The Preservation Technology and Training (PTT) Grants are administered by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), the National Park Service’s innovation center for the preservation community.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The 2024 PTT Grants are intended to create better tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, and cultural resources. The Grants should be seen as pushing the field of preservation forward and any application should be innovative in nature. The Grant’s scope should disseminate to the broadest audience and impact national, regional, and/or local preservation practices.
Priorities
While all innovative applications will be reviewed, NCPTT’s 2024 program prioritizes grant applications with the following themes:
- Innovative grant applications related to the utilization of augmented reality and machine learning for innovative approaches within the field of cultural resources are strongly encouraged.
- Innovative grant applications involving climate change response to fire related and inland hydrological (too much water, too little water) issues and their impacts on cultural resources are strongly encouraged.
- Innovative grant applications applying new techniques and technologies to the preservation field from descendant communities and underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $200,000.
- Expected Award Amount: An estimated range of $5,000.00 to $20,000.00 of funding is anticipated for each award.
Term of the Agreement
September 15, 2024 – September 15, 2026
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants may include:
- Federal and non-Federal laboratories;
- accredited museums;
- universities;
- nonprofit organizations;
- System units and offices and Cooperative Park Study Units of the System;
- State Historic Preservation Offices;
- tribal preservation offices; and
- Native Hawaiian organizations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.