, college and university museums, federal agencies, and Tribal entities.

State and Local agencies, Public or Private nonprofit institutions/organizations, State Colleges and Universities, Public and Private Colleges and Universities, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, and Federal agencies funded by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies with the exception of the National Park Service. Individuals are not eligible applicants. Properties receiving Save America's Treasures (SAT) grant assistance must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places for National significance

Any Federal, Intrastate, Interstate, State and local agencies, Public or Private nonprofit institution/organization, State Colleges or University, Public and Private College or University, or Federally recognized Indian tribes.

Funds may be used for projects resulting in the protection and preservation of nationally significant historic structures and sites, as well as nationally significant collections of cultural artifacts, documents, sculpture and works of art. Projects must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. No funding is given to projects dealing with acquisition or reconstruction of properties or collections, payment of rent on properties or land, fund-raising, or lobbying. Grantee must execute a preservation easement or preservation agreement for each grant-assisted historic site to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for at least 50 years from the end date of the grant agreement.

Properties receiving grant assistance must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places for their national significance. Projects may only receive one Save America's Treasures grant ever. Sites that receive preservation assistance must accept a preservation easement/covenant. Projects must provide 50% nonfederal matching funds. Restrictions outlined in the authorization language: 54 USC 3089.

Assistance length and time depends on project complexity. Project duration is generally for two to three years.

An intergovernmental review may be required for applications submissions from a U.S. state or local government prior to submission. Applicants must contact their State's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to comply with the state's process under Executive Order 12372.

Specific evaluation criteria will be included in the funding announcements posted on www.grants.gov. Applications received are evaluated using the following criteria: National Significance, Severity of Threat to Resource, Mitigation of Threat, and Project Feasibility.

Proposals received in response announcements on grants.gov are reviewed in a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the announcement. Funding recommendations are made for the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year. Final awards are decided through SOI and Congressional review as per the authorizing legislations.

On average applications are reviewed and funding recommendations made in 60-90 days. This varies based on the number of applications. There is no mandated time. Approval of funding recommendations once submitted average 30-90 days until announcement of funding.

Extensions to projects are available for a year at a time up to five years when the funding expires. Adequate progress must be shown to warrant an extension.

None. Final award decisions are not subject to appeal; however, the National Park Service will provide applicants with information on why their proposals were not selected for award, upon request.