Trump Administration Announces $12.8 Million in Save America’s Treasures Grants
This article originally appeared on the National Park Service website.
New York State Grantees:
State/City Project Grantee Award Amount New YorkNew York Preserving the Fashion Institute of Technology Records from the Garment District Fashion Institute of Technology $83,137 New York
Oswego John F. Nash Tugboat (LT-5) Preservation Project H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego $365,593 New York
Syracuse Gustav Stickley House Restoration Greater Syracuse Land Bank $500,000 New York
New York Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections YIVO Institute for Jewish Research $119,433 New York
Long Island City Conservation and Digitization of Henry Darger Collection Materials American Folk Art Museum $156,700 New York
Manlius Canal Society of New York State Collections Inventory and Rehousing Canal Society of New York State $171,000
The Trump Administration announced $12,800,000 in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 42 preservation and conservation projects in 26 states. The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), awards these matching grants to support the preservation of nationally significant historic properties and collections.
In 2019, Congress appropriated funding for Save America’s Treasures from the Historic Preservation Fund which uses revenue from federal oil leases to provide a broad range of preservation assistance without expending tax dollars. The program requires applicants to leverage project funds from other sources to match the grant money dollar for dollar. This award of $12.8 million will leverage more than $25.9 million in private and public investment. Read more...