Funding In The News > Archives
Below is our archives of past articles, press releases, and other news items regarding historic and cultural funding sources. Articles include information about
financial resources for historic and cultural resource preservation, tax credit news, restoration and revitalization projects, and much more!
Previously published resources are kept here for your reference (note: some articles may be outdated and deadlines for funding noted may have expired).
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"The Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center program has received a $750,000 grant for historic preservation projects designed to foster economic development in the state's rural downtowns..."Posted:12/15/2024Source:Laurie Schreiber, Mainebiz
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"The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), a non-profit that manages and provides numerous programs preserving and enhancing Essex County’s historic, natural and cultural places, welcomed business and community leaders from around Essex County..."Posted:12/14/2024Source:Essex Heritage
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Senate Finance Committee Hearing Highlights Bipartisan Support for Expanding the Historic Tax Credit"The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing in late July titled, "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development" to explore the effectiveness of key tax incentives in revitalizing communities. A central part of the discussion was the Historic Tax Credit (HTC)..."Posted:12/12/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"This morning, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) had a conversation with attendees at the Novogradac Housing Tax Credits and Bond Conference in New Orleans. They discussed what it will take to preserve tax credits..."Posted:12/11/2024Source:Bill Cassidy, M.D., U.S. Senator for Louisiana
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"The National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 cost-share grant awards. The program provides grant assistance for eligible historic preservation, research, oral history, interpretative, and educational projects that help preserve the special places and stories of historic Route 66..."Posted:12/10/2024Source:National Park Service
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"The National Preservation Awards include several of the industry’s highest honors, highlighting distinguished individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations that give new meaning to their communities through skillful and determined preservation work..."Posted:12/8/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $9.5 million in grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to promote the locally led preservation and interpretation of historic battlefields and sites of armed conflict as powerful reminders of the America’s shared heritage..."Posted:12/4/2024Source:National Park Service
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"As we make our way through 2024, it is a good time to recap where we are and where we are headed with the historic tax credit (HTC). We will do this through the window of the Historic Tax Credit Coalition (HTCC), an organization of project developers, investors, tax-exempt organizations and professionals who advocate for preserving historic structures using the HTC as the primary tool..."Posted:12/3/2024Source:Novogradac
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"The Best of Maryland awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live, work, explore, and celebrate..."Posted:12/2/2024Source:Preservation Maryland
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"On September 4, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that liberalizes some requirements and increases the amount of credits for the Historic Property Reinvestment Program and the Brownfield Redevelopment Program..."Posted:12/2/2024Source:Thomson Reuters / Tax & Accounting
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"The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $16,598,738 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state..."Posted:12/1/2024Source:New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
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"Since 1996, Maine Preservation has released the list of Maine’s Most Endangered Historic Places to boost local efforts and focus positive media attention with an aim to preserve threatened places throughout the state. Nomination of an endangered place is a chance for Mainers to make their voices heard and to shine a light on the places that matter to their communities..."Posted:11/30/2024Source:Maine Preservation
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"The National Park Service is now accepting applications for the Save America's Treasures grant program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Preservation Grant Program. These competitive grant programs are funded through the Historic Preservation Fund and support a broad range of preservation projects. Preservation Action continues to advocate for robust funding for these important grant programs..."Posted:11/22/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"As part of his continued efforts to ensure communities in Montana have up-to-date infrastructure, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $749,862 from the National Park Service in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants for the Butte-Silver Bow Historic Revitalization Project to preserve and revitalize Butte’s historic district..."Posted:11/21/2024Source:Office of Senator Jon Tester
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"Effective retroactively to unapproved applications pending before December 1, 2023, the credits awarded for the rehabilitation of a qualified property located in a qualified incentive tract or government-restricted municipality are increased to 60% (currently 45%) of the cost of rehabilitation or $12 million (currently $8 million), whichever is less..."Posted:11/20/2024Source:Thomson Reuters
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"In the recent court case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in determining whether federal agencies have acted within their authority and that courts may not defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of the law simply because a federal statute is ambiguous..."Posted:11/19/2024Source:Novogradac
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"Restore Oregon’s Board of Directors announces the selection of three honorees to receive a 2024 DeMuro Preservation Impact Award, a new take on their annual project awards program that reflects the people and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the historic preservation and cultural heritage landscape in Oregon..."Posted:11/18/2024Source:Restore Oregon
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"Last month the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development" where the committee heard from panel on several community tax incentives including the Historic Tax Credit, New Market Tax Credit, Low Income Housing Tax Credit and others. The hearing comes as momentum is building for a potentially large tax package toward the end of year or early in the new Congress that could include enhancements to several community tax incentives. The hearing helped provide a glimpse into those congressional negotiations..."Posted:11/14/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"A new law in New Jersey aims to encourage further investment in historic buildings and contaminated sites..."Posted:11/13/2024Source:WFMZ-TV 69 News
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"The Preservation Priorities Task Force, a collaboration between the National Preservation Partners Network and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recently released infographics as a new way to connect historic preservation to pressing issues in your community..."Posted:11/12/2024Source:National Preservation Partners Network / National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The Price is Right, an iconic program for decades, is just one of the TV game shows that will be highlighted in a new interactive exhibit at the Strong Museum they are working on right now, with a tentative title of Beyond the Buzzer: Game Shows in America..."Posted:11/8/2024Source:WXXI News
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"Here are five ways preservationists can support affordable housing, ensuring that historic neighborhoods remain both livable and affordable..."Posted:11/4/2024Source:Preservation Maryland
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"Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz wrapped a multi-day visit to Maine this weekend where they highlighted conservation and preservation efforts underway through the National Park Service..."Posted:11/3/2024Source:US Department of the Interior
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"Restore Oregon’s Board of Directors announces the selection of three honorees to receive a 2024 DeMuro Preservation Impact Award, a new take on the annual project awards program that reflects the people and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the historic preservation and cultural heritage landscape in Oregon..."Posted:10/31/2024Source:Restore Oregon
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"A $1.6 million restoration completed in August 2023 has brought the mill closer to a period of interpretation between 1855 and 1885. The project team took an approach of “exposing the traces of how the original mill would have worked,” says Susan Reed, director of historic preservation at Glavé & Holmes Architecture..."Posted:10/30/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Posted:10/24/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The call for nominations is open through November 1, 2024 for the ninth biannual Freeways Without Futures report. CNU has long been a leader in the Highways to Boulevards movement and now is your chance to highlight the efforts of local campaign organizers and activists seeking to repair the damage and channel the benefits unlocked by taking down burdensome city highways..."Posted:10/23/2024Source:Congress for the New Urbanism
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"The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $12.125 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 17 subgrant programs in 15 states to support economic development through the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the country..."Posted:10/22/2024Source:National Park Service
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"In July 2024 the National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted a webinar with key leaders from the insurance, non-profit, and state historic preservation regulatory sectors to talk about what you need to know about the state of the insurance industry today, what is driving up costs, and what you may be able to do about it..."Posted:10/21/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The National Trust for Historic Preservation is currently accepting nominations for their 2025 List of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Since 1988, the National Trust has used its annual list to raise awareness about the threats facing some of our nation's greatest treasures. The list has identified more than 350 sites to date and has been so successful in galvanizing preservation efforts, that only a handful of sites have been lost..."Posted:10/21/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chair Sara C. Bronin and Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer Natalie Phelps Finnie signed a programmatic agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA) that will save two historic Chicago downtown Loop skyscrapers from demolition..."Posted:10/20/2024Source:Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
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"The Preservation Awards honor outstanding achievements in historic preservation in Los Angeles County. Projects can include construction projects, preservation plans, programs, policies, or studies, interpretive and educational programs in historic preservation, grassroots preservation efforts by an individual or group, or cultural landscapes!"Posted:10/16/2024Source:Los Angeles Conservancy
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"The National Park Service's Technical Preservation Services recently launched a new e-newsletter, titled Case-Study Snapshots, which features a series of case studies of successful tax incentive projects. The new weekly newsletter illustrates how the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation have been used and applied to all kinds of historic rehabilitation projects and circumstances..."Posted:10/14/2024Source:NPS Technical Preservation Services
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"Democratic candidate for governor Joyce Craig has announced a series of proposals to address the state’s affordable housing crisis, including more incentives to build apartments in commercial zones, a historic tax credit and greater use of accessory dwelling units (ADUs)..."Posted:10/10/2024Source:New Hampshire Union Leader
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"As South Carolina continues to lead the nation in growth, its ongoing challenge is to ensure all of its new population and accompanying development don't change what drew people to this state in the first place..."Posted:10/8/2024Source:The Post and Courier
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"Tilton School is returning an 1860s mansion built for banking magnate Charles Tilton to its original glory. The Tilton, New Hampshire, house’s interior features a mix of styles—Second Empire, Renaissance Revival, Classical Revival, and others—making it “one of New Hampshire’s best eclectic dwellings of the post–Civil War era,” according to its 1982 National Register of Historic Places nomination form..."Posted:10/7/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting applications for the 2025 Valerie Sivinski Fund grant program! The Valerie Sivinski Fund is an annual program that provides grants of up to $3,000 to organizations and community groups engaged in historic preservation around our state..."Posted:10/6/2024Source:Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
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National Parks Contributed Record High $55.6 Billion to U.S. economy, Supported 415,000 Jobs in 2023"Today, the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service released a new report that finds visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2023 resulted in a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 415,400 jobs..."Posted:10/3/2024Source:National Park Service
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"The Preservation League of NYS and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) are thrilled to announce the 2024 Preserve New York grant recipients. At its 2024 meeting, an independent panel selected 21 applicants in 17 counties to receive support totaling $264,388..."Posted:10/1/2024Source:Preservation League of New York State
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"Preservation Massachusetts is pleased to announce the 2025 round of the Massachusetts Historic Preservation Matching Grant Program. Funding for this program is provided by the 1772 Foundation, who has made $125,000 available for preservation projects in the Commonwealth..."Posted:9/30/2024Source:Preservation Massachusetts
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"In recent years the YIMBY movement has targeted historic districts in their drive to weaken local land use provisions and allow developers to build ever taller condo buildings, using the pretext of adding affordable housing. But in that process, they have misrepresented the character of historic districts..."Posted:9/30/2024Source:PlaceEconomics
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"The Conservancy is taking legal steps to protect Price Tower and its collection. As holders of a preservation easement, we are empowered to protect this one-of-a-kind Wright structure..."Posted:9/29/2024Source:Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
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Are you a highly skilled historic preservationist with National Register knowledge and experience? The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is seeking an Historic Preservation Specialist to work as a National Register Reviewer. This position is focused on assisting the public with determinations of eligibility and National Register nominations. Bring your dedication and experience to our department and take pride in safeguarding Pennsylvania's cherished history with our team!Posted:9/27/2024Source:Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO)
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"Legislators extended a tax credit meant to refurbish old structures and made more money available for developers..."Posted:9/25/2024Source:South Carolina Daily Gazette
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"Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 Getty Graduate Internship program! Opportunities are available in the GCI’s Buildings & Sites, Collections, and Science departments, and the GCI Information Center. Graduate internships at Getty are open to applicants of all nationalities who are either currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master's or Ph.D.) or graduate conservation certificate (or their equivalents for international applicants) in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which they are applying; or who have recently completed a relevant graduate degree..."Posted:9/23/2024Source:Getty Conservation Institute
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"Landmarks Illinois has announced the winners of the 2024 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards, an annual program honoring exceptional preservation efforts across Illinois. This year, the Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards are honoring rehabilitation and adaptive reuse projects in Alto Pass, Carterville, Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Woodstock..."Posted:9/22/2024Source:Landmarks Illinois
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"ndiana Landmarks today announced the 10 Most Endangered, an annual list of Hoosier landmarks in jeopardy. The list includes a beloved but deteriorating church; a rare polygonal barn; a historic Black social club; a picturesque one-room school; a rugged reminder of the industrial revolution; an early tribute to higher education; an architect-designed industrial building; a threatened Victorian neighborhood; historic fraternal lodge buildings; and a former movie palace..."Posted:9/21/2024Source:Indiana Landmarks
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"This week the National Park Service announced the recipients of $25.7 million in grants from the Save America's Treasures grant program. Funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), these grants help preserve nationally significant historic properties and collections..."Posted:9/19/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"The Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) Awards Program annually recognizes exemplary historic preservation work throughout the Adirondack Region. We seek examples of sensitive restoration, rehabilitation, and demonstrated long-term stewardship..."Posted:9/18/2024Source:Adirondack Architectural Heritage
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"Across the country, cities are grappling with dramatically high housing costs and seeking answers to provide affordable housing for residents of all incomes. In recent years, the YIMBY movement has gained speed as one possible solution, advocating for deregulation and a developer-driven approach to housing production. As a land use tool that regulates development, historic preservation has become a target of YIMBYism in some cities..."Posted:9/18/2024Source:PlaceEconomics
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"PlaceEconimics, a private sector firm that focuses on thorough and robust analysis of the economic impacts of historic preservation, recently released The YIMBY Movement: Historic Preservation's Response. In recent years, as the country contends with an affordable housing crisis, the Yes in my Backyard (YIMBY) movement has gained momentum pushing for deregulation and a developer-driven approach as a solution to the affordable housing shortage..."Posted:9/17/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"People who know nothing about the value of historic preservation and adaptive reuse or how to achieve it are always the first to use it as a weapon when some developer suffering from bad planning..."Posted:9/16/2024Source:Courier Journal
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"We recently launched a new social series, Heritage Highlight, where we’re featuring historic places and spaces across Maryland and a snapshot of their history and current usage. These historic sites may be unique, threatened, or have/had a transformative impact on their communities or the state as a whole..."Posted:9/11/2024Source:Preservation Maryland
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"The Preservation Priorities Task Force (PPTF) Infographics offer a new way to connect historic preservation to the urgent issues of affordable housing, climate action, racial justice, and workforce development. Developed by preservationists across the country, the infographics are available for free to anyone who wants to convey how preservation plays a key role in addressing these issues..."Posted:9/11/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Preservation Action is excited announce the launch of our 2024 Congressional Candidate Historic Preservation Survey. For the fifth time, Preservation Action is surveying U.S House and Senate candidates across the country to gauge support of key national preservation programs and policies..."Posted:9/10/2024Source:Preservation Action
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Facing financial difficulties, the owners of Price Tower have closed its doors and announced that they will sell it at auction in October. The Conservancy is fully engaged in enforcing our preservation easement on the building & collection...Posted:9/8/2024Source:Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
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National Park Service and Partner Agencies Announce $25.7 Million in Save America’s Treasures GrantsThe National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants, through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), to fund 59 projects in 26 states and the District of Columbia that will preserve nationally significant sites and collections...Posted:9/7/2024Source:National Park Service
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"Without skilled workers who know exactly how to reset a stone or repair a window, historic preservation can’t happen. The tradespeople on a project are the ones who translate a detailed plan into a finished product, using their hard-won know-how to maintain beauty and preserve history. The National Trust recognized this when it created HOPE (Hands-On Preservation Experience) Crew in 2014..."Posted:9/6/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Job Duties: The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) is the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in Virginia. DHR is a state agency in the Natural and Historic Resources Secretariat. DHR fosters, encourages, and supports the stewardship and use of Virginia’s significant architectural, archaeological, and historic resources as valuable assets for the economic, educational, social, and cultural benefit of citizens and communities...Posted:9/5/2024Source:Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
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"South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Akers Prize..."Posted:9/3/2024Source:South Carolina Humanities
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"The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $10 million in funding from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program, an initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States..."Posted:9/2/2024Source:National Park Service
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"The South Carolina Department of Archives & History is pleased to announce that the Historic Preservation State Grant Fund is now accepting applications. The purpose of the State Grant Fund is to support historic preservation projects that benefit local communities through the physical repair and rehabilitation of South Carolina’s historic buildings..."Posted:9/1/2024Source:South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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"Preservation Massachusetts congratulates Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll on the passage and signing of the Affordable Homes Act, which was signed into law today. This landmark piece of legislation will significantly bolster the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ efforts to address the ongoing housing crisis..."Posted:8/31/2024Source:Preservation Massachusetts
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"The Michigan Historic Preservation tax credit, signed into law in 2020, currently allows renovators of historic buildings across the state to apply to receive a portion of a $5 million pool of tax credits. But now, the Michigan Historic Preservation Network (MHPN) says that Michigan’s rehabilitation needs are 20 times that amount..."Posted:8/29/2024Source:Michigan State University
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The Commonwealth’s Department of Historic Resources has launched a special grant program to prepare historic landmarks and history museums for visitors in 2026, which will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence...Posted:8/28/2024Source:Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia
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"Groups in Florence, Loris and Newberry will fix up historic theaters as event spaces with hopes of boosting their local economies..."Posted:8/28/2024Source:South Carolina Daily Gazette
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“Investing in preserving our historic structures does two things,” Prokopiak said. “It not only helps to better tell the story of our commonwealth’s history, but it also is an economic driver as it helps turn these structures into income-producing properties.”Posted:8/27/2024Source:Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
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"Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA) hosts the Annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony in November to celebrate those individuals and/or organizations who have contributed significantly to the preservation of Spokane/Spokane County's cultural heritage..."Posted:8/22/2024Source:Spokane Preservation Advocates
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"American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced the 2024 recipients of the Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program. 50 small restaurants in the U.S. will receive a $50,000 grant each to help them upgrade, renovate, and grow their businesses. The grant program significantly expanded its reach this year, doubling the number of grantees, including in 13 new states, and increasing the total grant funding to $2.5 million, up from $1 million in prior years..."Posted:8/15/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Yesterday, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation announced the 2024 Florida’s 11 to Save, a list of the most threatened historic places in the state, at the 2024 Preservation on Main Street conference hosted in collaboration with Florida Main Street in Tallahassee..."Posted:8/14/2024Source:Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The DC Preservation League (DCPL) has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to help underwrite costs associated with repairing/replacing the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, DC..."Posted:8/13/2024Source:DC Preservation League (DCPL)
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"The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded $2.18 million in Keystone Historic Preservation Grants to help historical and heritage organizations, museums, and local governments in 22 counties..."Posted:8/7/2024Source:Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
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"Beginning in 2025, Van Evera Bailey Fellows will now receive $50,000 for their pursuits in advancing the design and building profession, a 100% increase in funding for one of AFO’s long-running programs, the Van Evera Bailey Fellowship..."Posted:8/6/2024Source:Architecture Foundation of Oregon
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State Historic Preservation Office Awards Historic Preservation Grants to Seven Michigan Communities"The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has awarded $250,000 in grants to seven Michigan communities, the Michigan Strategic Fund announced today. The grants represent awards from the federal Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)-Certified Local Government (CLG) program administered by SHPO and will benefit local preservation and community planning goals in..."Posted:8/5/2024Source:Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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"The National Park Service today announced $3,273,639 in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants to support nine preservation, restoration, and education projects that help tell the story of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, incarcerated by the U.S. government following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942..."Posted:8/3/2024Source:National Park Service
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"The original spire and town clock have reliably served Frederick as integral elements of both the skyline and of daily life in Frederick. It’s our turn to be stewards of the structure so that 260 years from now, our children, their children, and their grandchildren can enjoy this living history that reflects Frederick’s founding..."Posted:7/29/2024Source:Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
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"The Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School will hold three one-week sessions at Deception Pass State Park, Washington late August and early September. The curriculum includes rehabilitating historic windows, log work, and focused workshops, as well as lectures on cultural resource management, preservation, architectural history, wood science, and more..."Posted:7/28/2024Source:Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School
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"NPS manages over 26,000 historic structures, and Park Service archivists are responsible for nearly 185 million historic artifacts and objects. However, due to Congress' inadequate budgets, NPS has consistently prioritized natural resources management over cultural resources management..."Posted:7/23/2024Source:National Parks Conservation Association
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"While there has been much anxiety about the potential implications of this decision by the Supreme Court, federal historic preservation law is likely to be less threatened than other arenas, for several reasons. First, the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act have been specifically upheld by the courts, and the new Supreme Court decision states, “we do not call into question prior cases” that upheld agency actions and regulations..."Posted:7/22/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Join us for the PastForward National Preservation Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-30, 2024. PastForward 2024 will kick off a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the evolving practice of preservation in one of the country’s most historic cities..."Posted:7/21/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"House Bill 2358 would raise the annual limit of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit from the current $5 million to a new cap of $20 million, starting in 2025.“Pennsylvania’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program not only helps rehabilitate and preserve the structures that tell the tale of our commonwealth’s rich history, but it also generates positive economic impact by helping turn those structures into income-producing properties,” Prokopiak said..."Posted:7/19/2024Source:PA House of Reps.
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"The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ruled last month that the $5 million cap on the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit (HTC) applies on a per-structure basis. The state issued a technical memorandum noting that requiring multiple structures be submitted on one application is "irrelevant." The department relies on the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) to determine separate historic structures eligible for the credit..."Posted:7/18/2024Source:Novogradac
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"This week Preservation Action joined a sign-on letter alongside a diverse group of more than 100 organizations urging Congress to support for the Cultural Resources Challenge Act (H.R. 7936). As noted in the letter, this important bill aims to address the urgent needs of our nation's cultural heritage sites, including national parks, monuments, and artifacts that tell the story of our diverse history. The letter, led by the National Parks Conservation Association, was sent to congressional offices this week..."Posted:7/18/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"Pennsylvania’s historic preservation tax credit program has an annual cap of $5 million. Legislation moving through Harrisburg would change that..."Posted:7/17/2024Source:WHYY
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"The Historic Tax Credit Coalition and National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) hosted their annual Historic Tax Credit advocacy day earlier this month, coinciding with the IPED Historic Tax Credit Summit..."Posted:7/16/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"This year 93 bipartisan Senators and Representatives, representing 34 different states and territories, signed on to the FY25 House Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Dear Colleague letter and the FY25 Senate HPF Dear Colleague letter. The letters requested $225 million in funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, the same level Preservation Action advocated for during Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, including much-needed increases for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and critically important competitive grant programs..."Posted:7/16/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"In each Transitions section of Preservation magazine, we highlight places of local and national importance that have recently been restored, are currently threatened, have been saved from demolition or neglect, or have been lost. Here are five from Spring 2024..."Posted:7/15/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced that the state is supporting 35 projects to preserve dozens of historic buildings across Ohio..."Posted:7/13/2024Source:Office of Governor DeWine
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"It’s a time to honor the efforts both big and small to preserve historical spaces that have built and shaped our communities. In Atlanta, there have been ongoing battles fighting gentrification in historic neighborhoods..."Posted:7/10/2024Source:Atlanta News First
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"The National Park Service announced they are now accepting applications for the Underrepresented Communities grant program, which is works towards diversifying listings on the National Register of Historic Places and the African American Civil Rights grant program, which preserves sites and stories that help tell the long struggle for African American civil rights..."Posted:7/9/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"On behalf of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Chair Sara C. Bronin has called on Congress to reject provisions in 15 bills that would exempt certain types of infrastructure projects from review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act..."Posted:7/8/2024Source:Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
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"In 2018, the Heurich House Museum in Washington, D.C., received a grant from the National Trust to collaborate with engineer and architect Michael Henry on creating a heritage building reinvestment model. The idea—one Henry has been teaching his students at the University of Pennsylvania for years—is that, like condominium associations do with reserve studies, the owners of historic structures should plan for the costs of their long-term conservation needs..."Posted:7/7/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"With a boost from public incentives, including state historic tax credits, the former Plattsmouth High School built more than a century ago is now fully transformed into an apartment building that has been brimming since March with residents..."Posted:7/2/2024Source:Nebraska Examiner
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"Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) recently introduced the Cultural Resources Challenges Act (H.R. 7936). This bill would provide an additional $250 million in funding for historic and cultural resources at the National Park Service, address staff shortages, and direct NPS to develop curriculum to provide training for cultural resource protection and management..."Posted:7/2/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"Legislation to extend the Colorado state historic tax credit (HTC), among other changes to the incentive’s provisions, was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jared Polis. H.B. 1314 extends the expiration date of the credit from Dec. 31, 2029, to Dec. 31, 2036..."Posted:7/1/2024Source:Novogradac
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"Historic Hotels of America®, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Best of Adaptive Reuse list. A popular and creative approach to historic preservation, “adaptive reuse” saves unused historic buildings from demolition by rehabilitating and renovating them for a new purpose..."Posted:7/1/2024Source:Historic Hotels of America®
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"The National Park Service is currently accepting applications for $5 million in History of Equal Rights grants. Funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), this grant program helps preserve sites related to the struggle to achieve equal rights for all Americans..."Posted:6/27/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Grant Program: Conservation Treatment is a partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and GHHN that provides support for treatment procedures to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects held in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State..."Posted:6/26/2024Source:Greater Hudson Heritage Network
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"The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is proud to introduce the first four recipients of the newly established Fund for Historic Schools Grant, as well as four recipients of Saving Historic Places Grants..."Posted:6/26/2024Source:Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
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"The Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE (WHALE) is the 2023 recipient of the Trustees’ Award for Organizational Excellence, which recognizes a nonprofit organization, large or small, that has demonstrated sustained and superlative achievement in historic preservation..."Posted:6/25/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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