Federal Preserve America Grants

Deadline: February 12, 2010

The Preserve America matching-grant program provides planning funding to designated Preserve America Communities to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic preservation planning. Grants will be awarded through a competitive process and each grant will require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be in the form of cash or in-kind donated services for grant-assisted work. The grant and the non-Federal match must be expended during the grant period (1 to 2 years). The minimum grant request is $15,000 Federal share (resulting in a total project cost of $30,000). The maximum grant request is $250,000 (resulting in a total project cost of $500,000). State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO) and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO) may apply on behalf of a group of community projects, each seeking less than the $15,000 minimum grant. Preserve America funding would then be awarded to the SHPO or THPO and subgranted by them to these smaller projects in individual Preserve America Communities.

For more information:
http://www.nps.gov/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica/application.htm

The Preserve America matching-grant program provides planning funding to designated Preserve America Communities to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic preservation planning.

Through these grant projects our country gains a greater shared knowledge about the Nation’s past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, increased local participation in preserving the country’s cultural and natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of our communities.

FY 2010 Preserve America grant applications are now available! Please read the guidelines carefully, several updates have been added.

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM EST, Friday, February 12, 2010.