News Release

National Park Service Announces More Than $300,000 in Preservation Technology and Training Grants

Researchers at Idaho State University develop 3D models of fragile cultural resources, thanks to a Preservation Technology and Training grant.

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News Release Date: May 29, 2019

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WASHINGTON –The National Park Service today announced $309,814 in Preservation Technology and Training grants for 11 projects to develop or adapt techniques that preserve historical sites and cultural heritage across ten states.

“Better tools, better materials, and better approaches to historic preservation have been developed in part by these Preservation Technology and Training grants,” National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith said. “The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training brings together diverse sets of specialists, encourages innovation, and fosters creativity, under the shared goal of preserving the past.”

Examples of projects funded this year include:

• East Carolina University will study how microorganisms cause corrosion on WWII aluminum aircraft wrecks in Saipan to develop better methods of preserving submerged historic artifacts.

• The University of California-Berkeley will create a guide to preserving Historic Outdoor Theaters while maintaining a connection with their landscapes.

• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will model the relationship between seismic loads and the failure of freestanding historic monuments to predict possible damage from earthquakes.

The National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) administers the grants as part of its efforts to create new technologies and training opportunities to preserve historic and cultural resources. Since 1994, NCPTT has awarded more than $11 million in grants to fund science and technology-based landmark preservation projects. A full list of this year’s grant recipients is below.

For more information about the NPS Center for Preservation Technology and Training, including these grants, visit www.ncptt.nps.gov.

State	Project	Recipient	Grant Amount
California	Using Controlled Source Electromagnetic Methods for Detecting Submerged Archaeological Resources	Natural History Museum Los Angeles County	$29,516
California	Preserving Historic Outdoor Theaters' Connection with Their Landscapes	The Regents of the University of California	$29,993
Delaware	Enhanced Documentation and Analysis of Porosity in Deteriorated Historic Bricks for Preservation Studies	University of Delaware	$29,626
Florida	Image-based Streamlined Analysis Framework for Hazard Vulnerability Assessment of Historic Masonry Structures	The Florida International University Board of Trustees	$30,000
Minnesota	Enhancing the Resolution of Subsurface Features with a Coordinated 3D Geophysical Unraveling the Complexity of the West Plaza Rise at the Poverty Point World	Minnesota State University Moorhead	$29,577
Nebraska	Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Freestanding Historic Monuments	University of Nebraska	$30,000
New York	Scheimpflug Multispectral: A Novel Method for Imaging Books that Can be Opened Less Than 30 Degrees	University of Rochester	$29,999
North Carolina	Microbially Influenced Corrosion of WWII Aluminum Aircraft Wrecks in Saipan	East Carolina University, Program in Maritime Studies	$29,652
Texas	Identifying Submerged Precontact Archaeological Sites with Next-Generation Geophysics	Archaeological Research Cooperative	$30,000
Utah	Innovation In Data Documentation And Distribution For Engineered Landscapes	Utah Division of State History	$26,451
Vermont	Builders and Maintenance Staff at Work: Best Practices for Historic Buildings: Masonry and Access	Historic Windsor, Inc. DBA Preservation Education Institute	$15,000
		Total	$309,814

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