The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is pleased to announce the Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grants.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goals of the program are to ensure the broadest possible participation of local governments in the national historic preservation program while maintaining standards consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation;” to enrich, develop, and help maintain local historic preservation programs in cooperation and coordination with the SHPO; and to provide financial and technical assistance to further these purposes.
The Historic Preservation Office is required to regrant 10% of the state’s allocation of federal historic preservation funds for pass-through as sub-grants to Certified Local Government communities. The goals for the grant projects are:
- To identify buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts which are significant in the areas of history, architecture, archaeology, and engineering and which meet the criteria for inclusion in the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places; and
- To design and implement planning tools for the protection of historic resources.
Funding Information
The maximum individual grant award is $50,000 and the minimum award is $15,000. All grants are awarded contingent upon the availability of federal funds.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for a CLG grant, a municipality must meet three criteria:
- CLG Status: The municipality must have applied for and received Certified Local Government status from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Only municipal governments that have been certified by the grant application deadline are eligible to compete for funds.
- Annual Report Submission: The participating municipality must be current in their submission of Annual Reports. Annual reports must be submitted by March 31st for the preceding calendar year. However, if a community has an unfulfilled reporting requirement, the report may be filed as an attachment to the application. This requirement does not apply to communities that attained certification within the past calendar year.
- Regulatory Compliance: The municipality must agree to comply with all applicable state and federal regulations.
For more information, visit NJDEP.
