Grant Roundup

Save America's Treasures

Applications are available for the 2008 Save America’s Treasures grants for preservation and conservation work on nationally significant historic properties and collections. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match (or cost-share). 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.

Beginning this year, applications must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov. Paper applications will NOT be accepted. Make sure to register as an organization on this Web site before starting the application process—this registration process can take up to four weeks.

Deadline: May 20, 2008, 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

In 2007, SAT awarded $7.6 million to 31 projects, including The New York Philharmonic's Leonard Bernstein Collection, Idaho's Coer d’Alene’s Old Mission State Park, and Fort James Jackson in Savannah, Georgia. A complete list of past funded projects gives examples of the activities supported by these grants.

Save America's Treasures grants are administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Save Our History Grant

The Save Our History Grant Program provides funding to history organizations that partner with schools on a local community preservation project. Since launching the Save Our History Grant Program in 2004, The History Channel has awarded $1 million in grants to organizations and schools throughout the United States.

During the 2008-2009 school year, The History Channel will again award grants of up to $10,000 to historical organizations to fund hands-on, experiential educational projects that teach students about their local history and actively engage them in its preservation.

For guidelines and criteria, important dates, and to apply, visit www.saveourhistory.com, and click on grants. Applications are due June 6.