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Applications open for Keystone Historic Preservation grants

Posted By: VenangoExtra.com January 4, 2024

From staff reports

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) is accepting applications from nonprofits and local governments for the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program.

The grants receive funding from the Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund. A total of $2 million has been set aside for the program.

Two categories of grants — construction and planning — are available for historic resources in Pennsylvania that are listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants may apply for only one type of grant.

Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grants are available for rehabilitation, preservation and restoration activities for historic resources that are publicly accessible and under nonprofit or local government ownership. Construction grants are available from $5,000 to $100,000 and require a 50/50 cash match.

Prospective applicants for the construction grants are advised to attend a PHMC webinar at 3 p.m. Jan. 18. To register, go to www.phmc.pa.gov.

Keystone Historic Preservation Project Grants are available for planning and development initiatives that enhance historic preservation in communities. Project grant applications may include municipal planning initiatives focusing on historic resources or may be used to meet building or project-specific planning goals. Project grants are available from $5,000 to $25,000 and require a 50/50 cash match.

Prospective applicants for the project grants may opt for the program scheduled at 3 p.m. Jan. 19. To register, visit eventbrite.com.

Recordings of the webinar series will be available on the PHMC’s PA Trails of History YouTube channel.

Applications are due March 1.

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