The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is accepting applications for its Historic Renovation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Details:
Purpose
To support the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties to further incentivize downtown economic development as well as enhance the design and overall appearance of downtown commercial corridors.
Funding Information
Grant requests between $5,000 and $100,000 will be accepted. All grant requests need to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount;
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for HRGP assistance, projects must meet certain minimum program requirements. Those requirements are as follows:
- The lead applicant must be any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, limited liability company, or corporation or non-profit corporation or non-profit organization if the historic property will be used by the nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation for the organization’s or corporation’s purposes and functions. The lead applicant must be able to show title/ownership upon grant award and will certify this is available upon application. Properties owned by Local Units of Government are not eligible for this grant program.
- The historic property must be:
- Located in Indiana
- At least fifty (50) years old;
- Listed or eligible for listing at the time of application in the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (State Register); note that all properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places are also listed in the State Register
- In addition, the historic property is to be:
- Actively used in a trade or business;
- Held for the production of income;
- Held for the rental or other use in the ordinary course of the person’s trade or business;
- Used by a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation for the organization’s or corporation’s purposes and functions.
- Eligible preservation and rehabilitation activities:
- Are limited to the exterior. Please note that while interior rehabilitation activities are not funded or reviewed as part of this program, any work done on the interior of the building, whether part of the scope of work for this project or not, can affect eligibility for listing in the State Register after project completion.
- Include measures to sustain the form, integrity, and material of a building or structure. This includes the stabilization work and maintenance of historic building materials.
- For example:
- Windows, doors, and historic entryways;
- Brick rehabilitation and tuckpointing,
- Roof replacement and rehabilitation
- Exterior foundation rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation of exterior historic architectural features
- Ineligible activities include:
- Property acquisition
- Payment of taxes
- Enlarging or expanding existing structures
- Real estate fees
- Paving and landscaping costs
- Sales and marketing costs
- Any construction started or completed prior to grant award
- Interior renovations
- Equipment purchases
- Increase value with intent to sell.
For more information, visit Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
