Save America's Treasures grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Projects must meet the program Selection Criteria.
Grants are awarded through a competitive process to eligible applicants. A dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match is required. The minimum grant request for collections projects is $25,000 Federal share; the minimum grant request for historic property projects is $125,000 Federal share. The maximum grant request for all projects is $700,000 Federal share. In 2006, the average Federal grant award to collections was $132,000, and the average award to historic properties was $223,000.
Preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture and works of art (hereinafter collections). Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects (hereinafter historic properties).