PND (7/25/2000) -- Save America's Treasures Announces $12 Million in Grants for Preservation Projects

The White House Millennium Council has announced that 47 projects in 31 different states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been awarded federal funding under "Save America's Treasures", a program designed to highlight the importance of preserving America's cultural heritage.

Grants totaling nearly $12 million are being given to 41 nonprofit organizations across the nation to support an array of projects including preservation of endangered sites, collections, monuments, and works of art. The projects were selected by a national panel of preservation experts based on recommendations from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An additional $3 million will support historic preservation work at six federal sites in various parts of the country.

"Save America's Treasures" was launched in 1998 as a public-private partnership of the White House Millennium Council, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Park Service to protect the nation's threatened cultural resources. Congress appropriated $15 million for competitive "Save America's Treasures" grants in Fiscal Year 2000. The grants support nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. All grants must be matched dollar-for-dollar from nonfederal sources.

"White House Millennium Council Announces Recipients of 'Save America's Treasures' Grants." NEH News Release 7/19/2000.

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