# 2024 Preservation Technology and Training Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/p24as00178-2024-preservation-technology-and-training-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350996

> National Park Service offered grants of up to $20,000 (at least $5,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make $200,000 in total. Applications closed on February 5, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | P24AS00178 |
| Agency | National Park Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 5, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $20,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $200,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.923 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

In accordance with 54 U.S.C. § 305304(c), Preservation Grants, eligible applicants may include—(1) Federal and non-Federal laboratories;(2) accredited museums;(3) universities;(4) nonprofit organizations;(5) System units and offices and Cooperative Park Study Units of the System;(6) State Historic Preservation Offices;(7) tribal preservation offices; and(8) Native Hawaiian organizations.

## What the grant funds

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. 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. 2024 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. While NCPTT encourages applicants to address these research priorities, all grant applicants that are innovative in the field of preservation technology will be considered. Programmatic GuidanceDigital Documentation: Any application for digital documentation of buildings or landscapes should go beyond the basic scanning of the cultural resource(s). Grant projects should investigate new ways to conduct, analyze, process, and disseminate digital documentation techniques, data, and use of final products. Projects that do not go beyond basic scanning of cultural resources will not be considered innovative. Symposia, conferences, and training: any application for symposia, conferences, or training, must consider how the content is disseminated to a wider audience beyond the event participants. Media: as PTT grants are federally funded, media (i.e., podcasts and webinars) should be made available for publication on NCPTT’s website for dissemination to as broad an audience as possible.

## Questions people ask

### Is P24AS00178 still open?

No. It closed on February 5, 2024.

### Who can apply for 2024 Preservation Technology and Training Grants?

National Park Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2024 Preservation Technology and Training Grants?

Closed February 5, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $20,000 each. About $200,000 in total.

### Who has won National Center for Preservation Technology and Training grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Louisiana State University, The Association for Preservation Technology International, Inc. The program made 51 awards worth $4.7 million in that time.