Grants for Historic Preservation Projects The next round of Historic Preservation Fund grants is upon us! The postmark or email deadline for FY 2022 Historic Preservation Fund grants for Certified Local Governments is Friday, April 22, 2022. Click the Federal Grants tab to the right (or here) for additional information. ------------------------------ Overview of Grant Programs Available Through the State Historic Preservation Office: Please note that there are neither federal nor state grants for restorations of privately owned properties. Privately owned historic properties may be eligible for federal and/or state rehabilitation investment tax credits. ... Federal law requires that 10% of the state's apportionment from the federal Historic Preservation Fund be made available on a matching basis to local governments that are designated as CLGs by the National Park Service. In recent years, a total of about $100,000 has been available for CLG grants in North Carolina. The local matching requirement should be forty percent (40%) of project costs, and the HPF share is sixty percent (60%). Eligible projects include architectural and archaeological surveys, National Register nominations, survey publication manuscripts, local preservation design guidelines and preservation plans, educational activities, local preservation commission training, and pre-development planning and restoration of National Register properties. For more information, contact Michele Patterson McCabe, grants coordinator. In most years, the application period is between November and the end of February, and grants are awarded in late spring. Applications are posted on our website and sent to all CLGs. Additional federal funds are sometimes available through the National Park Service. Check back periodically for availability. STATE GRANTS: In past years, the North Carolina General Assembly has made funds for preservation projects available to local governments and nonprofit groups through one-time discretionary appropriations. Appropriations have not been made in recent years and may or may not resume in the future. Appropriations have assisted historic property and archaeological surveys, survey publications, and National Register nominations, but the primary focus of state grants has been restorations of historic buildings owned by local governments and local non-profit organizations. State appropriations have never been made for restorations of historic properties owned by private individuals. The State Historic Preservation Office has no role in the appropriation process, though staff is available on request to provide technical assistance to projects receiving appropriations.
Grants for Historic Preservation Projects The next round of Historic Preservation Fund grants is upon us! The postmark or email deadline for FY 2022 Historic Preservation Fund grants for Certified Local Governments is Friday, April 22, 2022. Click the Federal Grants tab to the right (or here) for additional information. ------------------------------ Overview of Grant Programs Available Through the State Historic Preservation Office: Please note that there are neither federal nor state grants for restorations of privately owned properties. Privately owned historic properties may be eligible for federal and/or state rehabilitation investment tax credits. ... Federal law requires that 10% of the state's apportionment from the federal Historic Preservation Fund be made available on a matching basis to local governments that are designated as CLGs by the National Park Service. In recent years, a total of about $100,000 has been available for CLG grants in North Carolina. The local matching requirement should be forty percent (40%) of project costs, and the HPF share is sixty percent (60%). Eligible projects include architectural and archaeological surveys, National Register nominations, survey publication manuscripts, local preservation design guidelines and preservation plans, educational activities, local preservation commission training, and pre-development planning and restoration of National Register properties. For more information, contact Michele Patterson McCabe, grants coordinator. In most years, the application period is between November and the end of February, and grants are awarded in late spring. Applications are posted on our website and sent to all CLGs. Additional federal funds are sometimes available through the National Park Service. Check back periodically for availability. STATE GRANTS: In past years, the North Carolina General Assembly has made funds for preservation projects available to local governments and nonprofit groups through one-time discretionary appropriations. Appropriations have not been made in recent years and may or may not resume in the future. Appropriations have assisted historic property and archaeological surveys, survey publications, and National Register nominations, but the primary focus of state grants has been restorations of historic buildings owned by local governments and local non-profit organizations. State appropriations have never been made for restorations of historic properties owned by private individuals. The State Historic Preservation Office has no role in the appropriation process, though staff is available on request to provide technical assistance to projects receiving appropriations.
