2012 HISTORIC PRESERVATOIN GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO

OCTOBER 17, 2011

All application materials must be submitted to the Division for Historic Preservation by October 17, 2011.  Please see the 2012 Historic Preservation Grant Manual for directions on how to fill out the application,
a list of additional required materials and details on how to submit the application materials.

ATTENTION: Next year, instead of mailing postcards, the Division for Historic Preservation will send out an electronic notification when the grant manual and application are available.  If you would like to receive the notification next year by email please send your e-mail address to debra.sayers@state.vt.us.  Thank you!

HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS

August 5, 2011

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in the 2012 Historic Preservation Grant Program.  The Division for Historic Preservation, in cooperation with the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, is very pleased to announce that the Vermont Legislature appropriated $225,000.00 for the 2012 Historic Preservation Grant Program, which offers competitive 50/50 matching grants of up to $20,000 for repair of historic buildings.

The broad purpose of the State of Vermont’s grant program for historic buildings is to preserve these important historic structures as they represent Vermont’s architectural and community heritage to current and future generations.  Buildings must be owned by a non-profit organization or a municipality and be listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.  Eligibility for listing will be determined by the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as part of the application process.  This is a reimbursement grant program, which means a grant recipient is responsible for paying for the full amount of the project and the state will reimburse the grant recipient once all the required paper work is complete and approved.

Please read the entire 2012 Grant Manual before completing the application.  Also, be sure to pay special attention to the photograph requirements, allow time in your schedule for photo processing and be aware that you will need a written cost estimate for the project budget.

The grant application is to be submitted via email to accd.hpgrants@state.vt.us.

If you are unable to submit the application document via email you may submit a paper copy directly to the Division office.  The application and corresponding manual are available at www.historicvermont.org/financial/hp2.html.  (If you need to submit a paper copy of the application but are unable to download it from the internet, you may request a paper copy of the application and manual from the Division by calling 802-828-3213 or sending an email to debra.sayers@state.vt.us and leaving your name, mailing address, zip code and telephone number.)

All application materials must be submitted to the Division for Historic Preservation by October 3, 2011.  Please see the 2012 Historic Preservation Grant Manual for directions on how to fill out the application,
a list of additional required materials and details on how to submit the application materials.

The Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will review all of the applications and select the grant recipients in December 2011.  All applicants will receive written notification of the results by January 2012. 
If you have any questions that are not covered in the Grant Manual, please contact Judith Williams Ehrlich at
judith.ehrlich@state.vt.us or 802-828-3049 for assistance.  We look forward to receiving your application!

Sincerely,
VERMONT DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Giovanna Peebles
State Historic Preservation Officer