<p> U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation</p><p>List of Supported Projects in Ukraine</p><p>2016 </p><p>Lviv Historical Museum</p><p>Conservation of the 16th-Century Alberti (“Black”) House on Rynok Square in Lviv.</p><p>Grantee of the Large Grant Program: Lviv Historical Museum ($275,000). 2015</p><p>National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles”</p><p>Conservation of the 15th Century Vyshnivetsky Palace.</p><p>Grantee: National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles” ($155,270).</p><p>2014</p><p>Khortytsia National Historical Reserve</p><p>Restoration of Two Ancient Cossack Naval Vessels from the 18th and 19th Centuries.</p><p>Grantee: Khortytsia National Historical Reserve ($69,170) 2013</p><p>Drohobychchyna Museum</p><p>Conservation of frescoes in the 15th Century Church of St. George in Drohobych. </p><p>Grantee: Drohobych City Institute ($85,000).</p><p>2011</p><p>National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv</p><p>Conservation of the 12th Century Mosaics in the Collection of the National Preserve of St. Sophia in Kyiv.</p><p>Grantee: National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv ($48,850). 2010</p><p>Chekhov House Museum in Yalta</p><p>Restoration of 19th Century Furnishings in the Anton Chekhov House Museum. </p><p>Grantee: Chekhov House Museum ($39,000).</p><p>2009 Taras Shevchenko Papers</p><p>Preservation and Cataloging of the Papers of Taras Shevchenko. </p><p>Grantee: The Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences ($38,000).</p><p>Golden Rose Synagogue in Lviv </p><p>Documentation of the site of the 16th Century Turei Zahav (Golden Rose) Synagogue and Associated Buildings. </p><p>Grantee: The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews-Ukraine ($32,000). 2002-2008</p><p>Preservation and Restoration of Icons</p><p>For restoring and exhibiting the Studion Icon Collection.</p><p>Grantee: Lviv Tourism Association ($42,800). </p><p>12th Century Manuscript Restoration of the 12th Century manuscript Khrystynopilsky Apostol.</p><p>Grantee: Lviv Historical Museum ($28,300).</p><p>St. Nikolas Wooden Church</p><p>Restoration of the wooden roof of the historic St. Nicholas in the Transcarpathian village of Kolodne, 16th c.</p><p>Grantee: Zakarpattia Oblast Administration ($37,100).</p><p>Cossack Fortification in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast The excavation of the Cossack fortification Mykytynska Sich buried beneath the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 17th Century. </p><p>Grantee: Nikopol Natural History Museum ($29,100).</p><p>Crimean Tatar Culture The preservation and promotion of Crimean Tatar culture though collection and digitalization of ancient songs, traditions and handicrafts.</p><p>Grantee: Commonwealth (Spivdruzhnist, NGO) ($17,760).</p><p>Ancient Book Preservation</p><p>The purchase of a leaf casting machine for the preservation of rare books and archival materials. </p><p>Grantee: Oblast State Historical Archives in Khmelnytsky ($27,196).</p>