Grants Archive

An a partial listing of past grants listing the organization awarded, description, state, and amount awarded grouped by year.

• LCTSE = Lewis & Clark Trail Stewardship Endowment
• MT Signs = Montana Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Interpretive Sign Maintenance Fund
• Ed. = Burroughs-Holland/Bicentennial Education Fund
• n/a = not available
• Grant information and forms

2023–24

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Lewis & Clark Foundation Program	Hassan Davis Presentation at Interpretive Center
LCTSE	City Of Elk Point	Heritage Park Lewis and Clark Sign Renovation
LCTSE	J. Greg Smith Inc.	Support LCNHT Auto Tour Brochure Printing
LCTSE	Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center	2025 Native Voices Summer Series Program
LCTSE	Friends of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial	LCNHT Great Plains Tour Brochure Printing
LCTSE	Lewis & Clark Trail Adventures	Wendover Ridge Trail Maintenance
LCTSE	Travelers Rest Connection	Visions Of Lewis & Clark Kites Program
LCTSE	Confluence	Confluence Land Bridge Welcome Restoration
LCTSE	Fort Osage National Historic Landmark	Education – Fort Osage Traveling Exhibit
LCTSE	Missouri River Relief	MO River Days: Jefferson City (Education)
LCTSE	Opera Theater Oregon	My Mother’s Language Program
LCTSE	Nez Perce County Historical Society	Lewis & Clark/Nez Perce Speakers Program
LCTSE	Nez Perce County Historical Society	4th-grade History Rendezvous Program
LCTSE	Mouth Of the Platte, Inc.	L&C Interpretive Trail Sign Replacement
LCTSE	Falls of the Ohio Foundation	“Handshake” Statue Upgrades

2022-23

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Discovery Expedition of St. Charles (MO)	Interpretive Staff/Interns	$7500
LCTSE	Discovery Expedition of St. Charles (MO)	Lewis and Clark Film Series	7500
LCTSE	Salmon Valley Stewardship (ID)	Pioneer 4th-grade Tipi Program	3200
LCTSE	Waterville Historical Society (OH)	Battle of Fallen Timbers 230th	4700
LCTSE	Travelers Rest Connection (MT)	Strategic/Interpretive Plan	7500
LCTSE	Sacajawea Historical State Park (WA)	Viewshed Restoration and Access	6306.10
LCTSE	Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center (VA)	Keelboat and Pirogue Repair	7500
			$44,206.10

2021–21

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Bellefontaine Cemetery Association	Lewis and Clark Garden
LCTSE	City of Salmon—Sacajawea Center Confluence	Replace History Park Panels
LCTSE	Confluence	Bird Blind Boardwalk Repair
LCTSE	Discovery Expedition of St. Charles	Animal Scavenger Hunt and Lewis and Clark Film Series
LCTSE	Friends of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial	LCNHT Great Plains Tourism
LCTSE	Mouth of the Platte Chapter LCTHF*	Replace Interpretive Signs
LCTSE	Oregon Chapter LCTHF	The Hunt for Fort Clatsop
LCTSE	Portage Route Chapter LCTHF	Great Falls Canoe Camp Signage
LCTSE	Travelers Rest Connection	Indigenous Interpretation at Travelers’ Rest State Park

*Partial or full funding from NPS Cooperative Grant

2020–21

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Bitterroot Heritage CIVIC Group	Sacajawea’s Rest Park
LCTSE	Discovery Expedition of St. Charles	Lewis and Clark Film Series
LCTSE	Friends of Kaw Point Park	Historic Native Plants at Kaw Point
LCTSE	Illini Chapter of LCTHF	2021 Trail Tourism
LCTSE	Oregon Chapter LCTHF*	Oregon Interpretive Panel Update
LCTSE	Park County*	Clark’s Trail Through Park County
LCTSE	Sgt. Floyd Tri-State Chapter of LCTHF	Floyd River Campsite Rock
Ed.	Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University	Reuben Lewis Research
Ed.	Washington Chapter of LCTHF	Lewis Coatee Re-creation for Lewis & Clark Living History Programs

*Partial or full funding from NPS Cooperative Grant

2020

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Bitterroot Cultural Heritage Trust	Descent Trail Interpretive Signs
LCTSE	Cut Bank Trails, Inc.	Trail History Signage
LCTSE	Fort Atkinson Foundation	Lewis and Clark Animal Signs
LCTSE	Lewis & Clark National Park Association	Visitor Orientation Project
LCTSE	Ohio River Chapter LCTHF	L&C Eastern Legacy Project
LCTSE	Oregon Chapter LCTHF	NeCus’ Village Interpretation
LCTSE	Town of Cathlamet	Chinook Tribal Heritage Trail
LCTSE	Travelers’ Rest Preservation and Heritage Association	Journey Stories
Ed.	Sacajawea State Park and Interpretive Center	Lewis and Clark Traveling Trunk Refurbishment

2019

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Illini Chapter of the LCTHF	Eastern Legacy Tourism Program
LCTSE	Lakota Language Consortium	Lakota Summer Institute
LCTSE	Lewis and Clark Foundation	Lewis and Clark Among the Grizzlies
LCTSE	Missouri River Relief, Inc.	Missouri River Cleanup of LCNHT
LCTSE	Upper Mo. R. Heritage Planning	Education Rack Card
LCTSE	Yankton County Historical Society	Connecting Cultures With the Corp
LCTSE	Oahe Habitat For Humanity	Lewis and Clark Signs
LCTSE	Fort Atkinson Foundation	Ft. Atkinson State Historical Park Signs
Ed.	Missouri River Relief	Corps of Discovery curriculum instructor

2018

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	Award
LCTSE	Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation	Interpretive signage for the Lewis and Clark Trail in Allegheny County, PA	$4,100
LCTSE	Center for Archaeological Investigation at Southern Illinois University	Archaeology and Public Outreach at Fort Kaskaskia, IL	$5,000
LCTSE	LCTHF National Office	Funding for Forest Service Trail Stewardship Agreement, MT	$990
LCTSE	Lewis and Clark Society of America	Reconstruction of Camp River Dubois, IL	$3,340
LCTSE	Missouri River Relief	Connecting Communities to LCNHT, MO	$2,500
LCTSE	Mouth of the Platte Chapter	Triumphant Return of the Lewis and Clark White Pirogue	$3,000
LCTSE	Lewis & Clark Foundation	Children’s Discovery Exhibit, Great Falls Airport, MT	$5,000
LCTSE	The Language Conservancy	NHA Summer Institute 2018, ND	$5,000
LCTSE	Montana Wilderness Association	Lewis and Clark Pass Interpretive Sign and Trail Maintenance, MT	$2,210
LCTSE	Travelers’ Rest Preservation and Heritage Association	Travelers’ Rest Crossroads Interpretive Plaza	$7,000
LCTSE	Oregon Trails Preservation Trust	Lewis and Clark Oregon Trails Partnership	$5,000
MT Signs	Fort Benton Community Improvement Association	Lewis and Clark Botanical Garden signs	$2,000
MT Signs	Park County, Montana	Riverfront Park and Meyers River View Trail signs	na
Ed.	Confluence Project	Sandy River Delta, OR signage	na
Ed.	Sacajawea State Park, Washington	Heritage Days Event	na
		Total	na

2017

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	Award
LCTSE	Bitter Root Cultural Heritage Trust	Descent Trail Interpretation	$6,000
LCTSE	Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University	Archaeology & Public Outreach at Ft. Kaskaskia, IL	$7,432
LCTSE	Crimson Bluff Chapter/LCTHF	L&C Expedition Sites in Broadwater County, MT poster	$3,642
LCTSE	Philadelphia Chapter/LCTHF	Lewis and Clark Down the Ohio River in 1803 brochure	$6,100
LCTSE	Illini Chapter/LCTHF	2017 Illinois Brochure Program (Go Adventuring L&C)	$5,000
MT Signs	Big Hole Valley Association	Trail Creek, Gibbons Pass, Lost Trail Pass, and Lemhi Pass sign replacement	$2,000
MT Signs	Bitter Root Cultural Heritage Trust	Sula Ranger Ranger Station, Sula Overlook, and Nee-Mee-Poo Trailhead sign replacement	$2,000
		Total	$32,174

2016

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name
LCTSE	Badger State Chapter	Alexander Hamilton Willard in Wisconsin	$6,303
LCTSE	Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, MO	Bureau of Land Management traveling exhibits, tent and hand out literature	$7,500
LCTSE	MO KS River Bend Chapter	2016 Exploring the L&C Trail Program for KS, MO, and IL	$7,500
LCTSE	MO River Basin Lewis and Clark Center	Display Case for Mapping Instruments used by L&C to determine lat and long	$1,000
LCTSE	National Smokejumpers Association	Clearing the Cescent Trail, Lost Trail Pass	$2,209
LCTSE	Ohio River Chapter	L&C Eastern Legacy Uniform Sign System—Project Brochure & Acquisition of Additional Signs	$6,900
LCTSE	Our Montana	Yellowstone River Interpretive Map Project	$5,900
LCTSE	Rochejone Chapter	Clark’s Canoe Camp Discovery	$7,500
LCTSE	Rochejone Chapter	Canoe Camp Interpretive Sign	$2,000
LCTSE	Salmon Valley Stewardship	Discovery Hill Stewardship and Education Project	$6,500
LCTSE	WA County Historical Association (NE)	Museum Display of L&C’s First Meeting of the Otoe and Missouria, the council on the bluff	$3,200
		Total	$56,512

2015

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	Award
LCTSE	Confluence Project (Maya Lin)	Refinishing two Cape Disappointment art installations	$1,000
LCTSE	Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument	Enhancing visitor experiences on the Lewis and Clark Trail	$2500
LCTSE	Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge	n/a	n/a

2014

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	State	Award
LCTSE	Carolina Chapter	Fort Southwest Point’s Link to L&C Expedition; Interpretive Signs	NC	$7,500
LCTSE	Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center	Traveling Trunk; Program Support	WA	$1,000
LCTSE	Headwaters Chapter	Missouri Headwaters State Park Interpretive Relief Map Project; Interpretive Sign	MT	$7,500
LCTSE	Idaho Chapter	Lolo Trail Volunteer Maintenance; Trail Work	ID	$5,000
LCTSE	L & C Fort Mandan Foundation	Public Education and Interpretation ND/SD; Trail/Tourism Marketing	ND	$7,500
LCTSE	Manitou Bluffs Chapter	Media Projects for Education; Website/Programs	SD	$3,545
LCTSE	MRB Lewis & Clark Interp. Center	Navigating the Missouri River in 1804; Exhibitry Software Development	NB	$4,000
LCTSE	Natchez Trace Parkway Association	Meriwether Lewis Media Interpretation; Smartphone Applications	TN	$6,000
LCTSE	Ohio River Chapter	Marking of the Ohio River Corridor Signing	WV	$7,500
LCTSE	Rochejhone Chapter	Clark Canoe Camp Archeology	MT	$2,600
Total	$52,145.00

2013

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	State	Award
LCTSE	California Chapter	Bilingual English-Spanish children’s book and bilingual school and library presentations	CA	$4,125.00
LCTSE	California Chapter	Education along the Trail: A joint project of the CA Chapter and the Roosevelt Country Library, Wolf Point	MT	$2,729.00
LCTSE	Encounters on the Prairie Chapter	Post-flood sign replacement	SD	$1,000.00
LCTSE	Greater Metro St. Louis Chapter	New exhibit: a bull boat made on the Crow Reservation	IL	$1,875.00
LCTSE	Home Front Chapter	Relocating and interpreting the keelboat and pirouges	VA	$7,500.00
LCTSE	Jefferson River Canoe Trail Chapter	Jefferson River ownership map	MT	$1,320.00
LCTSE	Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter	Independence Creek flood repair, repair trail, earth lodge, interpretation, amenities	KS	$3,000.00
LCTSE	Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter	L&C Park at Kaw Point permanent redoubt construction project	KS	$5,200.00
LCTSE	Mouth of the Platte Chapter	Lewis and Clark Family Days	IA	$5,400.00
LCTSE	Mouth of the Platte Chapter	Nebraska City interpretive sign	NB	$3,000.00
LCTSE	Portage Route Chapter	West Bank Interpretive sign update	MT	$7,200.00
LCTSE	Travelers Rest Chapter	Travelers Rest Expansion	MT	$7,500.00
Total	$48,849.00

2012

Type	Chapter/Organization	Grant/Project Name	State	Award
LCTSE	California Chapter	Roosevelt Co. Library, MT	MT/CA	$3,700.00
LCTSE	Crest of the Rockies Chapter	Phase I – Jean B. Charbonneau	USA	$500.00
LCTSE	Encounters on the Prairie Chapter	Post-flood Sign Replacement	SD	$500.00
LCTSE	Geo. Drouillard Chapter /Cape Girardeau	Post-flood Murals/Sign Repaire	MO	$4,000.00
LCTSE	Greater Metro St. Louis Chapter	Post-flood Restoration/Path/Re-plating/Signage	MO	$2,600.00
LCTSE	Home Front Chapter/Charlottesville	Learning Landscape “Educational Landscapes”	VA	$4,000.00
LCTSE	Jefferson River Canoe Trail Chapter	Canoe Trail Brochure	MT	$750.00
LCTSE	Manitou Bluffs Chapter/Jefferson City	Mid-MO Trail Maintenance	MO	$2,800.00
LCTSE	Missouri-Kansas Riverbend	Web streaming camera/Bldg. Preservation at Kaw Point	MO	$3,000.00
LCTSE	Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter	Seven sites video & booklet	MO	$1,200.00
LCTSE	National Capital Chapter	Lewis & Clark the Frederick, MD Connection	MD	$4950.00
LCTSE	Ohio River Chapter	Big Bone Lick L&C Signs	OH	$900.00
LCTSE	Ohio River Chapter	Keelboat Replica	IN	$5,000.00
LCTSE	Oregon Chapter	Signs for Nchaqwli Village	OR	$5,000.00
LCTSE	Oregon Chapter	Columbia River Map	OR/WA	$500.00
LCTSE	Philadelphia Chapter	Two Philadelphia Brochures	PA	$5,000.00
LCTSE	Rochejhone Chapter/Billings	Clark Canoe Camp Archeology	MT	$5,000.00
LCTSE	Sgt. Floyd Tri-State Chapter	Flag Replacement/Floyd Monument	IA	$500.00
LCTSE	Sgt. Floyd Tri-State Chapter	Flood repairs, Visitor/Ed. Center, Onawa, IA	IA	$500.00
LCTSE	Washington State Chapter	Dismal Nitch Native Plants	WA	$500.00
Total	$53,400.00