Grants

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Carole Moore, tax incentives & grants coordinator
carole.moore@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-5566

Historic Preservation Fund grants for Certified Local Governments
Georgia Heritage grant
other grant programs and projects 

Historic Preservation Fund grants for Certified Local Governments
The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant program is appropriated annually from Congress through the National Park Service to the states. HPD reserves 10 percent of each year's appropriation for grants to Certified Local Governments (CLGs) . The 60/40 matching grants enable cities, towns, and rural areas to undertake projects that aid in the preservation of historic properties.  Read the Historic Preservation Fund Grant fact sheet.

Eligible survey and planning projects include surveys, National Register nominations, design guidelines, brochures, web site development, heritage education materials, workshops/conferences, etc.

Eligible predevelopment projects include activities such as historic structure reports, preservation plans, or architectural drawings and specifications.

Application Cover Memo

Survey & Planning Criteria
Survey & Planning Application Instructions
Survey & Planning Application:
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Predevelopment Criteria
Predevelopment Application Instructions
Predevelopment Application:
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All grant assisted preservation work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archaeology and Rehabilitation of Historic Properties.

Read our Architectural Technical Assistance articles.

FFY 2012 HPF grant cycle
The following ten Georgia communities recieved a federally funded grant to conduct historic preservation projects which may begin in April 2012 and must be completed by September 30, 2013. 

  • City of Atlanta - $10,500 for phase 1 of a downtown mid-20th-century historic resources survey.
  • City of Avondale Estates - $11,500 for phase 1 of a city-wide historic resources survey.
  • City of Chickamauga - $4,200 for phase 1 of a city-wide historic resources survey.
  • City of Cordele - $6,000 for design guidelines for the Gillespie-Selden historic district.
  • City of Decatur - $10,900 for a National Register nomination for its northeast residential neighborhood.
  • City of Gainesville - $9,000 for residential and commercial design guidelines.
  • City of Jefferson - $1,200 for a historic preservation commission website.
  • City of Savannah - $12,000 for phase 1 of a city-wide historic resources survey.
  • City of Thomasville - $1,870 for a ground penetrating radar survey of Laurel Hill Cemetery.
  • City of Tifton - $20,000 for phase two of a preservation plan for the historic Myon Hotel.

An additional $4,000 will be available for historic preservation commission scholarships to state and/or national CLG training workshops.


FFY 2011 HPF grant cycle
A total of $77,280 in grants were awarded.
The following ten Georgia communities recieved a federally funded grant to conduct historic preservation projects, which will be completed by September 2012.

  • City of Atlanta--$17,290 for Civil War monuments conditions assessment reports and documentation.
  • City of Augusta--$12,000 to update a historic resources survey of the Summerville National Register Historic District, Phase 1.
  • City of Bainbridge--$2,400 to produce a historic sites walking/driving tour brochure.
  • City of Dalton--$3,720 for an analytic study of groundwater at the historic Hamilton House.
  • City of Decatur- $10,660 for a statewide cemetery conference
  • City of Hawkinsville-- $7,302 for a historic sites walking/driving tour brochure, audiovisual materials, and signage.
  • City of Kennesaw-- $3,500 for a historic district information brochure.
  • City of Thomasville-- $8,808 for a ground penetrating radar survey of the Old Cemetery.
  • City of Tifton-- $6,600 for residential historic district way-finding and informational signage.


Georgia Heritage grant
Due to the ongoing budget constriction, Georgia Heritage grants may not be available during state fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012).

During the 1994 Legislative Session, the Georgia General Assembly initiated appropriations for grant funding for the preservation of historic properties in Georgia. Since that time, the Georgia Heritage Grant Program, administered through the Historic Preservation Division (HPD), has provided seed money for the preservation of historic properties and archaeological sites throughout the state. The Program offers matching funds on a statewide competitive basis to local governments and nonprofit organizations for the preservation of Georgia Register-eligible historic properties. Currently, this grant program is funded solely from preservation license plate sales revenue.

Read the Georgia Heritage Grant Program fact sheet for more information.

All grant assisted preservation work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archaeology and Rehabilitation of Historic Properties.

Read our Architectural Technical Assistance articles.

In SFY 2011, four grant projects will be funded with preservation license plate revenue, for a total of $50,400.

  • $20,000 to the Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation for repair and stabilization of the circa 1850 Hill House located at the rural Andalusia farm near Milledgeville, Baldwin County.
  • $15,000 to the City of Cedartown to produce a preservation plan for the still-functioning 1892 Cedartown Waterworks building, located in Polk County.
  • $10,000 to the Portal Heritage Society, Inc. for exterior repair and stabilization of the 1908 J.A. Stewart House, a museum located in Portal, Bulloch County.
  • $5,400 to the City of Poulan for interior and exterior rehabilitation of the circa 1908 Poulan Library, located in Worth County.
     

Other grant programs and projects

Cemetery grant projects funded by HPD

Heritage Tourism grants
Recently, HPD has partnered with the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Fox Theatre Institute to offer a new, one-time grant program for historic theaters. The purpose of this grant program is to assist local communities in promoting their historic theaters through heritage tourism.  Heritage tourism is a visitor encounter with the local customs, traditions, arts, history, sites, and culture that authentically represent a particular place.  Eligible projects included research and documentation; interpretation and public information; advertising and marketing; workshops and training; special events; and signage.   Bricks and mortar projects were not eligible for this program.  The reimbursable grant funds are 50% state/50% local match and were awarded on a competitive basis. 

The six award recipients were announced in July 2011:
•The Statesboro Arts Council--$2,500 for a puppet show history of Bulloch County at the Averitt Center for the Arts
•The President Theatre, Inc.--$2,000 for a brochure, signage and marketing to promote the theater.
•The City of Toccoa--$2,000 to produce a historic structure report for the Schaefer Center (formerly the Ritz Theater).
•The Springer Opera House Arts Association, Inc.--$1,715 to produce a brochure for the opera house.
•The Theatre Guild Valdosta--$960 to produce a brochure and slideshow on the history of the Dosta Theater.
•The Washington Little Theater, Inc.--$825 to produce a promotional brochure and upgrade the theater’s website. .

previous heritage tourism grants administered by HPD:
Preserve America grant for Georgia's Community Landmarks - August 2009
Historic Cemetery Heritage Tourism grants - May 2009, October 2008
Preserve America grant for Cemetry Preservation - March 2008, January 2007