Six NPS Sites Get Centennial Grants

Originally published March 2016 · p. 5

Six NPS Sites Get Centennial Grants WASHINGTON — Six Civil Warrelated National Park Service (NPS) sites are among 63 that received nearly $48 million in Centennial Challenge grants. The grants are for projects that improve visitor services and support outreach to new audiences in this NPS centennial year. The funds include $15 million from Congress and almost $30 million from 90 partner groups. The funded projects range from exhibits, trails and fire suppression systems to deferred maintenance such as signage, and transportation costs for the Every Kid in a Park project. Awards include: Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia: $28,390 to replace window panes at the Prisoner of War Museum, plus $29,525 from Friends of Andersonville; and $7,809 to replace a wooden walk bridge at the Star Fort parking area, and $10,545 in Friends funds. Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland: $75,499 to construct an accessible walkway in Antietam National Cemetery, with $75,500 from the National Park Foundation. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee: $24,346 to replace park entrance signs at each of the 12 units and create a primary marquee entrance sign, plus $49,160 from Friends of Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park. Manassas National Battlefield, Virginia: $5,970 to support Every Kind I a Park and develop projectbased lesson plans with traveling trunks to reach new audiences, plus $6,328 from Manassas Battlefield Trust. Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland: $39,000 to install a new artillery emplacement to enhance interpretation and $39,000 from a private donor. Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas: $2,000 to replace wayside exhibits along the Trail of Tears, and $2,000 from Benton County Historical Preservation Commission.