The Somerset County is accepting nominations for its Historic Preservation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission
State: New Jersey
County: Somerset County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/12/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Historic Preservation Grant Program is administered by the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission (SCC&HC) with assistance from County Planning Board staff. Eligible applicants for funds from the program are Somerset County government, municipal governments within Somerset County, and non-profit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 whose purpose includes historic preservation.
Eligible property criteria include historic sites, which are listed or certified as eligible to be listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places or contribute to a historic district listed on the New Jersey Register.
Acceptable activities include the acquisition, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, and/or the preservation of a historic site, as well as plans and reports related to the implementation of a historic preservation project, National Register of Historic Places nominations and required project signs.
Eligible Activities
- Acquisition
- Stabilization
- Rehabilitation
- Restoration
- Preservation
- Emergency acquisition, stabilization or repair of a property
- Plans and Reports
- Energy Efficiency Implementation Projects
Eligible Properties
- Properties located in Somerset County.
- Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the New Jersey Register of Historic Places or contribute to the significance of a historic district listed on the National Register or the New Jersey Register.
- If not listed in either Register, the Property must be certified as eligible for listing by the State Historic Preservation Office either as an individually listed site or a contributing site within a historic district.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipal governments within Somerset County.
- Somerset County affiliated agencies.
- Charitable conservancies (a corporation or trust exempt from federal income taxation under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3)) whose purpose includes historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas or objects, or the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation.
For more information, visit Somerset County.
