The Baltimore Heritage Area Association (DBA- The Baltimore National Heritage Area) administers the Neighborhood Placemaking Grant Program to provide small, but strategic investments in cultural heritage tourism (non-capital) projects within the heritage area.
Donor Name: Baltimore National Heritage Area
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/12/2022
Grant Size: $1,500-$5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
BNHA’s grant programs are a source of funding designed to provide strategic investments in cultural heritage tourism within the heritage area, particularly emerging neighborhoods, defined as neighborhoods that historically have not been invested in by public and private funders. The overarching goal is to connect residents and visitors to the stories and history that make each neighborhood unique. Specifically, the goal of this Neighborhood Placemaking Grant Program is to achieve the following, with the final outcome of neighborhoods becoming more visitor-friendly and visitor-ready:
- Assist neighborhoods with enhancing their quality of life through heritage tourism stewardship;
- Balance community needs and stimulate economic development supported by tourism;
- Increase awareness of the Baltimore National Heritage Area and its resources for neighborhoods.
Funding Information
- $1,500-$5,000 with a $1 for $1 match required of the grantee. The match can be any combination of cash or in kind support appropriate to the project (Example: Requesting a $2,000 award/$2,000 match by grantee for a $4,000 total project cost.
- The project must be completed between February 1, 2023– February 1, 2024 (funds used prior to this date cannot be reimbursed).
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Neighborhood Placemaking Grant, applicant organizations must meet each of the following criteria:
- Be located within the boundary of the state heritage area.
- Be a nonprofit organization, tax-exempt community or neighborhood association in good standing with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.
- If not a nonprofit organization, the applicant organization agrees to be the fiscal agent responsible for the grant award deliverables (a signed agreement between the fiscal agent and community partner must be uploaded with the full online application.
- Be qualified to do business in Maryland; AND
- Have the legal capacity and authority to incur obligations involved under the grant program.
For more information, visit Baltimore National Heritage Area.
