National Trust for Historic Preservation Awards TCLF Grant for Whats Out There Texas
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National Trust for Historic Preservation Awards The Cultural Landscape Foundation a Preservation Grant towards What’s Out There Texas
Washington, DC (July 30, 2013) - Today, The Cultural Landscape Foundation was awarded a $5000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the National Trust Preservation Fund. These grant funds will be used to support What’s Out There Texas.
What's Out There Texas works with Texas landscape architecture and historic preservation programs and non-profit preservation and landscape organizations to document the State's significant historic landscapes for TCLF’s What's Out There database.
"Organizations like The Cultural Landscape Foundation help to ensure that communities and towns all across America retain their unique sense of place," said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. "We are honored to provide a grant to The Cultural Landscape Foundation, which will use the funds to help preserve an important piece of our shared national heritage."
Grants from the National Trust Preservation Funds range from $2,500 to $5,000 and have provided over $15 million since 2003. These matching grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies across the country to support wide-ranging activities including consultant services for rehabilitating buildings, technical assistance for tourism that promotes historic resources, and the development of materials for education and outreach campaigns.
For more information on National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Fund grants, visit: www.PreservationNation.org/funding
About the National Trust for Historic Preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately-funded nonprofit organization that works to save America’s historic places to enrich our future. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is committed to protecting America’s rich cultural legacy and helping build vibrant, sustainable communities that reflect our nation’s diversity. Follow us on Twitter @presnation.
About The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) The Cultural Landscape Foundation provides people with the ability to see, understand and value landscape architecture and its practitioners, in the way many people have learned to do with buildings and their designers. Through its Web site, lectures, outreach and publishing, TCLF broadens the support and understanding for cultural landscapes nationwide to help safeguard our priceless heritage for future generations.
