DEADLINES FOR FALL 2011 GRANTS CYCLE
State Capital Projects Grants-in-Aid Grants: In the 2010 Legislative Session, the Minnesota Legislature approved funding for the State Capital Projects Grants-in-Aid grants program for historic preservation projects as follows:
Laws of Minnesota, 2010, Chapter 179,
Section 24, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Subdivision 3:
County and Local Preservation Grants $1,000,000 *
To be allocated to county and local jurisdictions as matching money for historic preservation projects of a capital nature, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 138.0525.
*Note: A total of $150,000 was allocated for a specific project; the balance of the appropriation, $850,000, is available for grant awards.
It is anticipated that approximately $400,000 will be available in the fall 2011 grants cycle. The maximum request is $100,000. The minimum is $10,000. Grants must be matched on at least a one for one basis. Please note that due to the large number of applications normally received during a grants cycle, awards of more than $75,000 are rare. Funded projects will begin after January 1, 2012.
The property for which funds are being requested must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or have been determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register by the State Historic Preservation Office. Properties that have not been evaluated are not eligible for funding. It is too late to have a property evaluated for the fall 2011 grants cycle.
Please note that a phased application process is in place, and that a pre-application, or qualifying application, is required. Pre-applications must be submitted no later than midnight on Friday, July 1, 2011. Final applications must be received no later than midnight p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011. Applications are accessible through the Minnesota Historical Society’s new on-line grants portal. Mailed applications are no longer accepted.
Pre-Application Deadline: Friday, July 1, 2011
Final Application Deadline: Friday, August 5, 2011
Grants Review Committee Meets: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The link to Society’s grants portal will be operational after June 1, 2011 at the Minnesota Historical Society’s website: www.mnhs.org/capitalgrants. The grants manual with further information can be downloaded at this site. For more information, call 651-259-3458 or e-mail the Grants Office.
