U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation List of Supported Projects in Ukraine 2019 National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Conservation of the 18th-Century Old Academic Building. Grantee of the Large Grant Program: National University of Kyiv- Mohyla Academy ($405,000). 2016 Lviv Historical Museum Conservation of the 16th-Century Alberti (“Black”) House on Rynok Square in Lviv. Grantee of the Large Grant Program: Lviv Historical Museum ($275,000). 2015 National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles” Conservation of the 15th Century Vyshnivetsky Palace. Grantee: National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles” ($155,270). 2014 Khortytsia National Historical Reserve Restoration of Two Ancient Cossack Naval Vessels from the 18th and 19th Centuries. Grantee: Khortytsia National Historical Reserve ($69,170) 2013 Drohobychchyna Museum Conservation of frescoes in the 15th Century Church of St. George in Drohobych. Grantee: Drohobych City Institute ($85,000). 2011 National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv Conservation of the 12th Century Mosaics in the Collection of the National Preserve of St. Sophia in Kyiv. Grantee: National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv ($48,850). 2010 Chekhov House Museum in Yalta Restoration of 19th Century Furnishings in the Anton Chekhov House Museum. Grantee: Chekhov House Museum ($39,000). 2009 Taras Shevchenko Papers Preservation and Cataloging of the Papers of Taras Shevchenko. Grantee: The Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences ($38,000). Golden Rose Synagogue in Lviv Documentation of the site of the 16th Century Turei Zahav (Golden Rose) Synagogue and Associated Buildings. Grantee: The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews-Ukraine ($32,000). 2002-2008 Preservation and Restoration of Icons For restoring and exhibiting the Studion Icon Collection. Grantee: Lviv Tourism Association ($42,800). 12th Century Manuscript Restoration of the 12th Century manuscript Khrystynopilsky Apostol. Grantee: Lviv Historical Museum ($28,300). St. Nikolas Wooden Church Restoration of the wooden roof of the historic St. Nicholas in the Transcarpathian village of Kolodne, 16th c. Grantee: Zakarpattia Oblast Administration ($37,100). Cossack Fortification in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast The excavation of the Cossack fortification Mykytynska Sich buried beneath the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 17th Century. Grantee: Nikopol Natural History Museum ($29,100). Crimean Tatar Culture The preservation and promotion of Crimean Tatar culture though collection and digitalization of ancient songs, traditions and handicrafts. Grantee: Commonwealth (Spivdruzhnist, NGO) ($17,760). Ancient Book Preservation The purchase of a leaf casting machine for the preservation of rare books and archival materials. Grantee: Oblast State Historical Archives in Khmelnytsky ($27,196). .