Impact Grants
The National Park Foundation recognizes that sometimes the smallest grants can make the largest differences. Impact Grants (up to $10,000) are designed to help parks which need a small amount of additional funding to accomplish something they could not otherwise. Past grantee projects have ranged from a Northwest Bear Safety Initiative in Alaska, to overhauling infrastructure at nine in-park community gardens in Washington, DC, to conserving historic paintings in Iowa, to developing bi-lingual podcasts and distance learning programs in Florida. The National Park Foundation looks to fund projects that meet a critical need and/or are innovative, that have budgets appropriate to the project and that leverage resources where possible.
This year's Impact Grants are made possible through the generous support of ARAMARK through the Yawkey Foundation, The Fernandez Pave the Way Foundation and The HISTORY Channel.
2012 Featured Projects
Andersonville National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Historical Interpreter Apprentice Program |
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore PROJECT TITLE: LED Lighting Upgrades for Sustainable Energy Management |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park PROJECT TITLE: Provide Bear-proof food storage in campgrounds to protect wildlife resources and ensure visitor safety |
Booker T. Washington National Monument PROJECT TITLE: Preserve Historic Farm to Interpret Civil War Homefront Story and Provide Home for BOWA's Volunteers |
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: In translation: Camp-life for citizen soldiers and prisoners of Fort Warren, Georges Island -- a living-history series delivered in 5 languages |
Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Keeping the Dream Alive: Connecting Underserved Students to Local and National Struggles for Freedom |
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PROJECT TITLE: From Park to Home and Classroom: Live Remote Webcams Bring Seashore to You |
Cathedral Caverns National Natural Landmark PROJECT TITLE: Lighting renovation inside Cathedral Caverns |
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park PROJECT TITLE: Children's Garden at the Canal Farm |
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park PROJECT TITLE: Learning in Action: Bringing Students to the Park |
Craters of the Moon National Monument and National Preserve PROJECT TITLE: Passage for Pronghorn |
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park PROJECT TITLE: The Civil War at Cumberland Gap education-based DVD |
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: The Birds, the Bugs, the Bees and the Trees; an on-line guide to DEWA's ecosystems! |
Denali National Park and Preserve PROJECT TITLE: Denali Reduction in Plastics Program (DRIPP) |
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PROJECT TITLE: Develop Long-Term Monitoring and Preservation Plan for 150 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Quarry, Dinosaur National Monument |
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor PROJECT TITLE: Theatre on Main Street |
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine PROJECT TITLE: Baltimore Tour Guide Training and Certification Program |
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Oratory Performance Tutorial Videos: Resources for Teachers and Student Performers |
Friends of Booker T. Washington National Monument PROJECT TITLE: Secure Funding that Generates Additional Support to Acquire Land which Protects Booker T. Washington NM's Primary Waterway and Viewshed from Encroaching Development |
Ghost Ranch National Natural Landmark PROJECT TITLE: Enhancing and Highlighting the Coelophysis Quarry at Ghost Ranch: A National Treasure |
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve PROJECT TITLE: First Bloom Native Gardens with Hoonah and Gustavus Schools |
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PROJECT TITLE: Flathead Wild and Scenic River Corridor Stewardship Project |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: Restoring Natural and Cultural Balance along the San Juan River |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: Promote Recycling Opportunities to Park Boaters |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: Interpreting the Civil War Era in the San Francisco Bay |
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PROJECT TITLE: Installation of energy efficient LED lamps in the Historic Crandall Studio-Jenny Lake Visitor Center |
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PROJECT TITLE: Greening the Bar BC: New Green Roofs for Old Sod Cabins in Grand Tetons National Park |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park PROJECT TITLE: Preventative Textile Conservation: Preserving Historic Quilts and Coverlets through Improved Storage Conditions |
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park PROJECT TITLE: Guilford Courthouse Colonial Olympics |
Homestead National Monument of America PROJECT TITLE: Science Lessons for Sustainable Living |
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Architectural Plans for Converting Civil War Era Barn To Education Center |
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PROJECT TITLE: Under the Inland Sea: Sharing Isle Royale's Submerged Cultural Resources through 3D Technology and Dock Repair Project |
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor PROJECT TITLE:An Interdisciplinary Journey from the Civil War to Civil Rights: Stories of Access, Stories of Denial From Communities of Color in the Blackstone Valley |
Johnstown Flood National Memorial PROJECT TITLE: Underground Railroad Videography Project |
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park PROJECT TITLE: Na Pulapula o Kealakehe (The seedlings of Kealakehe Elementary School) |
Katmai National Park and Preserve PROJECT TITLE: Renovate Audiovisual equipment in Brooks Camp Auditorium! |
Kings Mountain National Military Park PROJECT TITLE: Colonial Adventure Camp at Kings Mountain NMP |
Lake Mead National Recreation Area PROJECT TITLE: Using Social Media to Educate an Underserved Target Audience in Drowning Prevention |
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial PROJECT TITLE: Lincoln's Lessons: Learning Frontier Life Firsthand |
Madison Boulder National Natural Landmark PROJECT TITLE: Facility, Access, & Intepretation Improvements to Madison Boulder National Natural Landmark, NH |
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PROJECT TITLE: Preservation and Restoration of Rare Kentucky Coffeetree |
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PROJECT TITLE: Update Required Evaluations on Four Sites with Identified Nationally Significant Natural Resources to Achieve National Natural Landmark Designations |
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PROJECT TITLE: African Americans and the Civil War at Monocacy National Battlefield |
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PROJECT TITLE: The Battle to Save Water Quality |
Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas National Natural Landmark PROJECT TITLE: Securing Runaway Tracks on Dinosaur Ridge within the Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas National Natural Landmark |
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PROJECT TITLE: Vicksburg Campaign Reenactment 150th Anniversary |
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PROJECT TITLE: Portal and Immesion Experiences: East Bay |
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park PROJECT TITLE:'Having Our Say: From Civil War to Civil Rights |
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PROJECT TITLE: A National Park in Your Backyard: From Park Neighbors to Junior Rangers |
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Conexiones: Connecting Hispanic Youth to National Parks |
Petersburg National Battlefield PROJECT TITLE: From Slave to Soldier-The First Steps to Civil Rights |
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PROJECT TITLE: Rain n' Worms |
Redwood National and State Parks PROJECT TITLE: Who Turned Out the Lights? We Did: Darkening the Night Skies at Redwood National and State Parks |
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PROJECT TITLE: Preservation and Interpretation Planning for an Aboriginal Structure in Rocky Mountain National Park |
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PROJECT TITLE: Learning in Action: Improve food storage compliance and bear education efforts to reduce human-bear conflicts in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Salem Maritime National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Developing A Coast for Every Classroom, a Place-Based Learning Program |
Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River PROJECT TITLE: Wild and Scenic Rivers Junior River Rangers Pilot Project |
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve PROJECT TITLE: Evaluate Nutrient Enrichment Effects from Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Impacts on Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve |
Vicksburg National Military Park PROJECT TITLE: Shape Up Junior Rangers! |
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PROJECT TITLE: Hassel Island Hospitable and Sustainable Trails Project |
Weir Farm National Historic Site PROJECT TITLE: Utilize Local Partnerships to Connect Diverse Youth to Outdoors through Art |
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PROJECT TITLE: Night Sky and Astronomy Program Series |
