NCPTT seeks innovative projects that advance the application of science and technology to historic preservation. The PTT Grants program funds projects that develop new technologies or adapt existing technologies to preserve cultural resources.
Learn more about the PTTGrants program by reading the 2009 Call for Proposals. The 2009 grant application period closed on October 15, 2009.
Throughout the United States, NCPTT has undertaken important and varied work to advance the preservation of cultural resources. Partners in government, private practice, tribes, museums, universities and non-profits are important collaborators in nearly all that NCPTT has accomplished. This list summarizes NCPTT’s work through the PTTGrants and PTTProjects programs.
Should you have questions about the PTTGrants program or grant projects, please contact us.
| 2002 | Development and Implementation of the Internet Accessible Infrared and Ramen User Groups | Infrared and Ramen Users Group | PA | $35,000.00 | |
| 2002 | Development of a Web-Accessible Reference Library of Deteriorated Fibers Using Digital Imaging and Image Analysis | Harpers Ferry Historical Association | WV | $35,130.00 | MT-2210-02-NC-06 |
| 2002 | Development of Chemical Spot Testing for Conservation | University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology | AZ | $39,887.00 | |
| 2002 | Heritage Education Mini Grants to Teachers | Office of Cultural Development | LA | $50,000.00 | |
| 2002 | Image Analysis of Petrographic Thin Sections in Deterioration and Preservation Studies | University of Delaware | DE | $39,788.00 | |
| 2002 | Mechanistic and Computational Study of Cinnabar Phase Transformation: Applications and Implications to the Preservation of this pigment in Historical paintings | Arizona State University | AZ | $39,324.00 | |
| 2002 | Northeast Document Conservation Center | Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education | MD | $37,450.00 | |
| 2002 | Online Disaster Planning Tool | Northeast Document Conservation Center | MA | $40,000.00 | |
| 2002 | Preliminary Evaluation of Infrared Thermography for Monitoring the Consolidation of Voids and Delamination on Stone Artifacts in Real Time | The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art | MO | $17,007.00 | MT-2210-02-NC-05 |
| 2002 | Stone Durability | University of Kentucky Research Foundation | KY | $6,502.00 | |
| 2002 | The Truss Form in Vernacular Carpentry in the Eastern United States, 1660-1850 | Timber Framers Guild of North America | MA | $19,840.00 | |
| 2002 | Video Preservation Website: History, Science, and Technology | Bay Area Video Coalition | CA | $40,000.00 | |