The National Park Service is seeking applications for the 2025 Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) Program.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Details:
The 2025 PTT cooperative agreements are intended for cultural resource projects which will create better tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, and cultural resources. The cooperative agreements should be seen as pushing the cultural resource field of preservation forward and any application should be innovative in nature and on the cutting edge of preservation practice. The cooperative agreement scope should showcase a new model of preservation practice and be able to be disseminated to the broadest audience and impact national, regional, and/or local preservation organizations.
Priorities
NCPTT’s 2025 program strongly encourages innovative applications for research and training in the following areas:
- Augmented reality, artificial intelligence, or machine learning for management of cultural resources.
- Changing climate impacts on cultural resources.
- Applications from descendant and marginalized communities that leverage Indigenous knowledge.
- Series of graphic stories, zines, and/or short videos showcasing best preservation practice.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000
- Award Floor: $1.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- City or township governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
