WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced today $2.6 million in maritime heritage grants to assist funding 34 preservation and education projects in 14 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), the National Park Service awarded grants for projects that teach about and preserve sites and objects related to our nation’s maritime history.
“From exploration, to industry, and military conflict, these grant projects tell the story of our nation’s history through a maritime lens," National Park Service Deputy Director Dan Smith said. “Through a collaborative effort, the National Park Service is dedicated to conserving these treasures and enhancing public awareness of our maritime heritage."
“Since 2014, MARAD has provided more than $7 million in funding to support our nation’s maritime heritage projects," said Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby. “These ships, lighthouses and other strategic maritime vessels have played an integral role in our nation’s success at sea. By preserving these maritime artifacts, we hope to inspire future generations with America’s maritime legacy."
The National Maritime Heritage Program grant awards are made possible through a partnership between the two federal agencies, which both share a commitment to maritime heritage preservation and education. They are funded through recycling of vessels from the from the MARAD’s National Defense Reserve Fleet. The grant program supports a broad range of maritime education and preservation projects, without expending tax dollars, while ensuring that the vessels are dismantled in an environmentally sound manner.
The National Park Service will administer these projects as direct grants to State Historic Preservation Offices, who will disburse funds to applicants. The recipients of the National Maritime Heritage grants are below.
For more information about the grants and the Maritime Heritage Program, please visit www.nps.gov/martime/grants.intro.htm.
National Maritime Heritage Program Grant Recipients
State/ Territory
Recipient
Project Title
Amount
Alaska
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation
NN Cannery History Project
$49,993.00
California
Maritime Museum Association of San Diego
A Preservation Project to Ensure the Long-Term Integrity of the Sailing Ship Star of India
$200,000.00
California
San Francisco Maritime National Park Association
USS Pampanito World War II Submarine Preservation Project-Phase II
$174,945.00
California
Port of Los Angeles High School
Port of Los Angeles High School Career Technical Education Program: Boat Operations
$50,000.00
California
Yurok Tribe
Redwood Dugout Canoe Adventure Phase I
$50,000.00
California
National Steinbeck Center
Restoration of the F/V Western Flyer and development of educational programs connecting literature and science
$191,130.00
Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
1921 Fishing Schooner L.A. Dunton Documentation and Survey Project
$103,703.00
Delaware
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
Tall Ship Time Machine Digital Media Project
$38,661.00
Florida
University of West Florida
Gulf Coast Digital History Project
$34,708.00
Massachusetts
USS Constitution Museum
A Sailor’s Life for Me: Optimizing Online Resources for Mobile Responsiveness
$50,000.00
Massachusetts
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center
The Fishing Industry: Then and Now
$18,535.00
Massachusetts
Essex National Heritage Area Commission
Bakers Island Light Station Maritime Field Education Project
$35,014.00
Massachusetts
Lowell’s Maritime Foundation (Boat Shop)
Lowell’s Boat Shop Apprentice Program: Learning on the River
$50,000.00
Massachusetts
Old Dartmouth Historical Society
A Spectacle in Motion: A Publication of the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage Around the World
$29,190.00
Maryland
Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park
A New Permanent Exhibit: “White Gold: The Lure and Legacy of the Maryland Oyster"
$37,000.00
Maryland
Project Liberty Ship
Preservation of Hull and Underwater Portions of SS John W. Brown
$200,000.00
Maryland
Baltimore Children’s Museum
The New Port of Baltimore Exhibit at Port Discovery Children’s Museum
$50,000.00
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Edna E. Lockwood Educational Tour of the Chesapeake Bay
$45,845.00
Maine
Town of Swan’s Island
Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station Light Tower Restoration
$85,000.00
Maine
Greater Portland Landmarks Association
Enhancing the Visitor Experience at the Portland Observatory
$40,000.00
Northern Mariana Islands
Task Force Dagger
Explore, Map, and Research WWII Sites in the Western Pacific
$49,540.00
New York
Saint Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council
New York’s Seaway Lighthouses
$35,000.00
New York
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
Shipyard Repair of USS Slater Mast and Hull
$200,000.00
New York
SS Columbia Project
SS Columbia: Preservation and Stabilization
$100,852.00
New York
Whaling Museum Society
A Public Program Series in Maritime and Whaling Heritage
$22,628.00
New York
Seaport Museum
Wavertree Deckhouse and Aft Accommodations Preservation
$66,047.00
New York
National Maritime Historical Society
National Maritime Historical Society Maritime Library and Digital Collections
$50,000.00
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Institute
The Requin Gateway Project
$49,771.00
Virginia
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Retreatment of Excavated Betsy
$81,168.00
Virginia
City of Alexandria
Conservation of Alexandria’s 18th-century Wooden Ship
$97,117.00
Vermont
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Submerged Cultural Resources Management Program
$42,918.00
Washington
Virginia V Foundation
Reframe the Stern of SS Virginia V
$200,000.00
Washington
U.S. Lighthouse Society
U.S. Lighthouse Society Archives Catalog Project
$48,600.00
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unloading History: Self-Unloaders and the Development of the Maritime Industrial Landscape
$54,245.00
Total
$2,631,610.00
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
