Save America's Treasures

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	Federal Grant Title:	Save America's Treasures
	CFDA Number:	15.929
	CFDA Description:	Save America's Treasures
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other Humanities Arts Community Development
	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, d
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-SAT2007
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 30, 2007
	Creation Date:	Mar 13, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 26, 2007 Applications must be received by the National Park Service by 5:00 pm Eastern time, Thursday, April 26, 2007. This is NOT a postmark deadline.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 26, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	75
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$700,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$25,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: . Federal Agencies funded by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Department of Energy, Holocaust Memorial Commission, Indian Health Service, Institute of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Arts Development, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Minerals Management Service, National Capital Planning Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Office of Navajo & Hopi Relocation, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, Presidio Trust, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars . Other Federal agencies collaborating with a nonprofit partner to preserve the historic properties or collections owned by the Federal agency may submit applications through the nonprofit partner. . Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S organizations. . Units of state or local government. . Federally-recognized Indian Tribes. . Historic properties and collections associated with active religious organizations are eligible to apply for grants. They must meet the Selection Criteria and Review Criteria, including national significance.
Grant 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 through 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. A list of projects funded in 2006 begins on page 6. This list gives examples of the activities supported by these grants.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 2007 Save America's Treasures Grant Application and Guidelines
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/treasures/application.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Phone 202-354-2020 NPS_treasures@nps.gov Application questions
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity NPS-SAT2010; • Opportunity NPS-SAT2009; • Preserve Americas 2007 Round II