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State Capital Project Grants-in-Aid: OVerview

Purpose: To support historic preservation projects of a capital nature.
Availability of Funding: Dependent on legislative funding. There is usually one funding cycle each fiscal year in the fall. Fiscal 2009 Year Deadlines
Grant Limitations: The minimum grant is $10,000, and the maximum $75,000 - $150,000 depending on the level of legislative funding. Funds must be matched at least 1 to 1. Matching funds may be cash, in-kind and/or donated services or materials contributed to the project.
Eligible Applicants: The primary recipients of state capital project grants are public entities as defined in state law, including county and local jurisdictions. Nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is historical preservation and/or interpretation, and which have entered into a qualifying lease or management agreement with an eligible public entity sponsor, are also eligible to apply.
Eligible Work: This program supports historic preservation projects of a capital nature. Generally, to be eligible for funding, the work must meet the following conditions:
  • The expenditure funded must be for a public purpose;
  • The property assisted must be publicly owned;
  • The project expenditures funded must be for land, buildings, or other improvements of a capital nature;
  • The work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
  • Eligible Projects Two types of historic preservation projects are eligible for funding:
  • Restoration and/or Preservation,
  • Building Systems and Accessibility
  • For More Information: Contact Mandy Skypala, Grants Office, phone: 651-259-3458, e-mail: mandy.skypala@mnhs.org .