The
National Maritime Heritage Grants program helps State and local
governments and private nonprofit organizations carry out their
maritime heritage activities by funding Maritime Heritage Preservation
Projects and Maritime Heritage Education Projects designed to preserve
historic maritime resources and increase public awareness and appreciation
for the maritime heritage of the United States.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
In general, the program
does not fund projects which support training or professional development
for the individual maritime heritage professional. This program
is designed to support seven basic categories of maritime heritage
education activities and seven basic categories of maritime heritage
preservation activities. Education activities include: 1) activities
which serve to enhance public access, use, and appreciation for
maritime heritage collections; 2) activities focusing on maritime
heritage trails and corridors; 3) maritime heritage field programs,
4) maritime history programs; 5) activities designed to encourage
the preservation of traditional maritime skills; 6) minor construction
projects which will improve public access, use and appreciation
of educational and exhibit spaces of maritime heritage organizations;
7) reporting and publicity projects designed to increase public
awareness and understanding of maritime preservation programs or
projects. Preservation categories include: 1) activities associated
with acquiring ownership of, or responsibility for, historic maritime
properties for preservation purposes; 2) preservation planning;
3) documentation of historic maritime properties; 4) protection
and stabilization of historic maritime properties; 5) preservation,
restoration, or rehabilitation of historic maritime properties;
6) maintenance of historic maritime properties; and 7) reconstruction
or reproduction of well-documented historic maritime properties.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
In order to be considered for a grant, eligible applicants must
at a minimum: 1) demonstrate that the project has the potential
for reaching a broad audience; 2) match the requested grant amount
on a 1-to-1 basis with nonfederal contributions from nonfederal
sources, which include cash or in-kind services fairly valued; 3)
maintain and allow access to records which will allow for an effective
accounting of project funds and any required audits, including the
amount and disposition of the proceeds of the grant and the total
cost of the project; 4) be a unit of State or local government or
a private nonprofit organization. While State or local governments
or private nonprofit organizations may apply for grants to support
their maritime heritage education or preservation activities, Federal
agencies may not apply directly for assistance. However, projects
involving federally-owned or managed historic maritime resources
are eligible for funding if conducted by a nonfederal unit of government
or a nonprofit organization.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
State and local governments and private nonprofit organizations
receive the benefits of the program.
Credentials/Documentation:
Applicants are requested to provide resumes or position descriptions
of persons carrying out the project. and a current Financial Statement.
If applicable, they may be asked to provide predevelopment documentation
such as plans or photographs, or the research design and conservation
plan for an archeological project.
Pre-application
Coordination: An environmental impact statement
is required for this program, where applicable. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure:
Project proposal forms for Maritime Heritage Education Projects
and Preservation Projects are available from the National Maritime
Initiative. Project proposals are forwarded to the National Maritime
Initiative who screen all proposal packages for completeness and
prepare them for review by the National Maritime Heritage Grants
Advisory Committee.
Award Procedure:
The National Maritime Heritage Grants Committee reviews proposals
for maritime heritage education projects and maritime heritage
preservation projects. The Committee makes funding recommendations
to the Secretary of the Interior who will make final decisions
regarding distribution of awards. The Secretary shall make grants
to State Historic Preservation Offices to carry out approved maritime
heritage preservation projects or to release the funds as subgrants
to organizations within their States whose projects have been
approved by the Secretary.
Deadlines:
There shall be a single deadline for all applications. Contact
the National Maritime Initiative or your State Historic Preservation
Office for information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval
Time: Within 60 days after submission of recommendations
by the National Maritime Heritage Grants Committee to the Secretary,
the Secretary shall approve or disapprove each project recommended
by the Committee.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching
Requirements: This program has no statutory
formula. The requested grant amount must be matched on a 1-to-1
basis with nonfederal contributions from nonfederal sources, which
include cash or in-kind services fairly valued.
Length and Time Phasing
of Assistance: Assistance is available for
up to 24 months. Payments are made upon request for costs incurred.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Progress Reports and Final Projects Reports are required in accordance
with 43 CFR12 and the terms of the grant agreement.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Records retention and access requirements are carried out in accordance
with OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110. Grantee/subgrantee must retain
financial records, supporting documents, statistical records and
other records considered pertinent to the terms of the grant/subgrant.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
14-9924-0-2-303.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $0; FY 02 est $0; and FY 03 est 0.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: $2,500 to $50,000.
The following projects,
listed by State, have been completed with support from the National
Maritime Heritage Grants Program: California: Repair and preservation
of the Point Sur Lighthouse's 19th century lantern room and upper
gallery was carried out by the Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
(CCLK); the Maritime Museum Association of San Diego completed a
comprehensive structural rehabilitation of the 54-foot San Diego
harbor pilot boat, PILOT (1914- 1996); restoration and presevation
of the Historic Ship BALCLUTHA's quarterdeck was completed by National
Maritime Museum Association. Florida: The Cortez Village Historical
Society completed a video addressing the history of commercial fishing
on Florida's West Coast. Iowa: The Mississippi River Museum completed
a new exhibit interpreting the historic site of the Iowa Iron Works
and the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works (1870 to 1972). Louisiana:
A traveling exhibit of five distinct types of pirogues and scale
models from South Louisiana was completed by the Center for Traditional
Louisiana Boat Building. Michigan: The Inland Seas Education Association
developed a dynamic web site providing educational materials about
the maritime heritage of the Manitou Passage, 1830-1900. North Carolina:
Stabilization and restoration of the 1874 Chicamacomico Life Saving
Life Station was completed by the Chicamacomico Historical Association;
Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum developed maritime
heritage public education programming on North Carolina piracy.
Ohio: Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State
University created an image database of U.S. and Canadian Great
Lakes vessels for the period 1850-1980 to be publicly accessible
to researchers at the university and via the Internet. Pennsylvania:
The Independence Seaport Museum completed protective measures to
the Cruiser OLYMPIA'S skylights, hatches, and gun sponsors in order
to halt rainwater incursion and potential damage to historic fabric.
Virginia: The Mariner's Museum created a web-based catalog for the
Eldridge Collection providing online information about the American
steamship companies documented in this collection. Connecticut:
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. created a database of Connecticut Customs
Districts Records 1789-1939 and made it accessible through the museum's
library catalog and the world wide web. District of Columbia: The
Naval Historical Foundation completed the inventory and repackaging
of portions of their collection of maritime documents, photographs,
and artifacts for transfer from non-climate controlled warehouses
to the Navy Historical Center and the Navy Museum System. Georgia:
The Woodruff Museum of Civil War Naval History completed the relocation
of the CSS Jackson and CSS Chattahoochee from their current outdoor
location into the new museum facility in order to place them in
a climate-controlled location and prevent further decay. Kentucky:
The Belle of Louisville Operating Board repaired the hull plating
and cabin siding, and installed an electric dewatering and alarm
system to preserve the Mayor Andrew Broaddus, the last remaining
U.S. Coast Guard inland lifesaving station. Maine: The City of Portland
completed preservation of the Portland Observatory (1807), the last
remaining maritime signal-tower in the U.S. As part of a long-term
preservation plan, Old York Historical Society completed an engineering
study of Historic Hancock Warehouse, the last surviving 18th century
warehouse in York, and completed exterior painting of the adjacent
19th Marshall Store. The Penobscot Marine Museum completed conservation,
documentation, and reinterpretation of their watercraft collection
of 36 small craft. New York: The Hudson Waterfront Museum: Maritime
Education Program developed a lesson plan geared toward students
in grades 6-8 and over 25 school group visits were conducted. Thirty-seven
interpretive panels were installed in the 1500-seawall railing at
Battery Park by the Conservancy for Historic Battery Park. The Niagara
Company Planning Department produced documentation on the "Flight
of Five" locks including a report, bibliography and current working
photographs of Erie Canal Locks 67-71. Local Television Inc. (LTV)
produced a 55- minute documentary video entitled "Storm Warriors:
The Story of the U.S. Lifesaving Service" for distribution to maritime
museums, educational publishers and public television stations.
The hull and mechanical systems of the Steam Launch Ospry were restored
by the Adirondack Museum. The South Street Seaport Museum prepared
a preliminary script and images for a Web-based exhibit and curriculum.
Texas: The Conservation Research Laboratory, Nautical Archaeology
Program completed conservation of the non-ferrous, glass, ceramic,
faunal, and selective iron and wood artifacts recovered from LaSalle's
ship, the BELLE, which sank in 1686, in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Washington:
The Clallum County Historical Society, in cooperation with the West
End Shipwreck Project and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary,
researched, designed and produced three booklets featuring shipwreck
sites and/or memorials for the education of local citizens and tourists.
The Virginia V Foundation continued restoration of the steam Virginia
V.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
LITERATURE:
None.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local
Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office:
Not applicable.
Web Site Address: http://cr.nps.gov/maritime/grants.htm
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Types of organizations
funded in the 1999 cycle include museums, libraries, historical
societies, university programs, local government offices, and maritime
heritage foundations, associations, and friends groups. Examples
of projects supported include: (1) preservation of large vessels
and small craft, lighthouses and lifesaving stations, a maritime
warehouse, store, and observatory as well as canal locks; (2) information
management projects to make maritime manuscript and photographic
collections electronically accessible; (3) documentation, conservation,
and interpretation of the watercraft of rivers and inland lakes;
(4) underwater archeology projects involving survey, artifact conservation
and interpretation, and public outreach and education programs;
and (5) maritime heritage tourism and maritime heritage curriculum
development.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
The following criteria
are used in evaluating and selecting proposals to receive funding:
1) the objectives of the project are consistent with the goals of
the National Maritime Heritage Act: (a) the applicant has demonstrated
the project's potential for reaching a broad audience; (b) the project
addresses topics which reflect significant contributions to U.S.
maritime heritage; (c) the project will enhance greater public awareness
and appreciation for the role of maritime endeavors in U.S. history
and culture; 2) the project objectives and desired results or products
are clearly described; 3) the project design and production schedule
will accomplish the stated objectives in a realistic and timely
manner; 4) the budget is reasonable to accomplish the project tasks
and activities; 5) project personnel qualifications are appropriate
to accomplish the stated objectives.
