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Historic Sites:
Grants
Capital Projects Fund for Washington's Heritage
This fund specifically supports heritage organizations that undertake capital projects with the goal of interpreting and preserving Washington's history and heritage. Non-profit organizations, tribes, and local government agencies may apply. The program is run through the Washington State Historical Society. Projects need to provide heritage preservation and/or interpretation. Each HCPF grant dollar must be matched with $2, half of which may be in-kind.
Applications will be available at the workshops and then online at www.washingtonhistory.org.
For further information contact:
Garry Schalliol , Director
Outreach Services Division
Washington State Historical Society
211 21st Avenue, S.W., Olympia, WA 98501
253-377-6278
Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund
The Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund is a bi-annual grant program with the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation that provides up to $1,000 to organizations involved in historic preservation around our state. The goal of the fund is to provide small yet meaningful amounts of money to help promote historic preservation where it really happens - at the community level.
Examples of eligible projects include purchasing materials or services for brick and mortar projects to preserve a property or producing publications that promote historic preservation of a specific resource. Highest priority will be given to projects that are urgent in nature, contribute significantly to the development of community preservation organizations, and/or are listed on our Most Endangered Historic Properties lists. For further information contact:
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
1204 Minor Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone:(206) 624-9449
Fax: (206) 624-2410
E-mail Address: info@wa-trust.org
Historic County Courthouse Rehabilitation Grants
Historic County Courthouse Rehabilitation Grant Program is administered by the state Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP) in conjunction with the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. In consultation with a Steering Committee, DAHP and the WA Trust have outlined a timeline and process to review, award, and monitor courthouse grant projects. Competition for funding is expected to be intense. Therefore, the following criteria have been identified to aid the Steering Committee and DAHP in making grant awards:
- Courthouses listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, Washington Heritage Register or local historic registers.
- Financial need of applicant.
- Projects that assist in providing structural safety, life safety or that improve accessibility.
- Visibility by the public of proposed work that restores historic character defining features.
- Projects that have match in-hand at time of application or grant award.
- Projects for which plans are already developed and have demonstrated meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
- Scope of work clearly defined by work elements and with “reasonable” estimate for costs of each work element.
Save America's Treasures
Save America's Treasures is a national effort to protect "America's threatened cultural treasures, including historic structures,collections, works of art, maps and journals that document and illuminate the history and culture of the United States." Established by Executive Order in February 1998, Save America's Treasures was originally founded as the centerpiece of the White House National Millennium Commemoration and as a public-private partnership that included the White House, the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Grants are awarded through a competitive process. For further information contact:
Save America's Treasures
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-588-6202 or 877-TREASURES (873-2787)
Restore America Grants
Restore America: A Salute to Preservation is a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Home & Garden Television (HGTV). Since 2003, Restore America has provided 24 grants to National Trust Save America’s Treasures sites across America that highlight the work of preservation at landmark properties. HGTV has told the story of these sites through on-air and on-line content.
In 2005 Restore America: A Salute to Preservation will focus on the revitalization of places where people live, through grants for residential projects. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies are invited to apply for grants. Approximately 6 to 12 grants will be awarded for projects such as rehabilitation of single family residences or adaptive use of historic buildings for housing, creation of upper-floor apartments in Main Street communities, or restoration of Save America's Treasures sites that continue to have a residential use. Grant applications must be postmarked by November 30, 2004.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Attn: Restore America Grants
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
American Heritage Home Trust Grants
American Heritage Home Trust offers a grant to nonprofit organizations in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the rehabilitation of an historic home in the United States. In an effort to reduce paper use and expense, American Heritage Home Trust welcomes inquiry letters to determine appropriateness of project prior to grant submittal. The award is in two parts; half the grant ($2,500) will be given with the announcement and acceptance. With the remaining twenty-five hundred awarded at the following annual meeting. Acceptance of this award constitutes agreement to provide an officer of the organization to serve a two-year term on the AHHT Board of Directors. The Board member will constitute part of the selection committee for the future year's grant recipient. When possible the annual meeting will be held in or near the location of the previous year's grant project.
Applications (application form) must be postmarked by September 30, 2005 and sent to AHHT, c/o Johnson, 2221 Water Street SW, Olympia WA 98501-2857 or E-mailed to johns3e@aol.co
Inquiries: (360) 754-1455 or (706) 868-5444
Hart Family Fund for Small Towns
The purpose of the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns is to assist small town preservation and revitalization initiatives around the country, with a focus on towns with populations of 5,000 or less.
The Fund will operate within the framework of Preservation Services Fund grants - same application, same eligibility requirements, same match requirements, same deadlines. There will be just two important differences:
- Grants will range from $5,000 to $10,000.
- Regional offices will be asked to forward the grant applications they recommend for consideration by the Hart Family to the PSF Grants Coordinator within a month of the round deadline, along with comments that do not exceed one-page. These applications will be forwarded to Bill Hart and his daughters, Hawthorne and Halliday, who will serve as the grant selection committee, along with two representatives of the Trust. The Trust makes final decisions.
The grant deadline is February 1, 2005. The fund agreement specifies that a minimum of $10,000 will be available each year. For further information contact the:
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Western Regional Office
8 California Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94111-4828
Ph: (415) 956-0610
Fax: (415) 956-0837
e-mail: wro@nthp.org
The Getty Architectural Conservation Grants
Architectural Conservation Grants support organizations throughout the world in their efforts to preserve buildings, sites, and designed landscapes of outstanding architectural, historical, and cultural significance. Planning Grants assist in the initial development of an overall conservation plan. Support is also available on a selective basis for the development of archaeological site management plans. Implementation Grants assist in the actual conservation of a building's historic structure and fabric.
Attn: Architectural Conservation Grants
The Getty Foundation
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685
U.S.A.
Phone: 310.440.7320
Fax (inquiries only): 310.440.7703
Community Development Block Grant Program
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grants are made available annually through a competitive application process to assist Washington State small cities, towns and counties in carrying out significant community and economic development projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
The Washington State CDBG Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of the state CDBG Program is to improve and maintain the
economic and physical environment of eligible, non-entitlement cities and counties in order to enhance the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents and, as a result, benefit the entire community. For further information contact:
Community Block Development Program
Dan Riebli
CDBG Program Manager
360.725.3017
Email: Danr@cted.wa.gov
Preservation Services Fund - Eldridge Campbell Stockton Memorial Preserves Fund
The Preservation Services Fund provides nonprofit organizations and public agencies matching grants from $500 to $5,000 (typically from $1,000 to $1,500) for preservation planning and education efforts. Funds may be used to obtain professional expertise in areas such as architecture, archeology, engineering, preservation planning, land-use planning, fund raising, organizational development and law as well as preservation education activities to educate the public. The Eldridge Campbell Stockton Memorial Preservation Fund was eastblished in 1993 specifically for projects in the State of Washington. For further information contact:
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Western Regional Office
8 California Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94111-4828
Ph: (415) 956-0610
Fax: (415) 956-0837
e-mail: wro@nthp.org
1772 Foundation
The 1772 Foundation was established to help 501 (c) 3 organizations preserve and enhance American historical entities for future generations to enjoy with particular interest in farming, industrial development, transportation and unusual historical buildings. Grants are typically between $15,000 and $50,000. Projects funded in Washington include the Stimson-Green Mansion, the Northwest Railway Museum, the Steamer Virginia V Foundation and the Pike Place Market Foundation. For further information contact:
1772 Foundation
e-mail: inquiries@1772Foundation.org
Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation
Founded in 1957, the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) has a long and proud history of contributing to grassroots community projects. LCEF awards more than $4.5 million annually to diverse organizations and schools across the United States where Lowe’s operates stores and distribution centers. The Foundation’s primary philanthropic focus areas include K-12 public schools and non-profit community-based organizations. For further information contact:
Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation
Transportation Enhancements Program
This site is designed to be a source of information during the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which expired on September 30, 2003. TEA-21 was enacted on June 9, 1998, P.L. 105-178, and authorizes the Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 6-year period from 1998-2003.
For further information contact:
The US Department of Transportation SAFTEA Program
USDA Rural Development
The Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of low- and very low-income housing. The grants are competitive and are made available in areas where there is a concentration of need.For further information contact:
Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
1063 South Capitol Way, Suite 106
Olympia WA 98501
Phone: 360-586-3065
Fax: 360-586-3067