The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) offers matching grants for rehabilitation work that supports the preservation of historic resources listed in the National Register of Historic Places or for significant work contributing toward identifying, preserving and/or interpreting archaeological sites.
Donor Name: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/11/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 10 months
Details:
Grants must be submitted through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Grants Online program.
Funding Information
Grant funds may be awarded for amounts up to $20,000.
Project Dates
- Project start date (must be after July 1, 2023)
- Project end date (must be before April 30, 2024)
Eligibility Criteria
Historic Properties Grants
- Properties must be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a “contributing” property in a Historic District, to qualify for funding.
- Commercial or depreciable properties that are taking advantage of the federal investment tax credit cannot include these grant dollars in the expenses for the tax credit.
- Interior work will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the significance of the interior and its public value.
- All work must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties; Examples of eligible projects include: roof and gutter repair, foundation work, structural stabilization, replacement of deteriorated historic features, and weatherization.
- Remodeling, new additions, or solely cosmetic efforts are not eligible for funding.
Archaeology Grants
Field-based research projects concerning the documentation of archaeological sites, structures, and artifacts are eligible, including:
- conservation and stabilization of specific archaeological sites and monuments;
- field or experimental testing of new or developing methods and materials for identification or conservation;
- development, testing or implementation of heritage management plans;
- programs promoting public awareness of and education about the value and fragility of cultural resources;
- developing and/or implementing innovative techniques in dating, monitoring, analysis, remote sensing of and predicting locations for archeological sites and artifacts;
- projects that discover or study previously untold perspectives and histories of people frequently excluded from historic interpretation;
- conducting surveys and preparing contexts of archaeological sites
- documenting archaeological resources at risk; and
- preparing National Register nominations of archaeological sites.
Grant Review and Selection
Following the grant deadline the application will be reviewed by staff to make sure it is complete. You will be contacted if the application needs any technical revision. Once applications pass the technical review, a committee will review and score them using the following criteria and priorities. The recommendations are considered and the final selection is made by the Oregon Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.
Criteria for Preservation Projects
- How significant the work is to the structure’s integrity.
- The level of preservation of character-defining features.
- How well the work plan and cost estimates are developed and described.
- How well the project is shown to meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties.
- Historic significance of the property.
Priorities for Preservation Projects:
- Higher priority will be given to publicly owned resources and private nonprofit resources, and properties that offer the greatest public benefit through visual access and interpretive/educational value.
- Properties that are not publicly owned or nonprofit-owned must have exceptional significance and/or extraordinary public benefit to compete.
- Properties associated with untold perspectives and histories of people frequently excluded from historic interpretation.
- Geographic distribution.
- Additional evaluation will be based on demonstrated project readiness and the matching dollar share in-hand commitment.
Criteria for Archaeology Projects:
- The significance of the contribution to the field of archaeology.
- The demonstration of technically sound methodology.
- Includes a principal investigator who is a professional archaeologist.
- Disseminate project results effectively
- Historic significance of the property.
- Is cost effective given the scope of work and the audience.
- The capability of the applicant to carry out the proposed project.
Priorities for Archaeology Projects:
- Projects that discover or study previously untold perspectives and histories of people frequently excluded from historic interpretation.
- Projects with a well-prioritized, clearly explained work plan with an appropriate level of detail and realistic cost estimates.
- Geographic diversity.
- Project readiness, including matching dollar share in-hand.
- Shows that it is part of a larger project, or has far reaching results and uses beyond the submission of the product to SHPO.
For more information, visit 2023 Preserving Oregon Grant.
