National September 11 Memorial And Museum At The World Trade Center

THE 9 11 MEMORIAL ACT GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION, SECURITY, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ON-SITE MEMORIALS OF THE EVENTS AND VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TERRORIST ATTACKS. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE ONGOING CARE OF THE MEMORIAL PLAZA AT THE 9 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM. FUNDING WILL PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIAL POOLS AND PARAPETS AT THE SITE. FUNDING WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR SECURITY SERVICES AT THE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM.

OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY FOR THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY P23AS00413 9 11 MEMORIAL ACT GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION, SECURITY, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ON-SITE MEMORIALS OF THE EVENTS AND VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM, THESE ON-SITE MEMORIALS ARE REFERRED TO AS COVERED MEMORIALS. A COVERED MEMORIAL IS DEFINED AS A MEMORIAL LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENTS OF, AND HONOR THE VICTIMS OF, THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AT THE SITES OF THE ATTACKS. THE MISSION OF THE 9 11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM IS TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE 2,983 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE HORRIFIC ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AND THE FEBRUARY 26, 1993 WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS AND ALL WHO DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY COMPASSION IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACKS. THE FY 2023 GRANT AWARDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM FULFILLS THE MISSION THROUGH COMMEMORATION, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCATION.

THE 9 11 MEMORIAL ACT GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION, SECURITY, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ON SITE MEMORIALS OF THE EVENTS AND VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS GRANT, THESE ON SITE MEMORIALS ARE REFERRED TO AS COVERED MEMORIALS A COVERED MEMORIAL IS DEFINED AS A MEMORIAL LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENTS OF, AND HONOR THE VICTIMS OF, THE TERRORISTATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PENTAGON ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AT THE SITES OF THE ATTACKS

9/11 MEMORIAL ACT GRANT PROGRAM

9/11 MEMORIAL ACT GRANT

MEMORIAL POOLS ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS - THE INTERIOR PERIMETER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH MEMORIAL POOLS ARE LINED WITH LIGHT FIXTURES THAT ILLUMINATE THE POOLS AT NIGHT. THE CURRENT LIGHTS HAVE BEEN IN USE SINCE THE MEMORIAL OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2011, AND THE BULBS ARE NEARING THE END OF THEIR LIFESPAN. THE CURRENT BULBS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW LEDS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ENERGY USAGE; THE NEW BULBS WILL ALSO BE MORE RELIABLE AND LONGER LASTING. SIX SIDES OF THE MEMORIAL POOLS WILL BE RETROFITTED WITH NEW LED LIGHT STRIPS BY SEPTEMBER 2026.

TELLING THE STORY: 9/11 AND THE NEXT GENERATION [AS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 APPROACHES, THE 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM RECOGNIZES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A FACT-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE NARRATIVE OF THE ATTACKS TO A POST-9/11 GENERATION, BORN AFTER THE EPOCHAL EVENT THAT HAS SHAPED MUCH OF AMERICAN LIFE FOR TWO DECADES. THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF ITS DIGITAL PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES EDUCATOR-GUIDED ACCESS TO ITS PHYSICAL SITE, EXTENSIVE CORE MATERIALS FOR PRE- AND POST-VISIT ASSIGNMENTS, AND TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AROUND DIFFICULT 9/11-RELATED ISSUES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SHAPED AROUND HUMANITIES CONCERNS OF NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION, REPRESENTATION OF VOICE AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF HISTORICAL NARRATIVE.] [PURPOSE: GRANT FUNDS WOULD ENABLE THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF STAFF AND TO ENABLE THEM TO EXPAND THEIR DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL AND TEACHER-TRAINING RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WOULD OFFER CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE TWIN TOWERS, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS, AND THE RECOVERY AND MEMORIALIZATION PROCESS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF AND SCHOLARS WOULD COLLABORATE TO CREATE VIRTUAL EDUCATOR-GUIDED ACCESS TO ITS PHYSICAL SITE, EXTENSIVE CORE MATERIALS FOR PRE- AND POST-VISIT ASSIGNMENTS, AND TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING AROUND DIFFICULT 9/11-RELATED ISSUES. THEIR WORK WOULD FOCUS ON NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION, REPRESENTATION OF VOICE, AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF HISTORICAL NARRATIVES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LOCAL AND NATIONAL EDUCATORS WOULD BE THE TARGET AUDIENCES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

PRESERVING PLASTICS: ASSESSING PLASTICS DETERIORATION + 9/11 DISASTER RESPONSE COLLECTION [THE 9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM WILL UNDERTAKE AN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF A TWO-PART STEWARDSHIP PROJECT FOR ALL PLASTIC AND PLASTIC-CONTAINING ARTIFACTS IN THE COLLECTION. THIS INCLUDES TESTING AND CLEARING OF CONTAMINATED ARTIFACTS, VISUAL PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION, AND DIGITAL 3D MODELING AND REHOUSING OF THE MOST AT-RISK OBJECTS. A COMPREHENSIVE CONDITION ASSESSMENT WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO MINIMIZE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES THAT WILL GUIDE FUTURE COLLECTIONS ACTIVITIES. THIS PROJECT IS PARTICULARLY RESONANT FOR THESE HUMAN-LINKED OBJECTS, MOST WITH DIRECT PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO 9/11 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS AND MANY, REPRESENTING THE LAST REMAINING TRACE OF PEOPLE WHOSE REMAINS WERE NEVER RECOVERED. THE COMPOUNDED ISSUES OF PLASTIC DEGRADATION AND OBJECTS WHICH CONVEY THE CONTEXTUAL TRAUMA OF MASS VIOLENCE AND PHYSICAL CATASTROPHE COMPRISE AN UNDER-RESEARCHED AREA OF DISASTER RESPONSE COLLECTIONS LIKELY TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT.]

SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES

THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM WILL CREATE AN EXHIBITION OF CHILDREN’S ARTWORK OF 9/11, WHICH WILL HIGHLIGHT THE EXPERIENCE OF CHILDREN AS WITNESSES TO THE EVENTS OF 9/11 THROUGH THE ART THEY CREATED IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING. MUSEUM STAFF WILL SELECT WORKS FROM THE MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 800 WORKS OF CHILDREN’S ART. FOR THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL DEVELOP AN AUDIO TOUR AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. TO ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBITION, STAFF WILL CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES, EDUCATORS, ADULT VISITORS WHO WERE CHILDREN ON 9/11, AND YOUTH VISITORS.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING TO 20 LIBRARIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "MEMORY REMAINS: 9/11 ARTIFACTS AT HANGAR 17."

SLURRY WALL PRESERVATION: INVESTIGATING SUSTAINABLE WATER MITIGATION DRAINAGE SYSTEMS [THE 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM WILL INVESTIGATE SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE WATER ACCUMULATION ALONG THE SLURRY WALL, THE LARGEST ARTIFACT IN THE MUSEUM. THE WALL IS A ROUGHLY 60 FEET X 60 FEET PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL RETAINING WALL BUILT AROUND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE IN THE 1960S TO HOLD BACK THE HUDSON RIVER AND ALLOW FOR EXCAVATION. WHEN THE TWIN TOWERS COLLAPSED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, THE WALL HELD, PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE FROM THE FLOODING OF LOWER MANHATTAN. IT HAS TAKEN ON A SYMBOLIC STATUS REFLECTING THE FORTITUDE OF AMERICANS AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MUSEUM?S VISITOR EXPERIENCE. ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER SERVES ITS ORIGINAL STRUCTURAL INTENT, ITS BIGGEST THREAT IS WATER FROM THE HUDSON RIVER WHICH CONTINUALLY INFILTRATES THROUGH THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE. THE GRANT WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF UPGRADING THE CURRENT PASSIVE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE ONE OR IF IT IS NECESSARY TO MOVE TO AN ACTIVE PUMP SYSTEM FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION.]