TAG grants often act as a catalyst for arts and cultural organizations to begin their preservation efforts and as leverage for future capital grants.
Donor Name: Preservation League of New York State
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/11/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
TAG supports discrete studies on spaces or systems within a building, structure, or site to precede repairs or limited rehabilitation projects. TAG grants often act as a catalyst for arts and cultural organizations to begin their preservation efforts and as leverage for future capital grants. Intended for projects that are smaller in scope and have a quicker turnaround than those funded by PNY.
Funding Priorities
Applications that meet one or more of these funding priorities will receive priority consideration.
- Projects that identify and preserve histories, places, and culture associated with underrepresented communities and/or that address issues of social justice, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
- Projects that respond to challenges created by climate change.
Funding Information
Requests of up to $7,500 are allowed for projects costing up to $8,000.
Uses of Funds
TAG are intended to support the direct consultant costs of carrying out the types of projects described above. Costs can include consultant fees including in-state travel, photography, report production costs, and other associated expenses. Grant funds cannot be used toward applicant staff time or overhead costs.
Eligible Projects
The historic resource that is the subject of the study must be used for public-facing arts and cultural purposes
- Accessibility studies
- Engineering/structural analyses
- Limited condition assessments
- MEP analyses
- Specialized conservation studies
- Energy efficiency studies and energy audits.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that own (or hold at least a 6-year lease on) a historic resource used primarily for public-facing arts and cultural purposes
- Municipalities that own a historic resource used primarily for public-facing arts and cultural purposes
- Applicants must have completed and closed out any previous League grants before applying.
- Eligible resources must be in use by an active arts/cultural organization for public-facing activities that support the organization’s mission.
- Eligible historic resources must be owned by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural organization or owned by a municipality and used primarily for arts/cultural purposes.
- If the applicant is not the owner of the resource, they must have a lease, MOU, or stewardship agreement with at least 6 years remaining at the time of application with an owner that meets the above ownership criteria. Municipalities and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to work cooperatively on grant applications, but the lead applicant should be the nonprofit organization whenever possible.
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