News Release

National Park Service and Maritime Administration Announce $2.6 Million in Maritime Heritage Preservation

The Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse on Swan's Island, Maine is one of this year's grant recipients.

Image courtesy of Town of Swan's Island

News Release Date: May 11, 2018

Contact: National Park Service

Contact: Rodney NcNany, Maritime Administration

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service announced today $2.6 million in maritime heritage grants to assist funding 34 preservation and education projects in 14 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), the National Park Service awarded grants for projects that teach about and preserve sites and objects related to our nation’s maritime history.

“From exploration, to industry, and military conflict, these grant projects tell the story of our nation’s history through a maritime lens,” National Park Service Deputy Director Dan Smith said. “Through a collaborative effort, the National Park Service is dedicated to conserving these treasures and enhancing public awareness of our maritime heritage.”

“Since 2014, MARAD has provided more than $7 million in funding to support our nation’s maritime heritage projects,” said Maritime Administrator Mark H. Buzby. “These ships, lighthouses and other strategic maritime vessels have played an integral role in our nation’s success at sea. By preserving these maritime artifacts, we hope to inspire future generations with America’s maritime legacy.”

The National Maritime Heritage Program grant awards are made possible through a partnership between the two federal agencies, which both share a commitment to maritime heritage preservation and education. They are funded through recycling of vessels from the from the MARAD’s National Defense Reserve Fleet. The grant program supports a broad range of maritime education and preservation projects, without expending tax dollars, while ensuring that the vessels are dismantled in an environmentally sound manner.

The National Park Service will administer these projects as direct grants to State Historic Preservation Offices, who will disburse funds to applicants. The recipients of the National Maritime Heritage grants are below. 

For more information about the grants and the Maritime Heritage Program, please visit www.nps.gov/martime/grants.intro.htm.

National Maritime Heritage Program Grant Recipients

State/ Territory	Recipient	Project Title	Amount
Alaska	Alaska Association for Historic Preservation	NN Cannery History Project	$49,993.00
California	Maritime Museum Association of San Diego	A Preservation Project to Ensure the Long-Term Integrity of the Sailing Ship Star of India	$200,000.00
California	San Francisco Maritime National Park Association	USS Pampanito World War II Submarine Preservation Project—Phase II	$174,945.00
California	Port of Los Angeles High School	Port of Los Angeles High School Career Technical Education Program: Boat Operations	$50,000.00
California	Yurok Tribe	Redwood Dugout Canoe Adventure Phase I	$50,000.00
California	National Steinbeck Center	Restoration of the F/V Western Flyer and development of educational programs connecting literature and science	$191,130.00
Connecticut	Mystic Seaport Museum	1921 Fishing Schooner L.A. Dunton Documentation and Survey Project	$103,703.00
Delaware	Kalmar Nyckel Foundation	Tall Ship Time Machine Digital Media Project	$38,661.00
Florida	University of West Florida	Gulf Coast Digital History Project	$34,708.00
Massachusetts	USS Constitution Museum	A Sailor’s Life for Me: Optimizing Online Resources for Mobile Responsiveness	$50,000.00
Massachusetts	New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center	The Fishing Industry: Then and Now	$18,535.00
Massachusetts	Essex National Heritage Area Commission	Bakers Island Light Station Maritime Field Education Project	$35,014.00
Massachusetts	Lowell’s Maritime Foundation (Boat Shop)	Lowell’s Boat Shop Apprentice Program: Learning on the River	$50,000.00
Massachusetts	Old Dartmouth Historical Society	A Spectacle in Motion: A Publication of the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage Around the World	$29,190.00
Maryland	Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park	A New Permanent Exhibit: “White Gold: The Lure and Legacy of the Maryland Oyster”	$37,000.00
Maryland	Project Liberty Ship	Preservation of Hull and Underwater Portions of SS John W. Brown	$200,000.00
Maryland	Baltimore Children’s Museum	The New Port of Baltimore Exhibit at Port Discovery Children’s Museum	$50,000.00
Maryland	Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum	Edna E. Lockwood Educational Tour of the Chesapeake Bay	$45,845.00
Maine	Town of Swan’s Island	Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station Light Tower Restoration	$85,000.00
Maine	Greater Portland Landmarks Association	Enhancing the Visitor Experience at the Portland Observatory	$40,000.00
Northern Mariana Islands	Task Force Dagger	Explore, Map, and Research WWII Sites in the Western Pacific	$49,540.00
New York	Saint Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council	New York’s Seaway Lighthouses	$35,000.00
New York	Destroyer Escort Historical Museum	Shipyard Repair of USS Slater Mast and Hull	$200,000.00
New York	SS Columbia Project	SS Columbia: Preservation and Stabilization	$100,852.00
New York	Whaling Museum Society	A Public Program Series in Maritime and Whaling Heritage	$22,628.00
New York	Seaport Museum	Wavertree Deckhouse and Aft Accommodations Preservation	$66,047.00
New York	National Maritime Historical Society	National Maritime Historical Society Maritime Library and Digital Collections	$50,000.00
Pennsylvania	Carnegie Institute	The Requin Gateway Project	$49,771.00
Virginia	Virginia Department of Historic Resources	Retreatment of Excavated Betsy	$81,168.00
Virginia	City of Alexandria	Conservation of Alexandria’s 18th-century Wooden Ship	$97,117.00
Vermont	Lake Champlain Maritime Museum	Submerged Cultural Resources Management Program	$42,918.00
Washington	Virginia V Foundation	Reframe the Stern of SS Virginia V	$200,000.00
Washington	U.S. Lighthouse Society	U.S. Lighthouse Society Archives Catalog Project	$48,600.00
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Historical Society	Unloading History: Self-Unloaders and the Development of the Maritime Industrial Landscape	$54,245.00
Total			$2,631,610.00

 

 

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