Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS SAT2010
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- The National Park Service in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) community development humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Save Americas Treasures" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.929 Save Americas Treasures.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2010 and posted on Mar 8, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $14,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 75 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
Save America's Treasures is a competitive National Park Service grant program designed to support hands-on preservation and conservation of resources that rise to the level of national significance. The program funds two broad project types: conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections (such as documents, artwork, sculpture, and other material culture), and preservation work on nationally significant historic properties (including historic districts, buildings, sites, structures, and objects). The focus is on implementing real treatment work that measurably stabilizes, repairs, conserves, or preserves the resource, rather than planning, interpretation, or general operations.
A central feature of this opportunity is its required cost share. Recipients must provide a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match equal to the federal amount requested. That match can come in the form of cash, donated services, or the donated use of equipment, but it must be non-federal in origin. Both the federal funds and the matching contributions have to be spent within the grant period, which is generally two to three years. The program is structured around completing a defined scope of work within that timeframe, not supporting ongoing stewardship over many years.
The award sizes are significant, with different minimums depending on the project category. For collections projects, the minimum federal request is $25,000. For historic property projects, the minimum federal request is $125,000. For all projects, the maximum federal share that can be requested is $700,000. While these floors establish the normal entry points for applications, the Save America's Treasures Grants Selection Panel retains discretion to recommend awards below the stated minimums. In the round described in the source information, the program anticipated about 75 awards with an estimated total program funding level of $14,000,000.
The program is equally clear about what it will not pay for. It does not fund acquisition of collections or historic properties, meaning it will not support purchase of a building, land, or artifacts. It also does not fund surveys or inventories of historic properties or basic cataloging of collections, and it does not cover long-term maintenance or curatorial work that extends beyond the grant period. Activities like interpretive programming, training programs, reconstruction of resources that no longer exist, moving historic properties (or work on properties that have been moved), and construction of new buildings are excluded. Planning documents such as historic structure reports and collection condition assessments are generally not funded unless they are only one part of a larger project where the main purpose is to carry out the recommended treatment work. The program also prohibits using funds to build cash reserves, create endowments, or establish revolving funds, and it will not pay costs associated with fundraising campaigns. Finally, it will not reimburse work completed before an award is announced, and for federal agency grantees it does not pay federal salaries, agency overhead, or administrative costs.
Eligibility is broad across the public and nonprofit sectors. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status, units of state or local government (including cities, counties, townships, and independent school districts), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and federally recognized tribal governments. Federal entities funded under the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations framework are listed as eligible, and other federal agencies may participate when they collaborate with a nonprofit partner, submitting the application through that nonprofit partner for preservation of federally owned properties or collections. Importantly, historic properties and collections associated with active religious organizations may apply as well, as long as they meet the program's selection and review criteria, including the requirement for national significance.
In practical terms, this opportunity is best understood as a large-scale, nationally focused preservation and conservation implementation grant: it is meant for applicants who can demonstrate that a specific property or collection is nationally significant, who have a well-defined treatment project ready to execute, and who can document and deliver an equal non-federal match within a two-to-three-year project window. The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NPS SAT2010 under CFDA 15.929 (Save America's Treasures), with a posted date of March 8, 2010 and a closing date of May 21, 2010. For examples of previously supported projects, the program points applicants to the National Park Service project listing at www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/search.htm, including a searchable list of projects funded in 2009.
Save America's Treasures (NPS) Grant - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Save America's Treasures grant program?
Save America's Treasures is a competitive National Park Service grant program that supports hands-on preservation and conservation of resources that rise to the level of national significance. The emphasis is on completing real treatment work that measurably stabilizes, repairs, conserves, or preserves the resource.
What kinds of projects does the program fund?
The program funds two broad types of projects:
- Collections projects: Conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections (for example, documents, artwork, sculpture, and other material culture).
- Historic property projects: Preservation work on nationally significant historic properties (including historic districts, buildings, sites, structures, and objects).
Is this grant mainly for planning, research, or interpretation?
No. The program focuses on implementing treatment work. It is not designed to fund planning, interpretation, or general operations, except in limited situations where a planning document is only a small part of a larger project whose main purpose is to carry out the recommended treatment work.
What does "national significance" mean in this program?
The program requires that the resource (a collection or a historic property) rises to the level of national significance. Applicants are expected to be able to demonstrate and document that national significance as part of a competitive application.
What is the cost-share (match) requirement?
Recipients must provide a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match equal to the federal amount requested. In other words, if you request $100,000 in federal funds, you must provide $100,000 in eligible non-federal matching contributions.
What types of match are allowed?
The match can be provided as cash, donated services, or donated use of equipment, as long as the match is non-federal in origin.
Can federal money be used as the match?
No. Matching contributions must be non-federal in origin.
Do both the federal funds and the match have to be spent during the grant period?
Yes. Both federal funds and matching contributions must be spent within the grant period.
How long is the grant period?
The grant period is generally two to three years. The program is structured around completing a defined scope of work within that timeframe rather than supporting ongoing stewardship over many years.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The maximum federal share that can be requested for any project is $700,000. Minimum federal request amounts depend on the project category:
- Collections projects: minimum federal request of $25,000
- Historic property projects: minimum federal request of $125,000
Are awards ever made below the stated minimums?
Yes. While the minimums establish the normal entry points for applications, the Save America's Treasures Grants Selection Panel retains discretion to recommend awards below the stated minimums.
About how many awards and how much total funding were anticipated in this round?
In the round described, the program anticipated about 75 awards with an estimated total program funding level of $14,000,000.
What expenses and activities are specifically not funded?
The program is clear that it will not fund the following:
- Acquisition of collections or historic properties (no purchasing buildings, land, or artifacts)
- Surveys or inventories of historic properties
- Basic cataloging of collections
- Long-term maintenance or curatorial work extending beyond the grant period
- Interpretive programming
- Training programs
- Reconstruction of resources that no longer exist
- Moving historic properties or work on properties that have been moved
- Construction of new buildings
- Building cash reserves, creating endowments, or establishing revolving funds
- Costs associated with fundraising campaigns
- Reimbursement for work completed before an award is announced
Are planning documents like historic structure reports or collection condition assessments funded?
Generally, no. Planning documents (such as historic structure reports and collection condition assessments) are generally not funded unless they are only one part of a larger project where the main purpose is to carry out the recommended treatment work.
Does the program support ongoing operations or long-term stewardship?
No. The program is intended to complete a defined scope of treatment work within a two-to-three-year period, not to support ongoing stewardship over many years.
Can a project be reimbursed for work done before the award is announced?
No. The program will not reimburse work completed before an award is announced.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status
- Units of state or local government (including cities, counties, townships, and independent school districts)
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
Are federal entities eligible to apply?
Federal entities funded under the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations framework are listed as eligible. Other federal agencies may participate when they collaborate with a nonprofit partner, submitting the application through that nonprofit partner for preservation of federally owned properties or collections.
Can properties or collections associated with active religious organizations apply?
Yes. Historic properties and collections associated with active religious organizations may apply, as long as they meet the program's selection and review criteria, including the requirement for national significance.
What is this grant best suited for?
This opportunity is best suited for applicants that can (1) show national significance, (2) present a well-defined treatment project ready to execute, and (3) document and deliver an equal non-federal match within a two-to-three-year project window.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NPS SAT2010 under CFDA 15.929 (Save America's Treasures).
What were the posted and closing dates for the opportunity described?
The posted date was March 8, 2010, and the closing date was May 21, 2010.
Where can applicants see examples of previously funded projects?
The program points applicants to the National Park Service project listing at www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/search.htm, including a searchable list of projects funded in 2009.
Does the program fund fundraising efforts or campaigns tied to a project?
No. The program will not pay costs associated with fundraising campaigns.
Are there any restrictions mentioned for federal agency grantees?
Yes. For federal agency grantees, the program does not pay federal salaries, agency overhead, or administrative costs.
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