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Save America's Treasures (Collections) is a grant from the National Park Service and IMLS, through the Historic Preservation Fund, that funds conservation of nationally significant collections held by museums, libraries, archives, and other collecting institutions.
Collections projects support physical conservation, care, and collections management for artifacts, museum objects, documents, sculptures, and other works of art of national significance. A companion Preservation track funds historic buildings and structures. Collections project awards range from $25,000 to $750,000, with a grant period of one to three years.
A dollar-for-dollar non-federal cost share — cash or documented in-kind — is required. Properties or collections that previously received a Save America's Treasures grant are not eligible for additional funding. Eligible applicants are U.S. cultural collecting institutions.
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Deadline: To be determined. The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity is not yet available. The FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunities are available for reference.
Collections Projects (Opportunity #P24AS00545) Preservation Projects (Opportunity #P24AS00544) Collections Projects: $25,000 - $750,000 Preservation Projects: $125,000 - $750,000 Grant Period: One to three years Cost Share Requirement: You must provide funds from non-federal sources in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount of your request.
Program Overview: Save America's Treasures is a Historic Preservation Fund grant program administered by the National Park Service in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Grants are available to fund two types of projects: Collections projects support museums, libraries, archives, and all other collecting institutions in addressing conservation needs of nationally significant collections including physical conservation, care, and collections management. Collections include artifacts, museum collections, documents, sculptures, and other works of art.
Preservation projects fund planning and "bricks and mortar" preservation/conservation work on historic buildings and structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places for national significance or designated a National Historic Landmark.
Designed to support the preservation of nationally significant historic properties and collections, the grant program is competitive and requires a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be cash or documented in-kind. Individual properties or collections that received an SAT grant in the past are not eligible for additional funding.
Save America's Treasures Grant Opportunity The Impact of the Save America's Treasures Grant Program Search awarded grants to find similar projects. You can search by location or keyword. IMLS and Partner Agencies Announce Over $25 Million for the "Save America's Treasures" Grant Program In 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $266.
7 million through grantmaking, research and policy development, to advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations. Advance | Support | Empower Office of Special Counsel
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: U. S. cultural collecting institutions (museums, archives, libraries) Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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