FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2000
**As a service to our constituents, IMLS is providing the following
announcement about Save America's Treasures and access to the grant
application.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES
APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES AVAILABLE FOR
FY 2000 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS
The National Park Service, Department of the Interior, is pleased to
announce that the application and guidelines for the Save America's
Treasures Fiscal Year 2000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants are available.
Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally
significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant
historic structures and sites. A total of $15 million will be awarded.
In 1999, Congress approved President Clinton's request for funding to Save
America's Treasures, providing $30 million in Federal grants to address the
urgent preservation needs of the nation's most significant historic sites
and collections. As a result of this appropriation, twelve Federal agencies
received awards for 62 projects in 24 states, the District of Columbia and
the Midway Islands. Building upon the success of this grant program,
Congress approved an additional $30 million to Save America's Treasures as
part of the Fiscal Year 2000 budget.
This year's appropriation has earmarked $15 million for select preservation
projects nationwide, with the remaining $15 million available in federal
grants to protect America's threatened cultural treasures, including
significant documents, works of art, buildings, objects, and collections.
All applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2000. Award recipients are
scheduled to be announced in June. Given the increased awareness of the Save
America's Treasures program, it is anticipated that the number of
applications submitted will increase dramatically from last year, making the
distribution of the $15 million a highly competitive process.
An application and detailed guidelines on how to apply for the Save
America's Treasures FY 2000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants are available
on this web site: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/021700.htm
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you have questions regarding the Save America's Treasures Fiscal Year
2000 grant application process, please contact one of the federal agencies
listed below. Federal applicants should contact the National Park Service.
Non-federal applicants should contact the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, or the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
National Park Service Institute of Museum and
Library Services
Telephone: 202.343.9570 Telephone:
202.606.8547
E-mail: [log in to unmask] E-mail:
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National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the
Humanities
Telephone: 202.682.5489 Telephone:
202.606.8570
E-mail: [log in to unmask] E-mail:
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