The County of Santa Clara is pleased to announce the 2025 Historical Heritage Grant Program to promote historic preservation and the awareness of significant cultural, historical, and archaeological resources within Santa Clara County.
Donor Name: County of Santa Clara
State: California
County: Santa Clara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/24/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Funding is provided through the dedication of a portion of the County Park Charter Development Funds to the HHGP.
Kind of projects are funded
- Projects must involve the stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation, restoration or interpretation of locally designated historic resources.
- The HHGP is limited to projects involving the development of real property, as opposed to personal property.
- The project must be located in a public park or on private property dedicated to park purposes. The project must involve a locally designated historic resource (landmark or contributing resource to a local historic district or the equivalent) protected by a city or County historic preservation ordinance.
Funding Information
$759,723 is available for Fiscal Year 2025.
Project Period
Grant projects must be completed within three years from the date of execution of the grant funding agreement.
Project Eligibility Criteria
Before a project can be considered, applicants must submit an application packet that demonstrates the fulfillment of all of the following conditions:
- The HHGP is limited to projects involving the development of real property, as opposed to personal property. Real property consists of land and things affixed to land that cannot be moved.
- The project must be located in a public park or on private property dedicated to park purposes. A public park is a park that is owned or operated by the County, a city, or other public agency, such as an open space district. Eligible private property is land that is (i) actually used and dedicated to use for park purposes by deed or other long term legal agreement, (ii) open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis, and (iii) is designated for park use under the applicable general plan and zoning designation.
- Where the park use is established by agreement, such as a lease, the agreement must provide for continual use for park purposes for a minimum of twenty years on a non-discriminatory basis, and the applicant must submit documentation with the application from the property owner consenting to the project and committing to the execution of the Grant funding agreement in the form of the sample resolution.
- The project must involve the stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and/or interpretation of locally designated (or eligible for local designation) historic resources. Projects that involve stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation or restoration must consist of capital improvements that will materially extend or ensure the useful life of the asset, as opposed to deferred maintenance or general maintenance. Projects that involve the interpretation of historic resources must involve capital improvements, such as permanent interpretive signage affixed to the land or structure, rather than reports, studies, or moveable objects.
- The project must involve a locally designated historic resource (landmark or contributing resource to a local historic district or the equivalent) protected by a city or County historic preservation ordinance. If the historic resource is not locally designated at the time of grant application, the applicant must complete the designation process prior to the date when the Historic Heritage Commission makes its funding recommendation determinations.
- Projects must have all of the necessary funding in place to complete the project, excluding the HHGP grant amount, at the time of application. HHGP funds cannot be used as seed money to leverage additional monies in a future fundraising campaign.
Eligibility Criteria
Local public agencies and non-profit corporations with 501(c)(3) certification located within the geographical limits of Santa Clara County are eligible to apply for grant funds for projects within the geographical limits of Santa Clara County.
For more information, visit County of Santa Clara.
