Partners in the Field
About the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance
In 2008 Knox Heritage received a 3-year challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) as part of their new Partners in the Field initiative. Knox Heritage was one of only 24 statewide and local partners of the NTHP to receive this prestigious award. With the grant Knox Heritage provides staff and techincal support for the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance (ETPA). ETPA and Knox Heritage have a dual membership program, so please consider joining both organizations today.
“Preservation fosters innovative solutions to complex problems,” said Richard Moe, president of the NTHP. “Our Partners in the Field matching grants will help our network of preservation organizations across the country use proven tools to save places and revitalize communities. Our statewide and local partners, including Knox Heritage, are at the creative forefront of preservation in the 21st century.”
Knox Heritage received a $97,500 Partners in the Field matching grant from the NTHP. This grant will be used to provide preservation field services over a three-year period in the nine-county Knoxville region and increase regional preservation activities. The counties benefiting from the program will be Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, and Union.
Funds will be used to expand the scope of on-the-ground field services and technical assistance to property owners, developers, local officials, and others needing information and tools to protect and enhance their communities.
Partners in the Field challenge grants are funded by a $5 million gift to the NTHP from the Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust and matched by contributions of $10,000 or more from local donors and foundations. Knox Heritage has already secured a matching grant from the Chapman Family Foundation as well as additional funding partners in the region, such as the Ashe Family and the Cornerstone Foundation. In implementing expanded field services funded by the grant, Knox Heritage will work closely with NTHP’s Southern Office in Charleston. More information can be obtained at www.preservationnation.org.
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