FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 19, 2010
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS Seeks Applications for Save America’s Treasures Program
Washington, DC—
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking applicants for the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program. These grants, totaling $14 million in 2010, support the preservation and conservation of nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts such as collections, documents, sculpture, and art, and historic structures and sites. IMLS partners on the project with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Park Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Complete guidelines, applications, and information can be found at the National Park Service Web site. The deadline for applications is May 21, 2010.
In 2010, grant amounts range from $25,000 to $700,000 for collections and from $125,000 to $700,000 for historic property and sites projects. All the awards must be matched 1:1. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S. organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Over the last decade, SAT grants have been used to conserve a tapestry of historic and cultural achievements of the United States and its citizens. From 1999-2009, $293.7 million in competitive awards have empowered a citizen-driven preservation effort that has exceeded SAT’s dollar-for-dollar match to the tune of $377 million in non-federal investment in 1,132 projects. In addition to these funds, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the program's principal private partner, has raised another $57 million for SAT projects.
The Save America’s Treasures program accepts online applications through www.grants.gov, the federal online grantmaking portal. Paper applications will not be accepted. For general information contact Kimber Craine at the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities at kcraine@pcah.gov or call 202/682-5661.
For Information on Collections Projects
Michael McLaughlin
National Endowment for the Arts
Phone: 202/682-5457
E-mail: mclaughm@arts.gov
Web: www.arts.gov
Laura Word
National Endowment for the Humanities
Phone: 202/606-8570
E-mail: lword@neh.gov
Web: www.neh.gov
Christine Henry
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Phone: 202/653-4641
E-mail: chenry@imls.gov
Web: www.imls.gov
For Information on Historic Property Projects
National Park Service
Phone: 202/354-2020
E-mail: NPS_treasures@nps.gov
Web: www2.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg |
