2023 Preservation Technology and Training Grants

Background
2023 Preservation Technology and Training Grants (PTT Grants) are intended to create better tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, sites, and collections. The 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.

Grant Details
The competitive grants program will provide funding to federal agencies, states, tribes, local governments, and non-profit organizations. PTT Grants will support innovative research that develops new technologies or adapts existing technologies to preserve cultural resources (typically $20,000), specialized workshops or symposia that identify and address national preservation needs (typically $15,000 to $20,000), and dissemination of practical preservation methods or better tools for preservation practice through how-to videos, mobile applications, podcasts, best practices publications, or webinars (typically $5,000 to $15,000). The maximum grant award is $20,000. The actual grant award amount is dependent on the scope of the proposed activity. NCPTT does not fund 'brick and mortar' grants.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants 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. Non-Federal cost sharing or matching is not required to be eligible for an award under this NOFO.

Period of Performance
The anticipated term of the agreement is from July 15, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Agreements can range between one and five years depending on the negotiated project statement of work.

Grant Value
The estimated total funding is $200,000. The amount of funding available per award will be determined once final FY 2022 appropriations have been made. The estimated range of award amounts is from $5,000 to $20,000. Estimated number of agreements to be awarded is 8 - 12.