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.
| 2007 | Adapting Post-Disaster Data for Local Government Use | New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission | LA | $49,200.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-01 |
| 2007 | Aerial Thermal Survey of New Philadelphia, Illinois Town Site | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | IL | $14,800.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-02 |
| 2007 | An Emergency Flood Mitigation Manual for Earthen Architecture | Cornerstones Community Partnerships | | $13,700.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-03 |
| 2007 | Conservation of Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries | City of Aspen, Colorado | CO | $23,100.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-04 |
| 2007 | Diagnosing and Controlling Hygric Swelling of Stone | Princeton University | NJ | $48,900.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-05 |
| 2007 | Establishing an Elemental Baseline for Sourcing Shell and Shell-Tempered Artifacts in the Eastern Woodlands of North America using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) | Mississippi State University | MS | $46,100.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-08 |
| 2007 | Evaluation of Conservation and Preservation Practices in a Southwest Pottery Collection | University of Arizona | AZ | $50,000.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-09 |
| 2007 | Heritage Preservation Engineering: Curriculum Development | School of Engineering, University of Vermont | VT | $49,900.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-06 |
| 2007 | Microbial Detoxification of Mercury Contaminated Museum Collections: Effect of Material Composition on Mercury Removal | University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center | CO | $50,000.00 | MT-2210-07-NC-07 |
| 2007 | Stone Wall Repair Training Workshop | National Park Service | MN | $5,000.00 | |