Association For The Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AIDHISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P23AS00504 THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF A BROAD VARIETY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA AS A NATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE COUNTRY S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (250TH ANNIVERSARY). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THESE GRANTS FUND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION FOR NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED CULTURAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE NATION. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION FOR PROTECTION OF HISTORIC MASONRY AS WELL AS ADA COMPLIANT UPDATE FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC OF JAMESTOWN S 1665 STATEHOUSE COMPLEX, IN JAMESTOWN, VA.

CONDUCT ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS OF A FIRST AFRICAN SITE ON JAMESTOWN

BUILT IN 1665, BACON S CASTLE IS THE OLDEST EXTANT BRICK STRUCTURE IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE OLDEST RELIABLY DATED BUILDING IN THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES THIS GRANT WILL HELP FUND WEST CHIMNEY STACK REPAIRS, MASONRY REPAIRS, PLASTER REPAIRS, PAINTING, AND REGLAZING WINDOW SASHES THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE 401,174 IN MATCHING FUNDS

SAVE JAMESTOWN: DEVELOPING A CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN FOR HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE [JAMESTOWN IS THE ORIGINAL SITE OF THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA AND MARKS THE POINT OF CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THREE PEOPLES?INDIGENOUS VIRGINIANS, AFRICANS, AND EUROPEANS?IN AN EMERGING TRANSATLANTIC WORLD. THE SITE?S ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES, WHICH REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AND CULTURAL INTERACTION, ARE FACING IMMINENT THREAT FROM MYRIAD HAZARDS BROUGHT ON BY GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. SITUATED ON A LOW-LYING ISLAND RISING LESS THAN THREE FEET ABOVE THE WATER LINE, JAMESTOWN HAS EXPERIENCED INCREASED PRESSURE ON ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS FROM SEA-LEVEL RISE, ENCROACHING WETLANDS, EXTREME STORM EVENTS, AND A RISING SALTWATER AQUIFER. THE SAVE JAMESTOWN: DEVELOPING A CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN FOR HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE PROJECT WILL ENABLE STAFF TO CONDUCT CRITICAL SITE ANALYSIS AND SURVEYS TO ESTABLISH A FINALIZED, COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE SITE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.]

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID AACR PRESERVATION SAM.GOV HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P22AS00648 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE FULL HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. PROJECTS ARE FOR HISTORIC SITES LISTED IN, OR ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, AND INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORTS, PRESERVATION PLANS, AND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION TO STRUCTURES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES FOR STABILIZATION OF THE FOUNDATION, FLOOR, ROOF, CHIMNEYS, AND WALLS OF THE HISTORIC SITE OF THE ROCKY BRANCH SCHOOL IN SUTHERLAND, VA.

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID AACR PRESERVATION SAM.GOV HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P23AS00472 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE FULL HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. PROJECTS ARE FOR HISTORIC SITES LISTED IN, OR ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, AND INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORTS, PRESERVATION PLANS, AND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION TO STRUCTURES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES TO REHABILITATE THE PARKER SYDNOR CABIN.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY COLLECTION

THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY WILL DEVELOP AN OUTDOOR AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WILL EXPLORE THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN GOVERNANCE, THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN SLAVERY, AND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF RACE-BASED LEGISLATION THAT BEGAN AT JAMESTOWN. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SCHOLARS, STAFF WILL HOLD COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES. STAFF WILL CREATE AN ON-SITE EXHIBIT AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL VERSION THAT CENTERS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND EXTANT FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EXHIBIT, STAFF WILL PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT BOOKLET WITH A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE JAMESTOWN SITE.

HIRING AND TRAINING NEW RESTORATION CRAFTSPERSONS WHILE RESEARCHING THE ENSLAVED CRAFTSPERSONS WHO CONSTRUCTED PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITES [PRESERVATION VIRGINIA'S LEAD RESTORATION CRAFTSPERSON MIKE ADAMS IS APPROACHING RETIREMENT, AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRAFTSPERSONS. ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC PUT THESE PLANS ON HOLD. AFTER 40 YEARS WITH PRESERVATION VIRGINIA, ADAMS HAS AMASSED AN AMAZING SKILL SET FOR PRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS. IN HIRING, PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL BE INTENTIONAL AND DIRECT IN REACHING OUT TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAMS TO HELP MAKE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROFESSION MORE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE. DISCOVERIES GLEANED FROM PRESERVATION PROJECTS WILL BE PAIRED WITH PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCH TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ENSLAVED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ORIGINALLY BUILT THE FIVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN PRESERVATION VIRGINIA'S STEWARDSHIP. THESE FINDINGS, AS WELL AS THE CURRICULUM FOLLOWED BY THE NEW CRAFTSPERSONS, WILL BE DOCUMENTED THROUGH A VIDEO AND WEBINAR SERIES.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RESUME EXISTING PROGRAMS AND NEW RESEARCH DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND SHARE DISCOVERIES ABOUT THE ENSLAVED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO ORIGINALLY BUILT THE FIVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN PRESERVATION VIRGINIA?S STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL CONTINUE PRESERVATION WORK AT THE FIVE LOCATIONS IN THEIR CARE AND RESEARCH ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS USED BY ENSLAVED LABORERS, AND DOCUMENT DISCOVERIES THROUGH ?HOW-TO? VIDEOS AND WEBINARS. PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL PRODUCE 12 VIDEOS TO BE ADDED TO VP?S ONLINE DATABASE VOICES REMEMBERED. PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL RECRUIT TWO NEW STUDENT APPRENTICES FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO TRAIN AS PRESERVATIONISTS AND ASSIST WITH RESEARCH. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRAFTSPERSONS AND DOCUMENT AND SHARE NEW HISTORY ABOUT THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN PRESERVATION VIRGINIA?S STEWARDSHIP. MOREOVER, THE INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH PAID OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL RETAIN FOUR KEY PERSONNEL TO CONTINUE PRESERVATION WORK AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS, PUBLIC AUDIENCES, SCHOLARS, STAFF WORKERS, AND STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PRESERVATION WORK AND NEW HISTORY THAT PRESERVATION VIRGINIA WILL WORK TO UNCOVER. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

JAMESTOWN: UNEARTHING, UNDERSTANDING, AND SHARING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY [THE JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION (JRF) IS DEDICATED TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, PRESERVATION, AND EDUCATION OF JAMESTOWN, THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA. FUNDS WILL ENABLE JRF TO ENHANCE CURRENT AND DEVELOP NEW ON-SITE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS IN FOUR KEY AREAS: 1) SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY, ALLOWING VISITORS TO WITNESS ONGOING EXCAVATIONS AND FOLLOW OUR REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES ONLINE; 2) CREATION OF A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE NATHALIE P. & ALAN M. VOORHEES ARCHAEARIUM FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS RICH CONTENT AS THEY EXPLORE THE MUSEUM; 3) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PLAN FOR THE ?ED SHED,? JRF?S CENTRAL VENUE FOR CHILDREN?S PROGRAMS ON-SITE, INCORPORATING COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES; 4) EXPANSION OF ?DIGITAL REDISCOVERY,? AN ONLINE PLATFORM FEATURING VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING ASPECTS OF JAMESTOWN?S HISTORY, THROUGH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW TOURS, ONE ON THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWHATAN AND ENGLISH AND THE OTHER ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST AFRICANS IN 1619.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT NINE STAFF POSITIONS AND FOUR PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE JAMESTOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN VIRGINIA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF WILL DEVELOP ON-SITE AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS RELATED TO PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY INCLUDING A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF AN ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM, CHILDREN?S PROGRAMMING, AND THE EXPANSION OF AN ONLINE PLATFORM FEATURING VIDEOS ON JAMESTOWN?S HISTORY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING WILL SUSTAIN AND EXPAND PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAMMING AND RETAIN HUMANITIES JOBS THAT WERE THREATENED BY THE PANDEMIC. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO CAN VISIT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN-PERSON AND ONLINE, AS WELL AS K-12 STUDENTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

ONGOING ONLINE HUMANITIES EDUCATION AND PHASED RE-OPENING OF FIVE HISTORIC SITES

SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES

PRESERVATION VIRGINIA NAGPRA DOCUMENTATION AND CONSULTATION GRANT

JAMESTOWN 1619: DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY, AND RACE

NPS - FY21 - IMR - NCPTT GRANTS