Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is seeking applications for its Saving Historic Places Grant Program.
Donor Name: Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The purpose of the Saving Historic Places grant program is to save certified historic buildings in rural communities from demolition by neglect. To qualify for this grant, buildings must either be individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or listed as contributing buildings in a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Funding will be provided for building emergencies, building stabilization, and pre-development. Subgrantees of this program will be required to bid projects out for both pre-development and construction purposes.
Project Priorities
- Restore service to a vacant or dilapidated structure
- Stabilize the envelope of a structure to prevent further degradation
- Involve a National Historic Landmark or an individually-listed /contributing structure in the National Register of Historic Places
- Provide a benefit to communities of fewer than 50,000 in population.
- Provide a benefit to communities with a poverty rate higher than the West Virginia median rate of 16 percent
- Check your town or county’s poverty rate at https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ by entering the name of your town or city into the search bar and clicking enter. In the left-hand column on the next webpage, click on “Income and Poverty”, and the poverty rate will be listed.
- Enable the continued use or will bring back into use the following types of historic buildings or structures:
- Agricultural building or site,
- The historic school building, or
- Industrial heritage building or site.
- Create new permanent jobs, new housing units, new heritage tourism opportunities, or new businesses
- Have secured a match and/or have already leveraged private dollars.
Eligible Costs
This grant can be used for a broad range of services that support the rehabilitation and stabilization of historic buildings. This request should be dependent on your building needs. Eligible costs can include, but are not limited to:
- Roof replacement and repair
- Masonry repointing
- Foundation treatment
- Window rehabilitation/reconstruction
- Door rehabilitation/reconstruction
- Architectural and engineering design fees
Funding Information
Minimum grant awards will be $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Tax-exempt entities
- Governmental entities
- Public institutions
- Private individuals (must show a public benefit for the project)
- Businesses (must show a public benefit for the project)
For more information, visit Saving Historic Places Grant Program.
