The Monmouth County Historical Commission is excited to announce its Historic Preservation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Monmouth County Historical Commission
State: New Jersey
County: Monmouth County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 and $10,000
Details:
The Commission is the official County body created by the Board of County Commissioners for the promotion of preservation of Monmouth County history. The principal program is the Historic Preservation Grants, an undertaking that recognizes the acute need for funding to preserve Monmouth County’s rich and diverse built environment. This program provides enabling funds to serve as a model for other giving and to encourage municipal and organizational commitment.
The Commission plans to grant funds allocated by the Board of County Commissioners on a competitive basis to eligible applicants (i.e., municipalities and non-profit organizations), which need financial help in preserving or restoring historic structures. (Due to a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling, houses of worship are no longer eligible for these grants.) Funds are allocated in the form of a dollar for dollar matching basis. There is a $500 minimum and a $10,000 maximum grant per applicant, which has been increased this year to encourage participation.
Eligible Projects
Preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation of historic structures in Monmouth County, usually fifty years or older, which are accessible to the public are eligible. The program covers essentially structural work for projects commonly known as “bricks and mortar” undertakings.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit organizations and municipalities in Monmouth County, without regard to the entity’s size or budget, which do not have outstanding at year-end an incomplete Commission grant older than two years. In other words, when applying for a 2024 grant, an applicant will not be eligible for a grant if a Commission grant for years 2021 or earlier is still outstanding on December 31, 2023.
Ineligibility
- Paving, infrastructure repairs or enhancements, including but not limited to HVAC (heating, ventilation, or air conditioning) plumbing, electrical work, access modifications or security changes
- Feasibility studies or applications that are for reimbursement of architectural, engineering, or other consulting fees are also not eligible
- Projects where work that has already begun are not eligible, although consideration may be given to the latter parts of multiple-phase projects, where larger undertakings have been divided into separate projects
- Submissions from federal or state agencies, although “friends’ groups” or similar organizations of such agencies that have conservation responsibilities are eligible
- Operational expenses, including salaries of employees, general operating expenses and other costs attendant to an applicant’s historic work, including exhibits, collection purchases, research and publications (These expenses may be eligible for the History Regrant Program funding.)
- Furniture, fixtures, appliances, carpeting, audio-visual, computer, or other equipment
- Houses of worship, including, but not limited to, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, etc. or any other building or structure owned by a religious organization.
For more information, visit MCHC.
