Call for Applications
Save America's Treasures Issues Call for Applications for 2009 Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Restore Nationally Significant Historic Properties and Collections
The Save America's Treasures federal partners just announced the 2009 Save America's Treasures Grant Round, administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Save America's Treasures fund is one of the largest and most successful grant programs for the protection of our nation's endangered and irreplaceable cultural heritage. Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects.
Grants are awarded to Federal, state, local, and tribal government entities, and non-profit organizations through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match. The minimum grant request for historic collections projects is $25,000 Federal share; the minimum grant request for historic property projects is $125,000 Federal share. The maximum grant request for all projects is $700,000 Federal share. Application forms and guidelines, and a list of previously funded projects can be found at the NPS Save America's Treasures website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/
The deadline is 11:59 pm EST on Friday May 22, 2009.
Due to functionality problems, the National Park Service will NOT accept Save America's Treasures applications through www.grants.gov this year. SAT applicants may continue to access and use the guidelines and applications already available on the NPS website http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/ A revised set of instructions will be posted this Friday, March 27th, reflecting a new cover form and instructions on how to submit completed applications via email.
As the principal private partner, Save America's Treasures at the National Trust helps disseminate information about the program and offers guidance on the application process. We work closely with projects, providing advice and assistance to help ensure a strong pool of applicants. Projects seeking answers or guidance may contact our office directly.
We can be reached at: Bobbie Greene McCarthy, Director (202) 588-6190 bobbie_greene@nthp.org or Fiona Lawless, Program Manager (202) 588-6012 fiona_lawless@nthp.org
