National Maritime Heritage Grants

 

To provide matching grants for preservation or education projects that foster a greater awareness and appreciation of the role of maritime endeavors in Americas history and culture. The grants will help State, Tribal, and local governments and private nonprofit organizations preserve and interpret their maritime heritage. It is designed to reach a broad audience and enhance public awareness and appreciation for the maritime heritage of the United States.

Active 15.925 National Park Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 No information available. 27 non-federal state and local agencies received funding to preserve their maritime heritage.
Fiscal Year 2017 In FY17, the program received 142 applications and made 27 awards.
Fiscal Year 2018 In FY18, the program received 93 applications and anticipates making 30-35 awards.
Fiscal Year 2019 Funding covered grants approved in FY 2018.
Fiscal Year 2020 Limited funding was available therefore a previously chosen project was awarded additional funding to complete their project.
Fiscal Year 2021 No funding was available in FY 2021.
Fiscal Year 2023 In FY2022, the National Park Service closed a Notice of Funding Opportunity to fund approximately $2 million in grants to State Historic Preservation Offices for maritime heritage education and preservation. Funds will be awarded in FY2023. National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994, P. L. 103-451, Sec. (4)(c). State, local, tribal governments and private nonprofit institutions/organizations are eligible to apply. Individuals are not eligible applicants. Any State or local government or private non-profit institution/organization will benefit directly from grant funds. It is intended that the general public will ultimately benefit from the information conveyed by the funded projects. Proposals must furnish evidence of the applicant's qualifications to carry out the proposed project. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Proposals from non profit organizations must also provide proof of non-profit status. Preapplication coordination is required. Preapplication coordination with State Historic Preservation Offices is required. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Funding announcements for this program, along with registration procedures, application packages and instructions, points of contact, and procedures for submitting applications will be available on www.grants.gov. Applicants may visit the National Maritime Heritage Program website at http://www.nps.gov/maritime/grants/intro.htm for more information. Proposals received in response to announcements on grants.gov are reviewed on the basis of a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the announcement. Awards may be made to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year. Award amounts are based on recommendations made by the National Maritime Heritage Grant Review Panel to the Secretary of the Interior, who makes final award decisions. The Review Panel is composed of representatives from the NPS, Maritime Administration, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, Naval History and Heritage Command Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution, and the National Archives and Records Administration. Each application is scored individually based on standardized criteria. Awards are made as direct grants to State or tribal Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO or THPO), who issue sub-grants to applicants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Varies depending on the type and complexity of the project. Further information will be available for each specific project at the time the funding opportunity announcement is posted on www.grants.gov and may be obtained by contacting the Program Manager listed as the point of contact. None. Final award decisions are not subject to appeal; however, the National Park Service may provide applicants with information on why their proposals were not selected for award. Grants are not renewable, but the grant period may be extended upon approval of a request to the program, showing that unforeseen circumstances prevented the project from being completed on time. Specific evaluation criteria will be included in the funding announcements posted on www.grants.gov. Funds may be used for education or preservation projects that promote the understanding of significant aspect of American maritime heritage. Projects that involve historic resources as defined in the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, must comply with treatments defined in the "Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties" (36 CFR 78), “Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects”, and “Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation” (48 FR 44716). The Grantee must grant a preservation easement or preservation agreement for each grant-assisted property. In general, the Grants Program does not fund projects which will train the individual maritime heritage professional to do his or her job better or assist in career recognition or promotion. This includes activities such as developing training or continuing education courses for the maritime heritage education or preservation professional, personal research, or research resulting in highly specialized reports or publications with narrow audience appeal and little potential for public use or applications. Grants Program funds cannot be paid for any work or activity that does not conform to the terms of the NPS Grant Agreement which incorporates all applicable grant requirements, conditions, and Federal laws and regulations. Performance Reports: Program Performance Report 2 CFR, Part 200, Subpart F Recipients must maintain accounting and progress reports throughout the life of the project, and up to 90 days beyond the end of the Period of Performance, until the grant is closed. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. Matching Requirements: According to NMHA section 4(d)(2), grants must be fully matched on a dollar-to-dollar.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Project funding is generally for two years. All awarded funds must be expended within 90 days of the grant end date specified in the grant agreement, unless an extension has been applied for and granted. Assistance is awarded/released to applicants as subgrants issued by SHPOs, who are awarded direct grants by the NPS. Funding is released to recipients through ASAP. None/Not specified. Turkiya Lowe
1849 C St NW, Mail Stop 7508
Washington, DC 20240 US
turkiya_lowe@nps.gov
Phone: 202-354-2266 http://www.nps.gov/maritime/grants/intro.htm 14-1039-0-1-303 (Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $2,000,000.00; FY 24 est $1,900,000.00; FY 21$0.00; FY 20$66,999.00; FY 19$688,990.00; FY 18$2,535,826.00; FY 17$2,293,929.00; FY 16$2,058,164.00; - FY 22 - 23 are based on expected funding. Funding for this program is not guaranteed. Range: $15,000 to $200,000 Average: $66,000.00 2 CFR, Part 200, 43 CFR, OMB Circulars, standard forms, and program information. Fiscal Year 2016 No information available. Program reactivated in FY 2014. Projects applicants have proposed projects that include maritime education and information access projects, exhibit and heritage trail development, preservation of ships, lighthouses and other maritime properties, and survey and conservation of underwater archaeological resources.
Fiscal Year 2017 The Maritime Museum of San Diego received funds to support preservation of the steam ferry Berkeley ; Mystic Seaport Museum received funding to create an exhibit that will deliver to a broad public audience important historic content about the changes in the maritime cargo trades from the mid-19th century to the present; the Watermen's Museum will develop and present hands on educational programs that will explore the maritime cultural history of the American Revolution focusing on the 1781 Yorktown shipwrecks.
Fiscal Year 2018 In 2018, the New Bedford Whaling Museum (NBWM) will publish a scholarly work to showcase the 1,275’ Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World. A maritime artwork of national historical importance, the Panorama is a first-hand account of a whaling voyage originating from the port of New Bedford, MA in the mid-19th century. Titled A Spectacle in Motion, this publication will complement a major exhibition of the Panorama scheduled to launch next year. The project’s objective is to provide a central resource for scholars and the public to learn about the history of the Panorama, its role in 19th century popular culture, the maritime content and themes embedded in the work itself, and the two-year conservation process that it recently underwent. Maritime Heritage Grant funding will provide six months of direct support for the writing, design, and production of A Spectacle in Motion. Project activities include research, writing, graphic design, copy-editing, indexing, marketing, and production of the publication. The deliverable of the project will be a well-produced and highly visual book that stands as a major multidisciplinary contribution to the fields of visual culture, museum studies, material culture, and maritime history.
Fiscal Year 2019 Projects have not yet been selected.
Fiscal Year 2020 No new projects were funded this fiscal year. Past projects include: Alaska Applicant: Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Project Title: The NN Cannery History Project Project Location: Anchorage, AK Amount Awarded: $49,993 Project Description: This project will collect, share, and preserve the stories of the cannery people—company personnel, local residents, Native organizations, commercial fishermen, and chiefly, the diverse cannery workers—whose activities are reflected by and embedded in the industrial landscape contained within the 127-year-old historic property at South Naknek, Alaska. California Applicant: Maritime Museum Association of San Diego Project Title: A Preservation Project to Ensure the Long-term Integrity of the Sailing Ship Star of India Project Location: San Diego, CA Amount Awarded: $200,000 Project Description: The Maritime Museum of San Diego will undertake a critical preservation project for ongoing stewardship of the Museum's most valuable maritime object: the iron sailing ship Star of India, built in 1863. Applicant: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Association Project Title: USS Pampanito Preservation Project Phase II Project Location: San Francisco, CA Amount Awarded: $174,945 Project Description: This will be the second phase of this preservation project and includes steel repairs to the superstructure above the waterline and the steel structure supporting the visitor's walkway, replacement of the wood deck, relocating the gangway, and re-installing the 5-inch gun mount to its original 1945 location on the deck. Applicant: Port of Los Angeles High School Project Title: Career Technical Education Program: Boat Operations Project Location: San Pedro, CA Amount Awarded: $50,000 Project Description: Boat Operations students will graduate high school prepared to enter the maritime industry workforce, or pursue post-secondary education in a variety of maritime fields. Student employment in boatbuilding, sailing, and related maritime pathways will preserve traditional maritime skills, techniques, and methodologies passed down from generation to generation. Applicant: Yurok Tribe Project Title: Redwood Dugout Canoe Adventure Phase 1 Project Location: Kalmath, CA Amount Awarded: $50,000 Project Description: The program concept is to have several Yurok redwood canoes constructed for use in the program, to develop a site where canoe craftsmanship is learned, and the creation of the Yurok canoe story and canoe protocol will be passed down from Yurok elders to the next generation. Apprenticeship will maintain cultural craftsmanship, Yurok Historical knowledge of ocean navigation and Yurok river language. Applicant: National Steinbeck Center Project Title: Restoration of the F/V Western Flyer Project Location: Salinas, CA Amount Awarded: $191,130 Project Description: The Western Flyer Foundation, in collaboration with the National Steinbeck Center, Salinas CA, is restoring this historic vessel to meet USCG safety standards while maintaining historic structural integrity in order to utilize the vessel as a platform for ocean education of students and teachers. Connecticut Applicant: Mystic Seaport Museum Project Title: Fishing Schooner L.A. Dunton Documentation and Survey Project Project Location: Mystic, CT Amount Awarded: $103,703 Project Description: This grant will allow preparation for a major restoration of the 1921 National Historic Landmark fishing schooner L.A. Dunton, one of the last surviving examples of the most common fishing vessel sailing out of the principal New England fishing ports in the beginning of the twentieth century.
Fiscal Year 2021 Selection of new projects will depend on available funding.
Fiscal Year 2022 In 2022, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $2 Million in grants to State Historic Preservation Offices was posted and closed. Funding to be available in FY2023