Save America's Treasures
Agency: National Park Service
- 15.929 -- Save America's Treasures
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
Save Americas Treasures grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections and on nationally significant historic properties. Grants are awarded by a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be cash, donated services, or use of equipment. The grant and the non-Federal match must be expended during the grant period, generally 2 to 3 years, to execute the project. The minimum grant request for 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. The Save Americas Treasures Grants Selection Panel may, at its discretion, award less than the minimum grant request. Example of activities supported by these grants may be found at www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/search.htm including a searchable list of projects funded in 2009.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
Miscellaneous
- Other
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
NPS Treasures email
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| save_america2010.pdf | SAT 2010 Website | Mar 10, 2010 09:27 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closed: May 21, 2010
Award
$14,000,000
Program Funding
75
Expected awards
$25,000
Award Minimum
$700,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
NPS-SAT2010
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Community development
Other
Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
WHAT IS FUNDED Preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural collections and nationally significant historic properties. Intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and other works of art (hereinafter collections). Historic properties include historic districts, buildings, sites, structures and objects (hereinafter historic properties). WHAT IS NOT FUNDED Acquisition (i.e. purchase in fee simple or interest) of collections or historic properties. Survey or inventory of historic properties or cataloging of collections. Long-term maintenance or curatorial work beyond the grant period. Interpretive or training programs. Reconstruction of historic properties (i.e. recreating all or a significant portion of a historic property that no longer exists). Moving historic properties or work on historic properties that have been moved. Construction of new buildings. Historic structure reports and collection condition assessments, unless they are one component of a larger project to implement the results of these studies by performing work recommended by the studies. Cash reserves, endowments or revolving funds. Funds must be expended within the grant period, which is generally 2 to 3 years, and may not be used to create an endowment or revolving fund or otherwise spent over many years. Costs of fund-raising campaigns. Costs of work performed prior to announcement of award. For Federal agency grantees Federal salaries, agency overhead, or administrative costs.
History
Version:
4
Posted date:
March 8, 2010
Archive date:
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