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Previously published resources are kept here for your reference (note: some articles may be outdated and deadlines for funding noted may have expired).
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"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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"A group of bipartisan Ohio lawmakers are working to preserve historic structures and landmarks. Ohio House lawmakers, Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) and Joe Miller (D-Amherst), along with Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) from the Ohio Senate, formed the Ohio Historic Preservation Caucus. The group first met last week at the Ohio History Center..."Posted:6/24/2024Source:WOSU 89.7 NPR News, By Allie Vugrincic
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"The 1772 Foundation has announced that grant funding will be made available for historic properties redevelopment programs throughout the United States..."Posted:6/21/2024Source:The 1772 Foundation
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"The highly anticipated announcement of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites is finally here, bringing attention to the preservation and protection of these invaluable cultural treasures..."Posted:6/20/2024Source:Preservation New Jersey
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"Are you interested in joining a pro-active and dedicated team of preservationists, historians, and archaeologists? In this Historic Preservation Specialist role, you will specialize in our online data management and cultural resources GIS tool, the Pennsylvania's State Historic and Archaeological Resource Exchange (PA-SHARE)..."Posted:6/20/2024Source:Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
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"What would America be without the Black church? For generations, historic Black churches have served as beacons of hope, progress and reform in America. To honor and protect this legacy, the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has invested $4 million in grants to 31 historic Black churches across the United States, acknowledging these institutions' widespread impact on society..."Posted:6/19/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $62.15 million in Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants to historic preservation offices in states, territories, the District of Columbia, and partnering nations, and $23 million to Tribal historic preservation offices..."Posted:6/18/2024Source:National Park Service
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"Historic properties can be made more sustainable, energy-efficient, and resilient, improving their performance and use while also preserving their historic character. Doing so not only improves their efficiency and livability but helps to ensure their long-term preservation as well..."Posted:6/17/2024Source:National Park Service
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"Main Street America is proud to recognize NewTown Macon in Macon, Georgia, Madison Main Street Programin Madison, Indiana, and Monroeville Main Street in Monroeville, Alabama, as the 2024 Great American Main Street Award winners. This prestigious award is the nation’s top honor recognizing communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial district revitalization..."Posted:6/16/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation are pleased to announce the 2024 Barn Preservation Grant awardees. This year, the program will award $350,235 to fund 20 preservation projects in eleven Vermont counties. These grants will leverage $1 million in restoration and rehabilitation efforts..."Posted:6/13/2024Source:Vermont Business Magazine
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“Pennsylvania is home to some of the country’s most historical and beautiful communities, but with them come the high costs of renovation of older buildings,” he said. “Many of these buildings lack accessibility and weren’t built to meet modern building codes. With this grant program we will support reinvestment in our downtowns, assist with community revitalization, preserve historic properties and neighborhood character, and create jobs.”Posted:6/12/2024Source:PA House of Reps
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"The Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HRTC) program (see Virginia Code § 58.1-339.2) has played a significant role in stimulating Virginia’s economy and preserving thousands of historic properties throughout the Commonwealth. Developers may use this credit to reimburse up to 25% of their eligible rehabilitation expenses against income taxes, insurance premium taxes, or bank franchise taxes. When combined with the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit of 20%, developers..."Posted:6/12/2024Source:JD Supra, LLC
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"Many developers are familiar with the challenges when using historic tax credits (HTCs) to preserve America’s history, including issues such as climbing interest rates, rising insurance rates and increasing costs of construction and labor. In this week’s episode of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and John DeJovine, CPA, discuss gap financing solutions for developers involved in historic preservation..."Posted:6/11/2024Source:Michael J. Novogradac
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"Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 11 projects have been recognized as a part of the 2024 New York State Historic Preservation Awards. Projects highlighted at this year's awards include an ambitious neighborhood rehabilitation effort in Newburgh, the restoration of an iconic candy shop in Buffalo, and the scholarship and preservation of Puerto Rican casitas in New York City..."Posted:6/11/2024Source:Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
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"The National Park Service today awarded $23.4 million to 39 projects in 16 states and the District of Columbia as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites and stories directly associated with the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights..."Posted:6/11/2024Source:National Park Service
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"The modification of HB 2062 increases HTC from 25% to 35% in qualified counties outside of the City of St. Louis and Kansas City. Additionally, for those 35% projects, all pre-application costs for stabilization and investigative assessments (not to exceed 10% of QRE) will count towards HTC..."Posted:6/10/2024Source:Ben Cleveland, S. Shawn Whitney Polsinelli; JD Supra, LLC
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"The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), in keeping with its long tradition of supporting the region’s unique cultural heritage, announced the 2024 Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program recipients..."Posted:6/9/2024Source:Essex Heritage
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"Since 2020, Preservation Massachusetts has worked in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, to provide grant funding for historic buildings in Massachusetts. The Historic Preservation Matching Grant Program is a 1:1 matching grant of up to $10,000 for exterior work on historic properties owned or leased by non-profit organizations..."Posted:6/8/2024Source:Preservation Massachusetts
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“The Historic Development Grant program assists in preserving and revitalizing some of Tennessee’s most historic and notable buildings so that they once again have the opportunity to serve as a hub for commerce and tourism,” said TNECD Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter. “I congratulate the communities receiving funding through the latest round of the program and thank the Tennessee Historical Commission for their partnership...”Posted:6/5/2024Source:Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
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"The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has launched the Mohawk Valley Historic Revitalization Grant Program to support capital improvements for historic properties in rural communities within the Mohawk Valley in Herkimer and Montgomery counties. Funding is available to private, public, and nonprofit owners of National Register listed historic properties and properties that contribute to a listed historic district..."Posted:6/3/2024Source:My Little Falls
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"This week Preservation Action submitted comments in support of efforts to improve and modernize the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) to the House Ways and Means Committee in response to a recent hearing on "Expanding on the Success of the 2017 Tax Relief to Help Hardworking Americans". The hearing looked at the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and discussed the path forward for tax policy in 2025..."Posted:6/2/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"Today, Virginia Humanities, the state humanities council, announced $274,748 in grants to 30 nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth. Since 1974, Virginia Humanities has been awarding grants to support projects that explore the stories of Virginia—its history, people, communities, and cultural traditions..."Posted:5/28/2024Source:Virginia Humanities
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"Today, the Biden administration announced awards for the $20 billion dollar Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The National Trust for Historic Preservation, with our subsidiaries the National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) and Main Street America (MSA), and our partners at Smart Growth America, led a successful campaign to ensure these funds could be used to support decarbonizing adaptive reuse in communities across America..."Posted:5/27/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"A proposed tax credit to maintain historical barns is gaining support in the Pennsylvania Senate and elsewhere. Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, said April 5 that she would introduce legislation creating a tax credit program for the preservation of barns at least 50 years old. The program will have a 10-year sunset provision..."Posted:5/26/2024Source:Tom Venesky, Lancaster Farming
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"New York is offering a financial incentive to help owners of old barns afford repairs. In 2021, the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation launched the Historic Barn Rehabilitation Tax Credit program, which covers 25% of the costs to restore or repair a barn..."Posted:5/23/2024Source:Tom Venesky, Lancaster Farming
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"Today, the Biden administration announced awards for the $20 billion dollar Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The National Trust for Historic Preservation, with our subsidiaries the National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) and Main Street America (MSA), and our partners at Smart Growth America, led a successful campaign to ensure these funds could be used to support decarbonizing adaptive reuse in communities across America..."Posted:5/22/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"Historic New England is pleased to offer conference scholarships to the 2024 Historic New England Summit on November 14 and 15 in Portland, Maine..."Posted:5/20/2024Source:Historic New England
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"Legislation was recently introduced in the Michigan House that would significantly improve and expand their state Historic Tax Credit..."Posted:5/17/2024Source:Preservation Action
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"Each year the Boston Preservation Alliance presents the Preservation Achievement Awards to recognize a group of exemplary historic preservation projects or activities in Boston. The Alliance honors outstanding preservation projects of all scales, representing all time periods, including the 20th-century..."Posted:5/17/2024Source:Boston Preservation Alliance
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"The report notes that housing price increases have outpaced wage growth over the last 20 years, but that economic development tools, including incentives like the Historic Tax Credit, offer important ways to increase housing supply..."Posted:5/10/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The appropriations process is getting underway in Congress which will determine funding levels for historic preservation priorities for the next fiscal year. We need your help! FY24 Dear Colleague letters in support of the Historic Preservation Fund are currently circulating in the House and Senate..."Posted:5/8/2024Source:Preservation Action
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Historic place-savers pour their time, energy, resources (and sometimes a great deal of sweat and tears) into protecting places they care about. The Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places” to shine the spotlight on everyone doing the work of saving places—in big ways and small. Visit the National Trust for Historic Preservation for resources and social media visuals to help you celebrate this May!Posted:5/7/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"The Landmark Society Awards Committee has extended the deadline and will be accepting nominations for the 2024 Preservation Awards program through May 15th, 2024. Each fall, The Landmark Society presents awards to projects, individuals, and organizations who, through their dedication and hard work, have contributed to historic preservation in our nine-county area..."Posted:5/6/2024Source:Landmark Society of Western New York
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"Today, we unveil the 37th annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. This list spotlights the threats facing significant sites of American history each year. It continues to be a powerful, galvanizing tool for historic preservation that has highlighted over 350 places to date and has been so successful in rallying support that just a handful have been lost..."Posted:5/2/2024Source:National Trust for Historic Preservation
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"We are currently seeking nominations for the Historic Pittsford Preservation Achievement Awards. Nominations are due May 15, 2024. The awards recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that have made outstanding efforts that support Historic Pittsford’s mission and made a significant contribution to historic preservation. Historic Pittsford provides leadership, advocacy and education to preserve Pittsford’s diverse historic resources..."Posted:5/1/2024Source:Historic Pittsford
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"Radle, who has been involved in the development and construction fields for over 15 years, is the executive director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, the region's leading organization focused on preserving and maintaining Buffalo's stock of old and historic buildings..."Posted:4/30/2024Source:Jonathan D. Epstein, The Buffalo News
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