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Save America’s Treasures Program Announces $4.8 Million In Grants
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through NPS's website.
To continue to provide preservation and conservation work on nationally significant collections, artifacts, structures, and sites throughout the nation, the National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment of the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, recently announced $4.8 million in "Save America’s Treasures" grants to help fund 16 projects in 12 states. The funds will support maintenance on sites like the Victoria Mansion’s parlor in Maine, Lake View Cemetery’s James A. Garfield Memorial in Ohio, and the Fishing schooner L.A. Dunton, a National Historic Landmark in Connecticut.
In a NPS press release, is was sad that The Save America’s Treasures program has already provided $315 million to more than 1,300 projects since its inception in 1998. "Requiring a dollar-for-dollar private match, these grants have leveraged more than $377 million in private investment, and contributed more than 16,000 jobs to local and state economies," says the National Park Service. This award of $4.8 million will leverage more than $10 million in private and public investment. “Whether conserving archival records or restoring a historic opera house, each grant will enable a community to save an important piece of history and have a positive impact on the surrounding area,” said National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel .
For more info on how projects are selected and a full list of the 2018 grant recipients, read the full press release.
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