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FUNDING
DIRECTORY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS IN
VERMONT
Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation
Tenth Edition, May
2006
www.historicvermont.org
Many funding sources require that an applicant provide money or
in-kind time or services to match a grant.
Check with the source for specific information on
matching requirements.
1.
Certified Local Government Program
Grants for resource identification and planning, National
Register nominations, downtown planning, public education,
archeological studies, building feasibility studies.
Range: $500 - $25,000.
Eligibility: Municipalities that are Certified Local
Governments through the Division for Historic Preservation.
Deadlines: December
Contact: Chris Cochran,
Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation,
National
Life
Building
Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-3047; e-mail:
chris.cochran@state.vt.us
Internet: www.historicvermont.org
2.
Chittenden’s Socially Responsible Banking Program
Deposit program supports community development lending in affordable
housing, economic development, conservation, agriculture,
downtown revitalization and community facilities.
Loans available for purchase of historic properties,
rehabilitation, and new construction, bridge loans (to cover
costs while waiting for grant funding or waiting for pledges to
be paid in on a capital campaign), or lines of credit for
working capital. Currently
offering a special Downtown Revitalization Loan program for
facade improvements, upgrades for accessibility and safety
installations with special rates and terms.
Range: Depends on the project,
owner equity, risk factors, etc.
Eligibility: Individual business owners, small businesses, non-profit
organizations, municipalities, and lessees
Deadlines: None, loans are made throughout the year
Contact: Arne Hammarlund, SRB Loan Officer, Chittenden, P. O. Box 804,
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0804,
Telephone: 802-258-4090;
e-mail: ahammarlund@chittenden.com
or Gayle McKinnon-Alexander, SRB Business Development Officer,
Chittenden, P.O. Box 820, Burlington, VT
05402-0820 Telephone:
802-660-1595;
e-mail:
gmckinnon-alexander@chittenden.com
Internet: www.chittenden.com
or www.sociallyresponsible.chittenden.com
3.
Community Development Block Grant Program - Planning Grants
Federal grants for community development planning, downtown
planning studies, project development planning for individual
buildings. Projects
must potentially benefit people with low to moderate incomes
and/or eliminate “slums and blight.”
Range: $3,000 minimum – 30,000 or $40,000 maximum
$30,000 maximum for single municipality planning grants;
$40,000 maximum allowed for required
regional applications.
Eligibility: Municipalities for eligible municipal projects
and/or may apply on behalf of organizations
and private owners for projects with community benefit.
Deadlines: six cycles per year
Contact: Department of Housing & Community Affairs,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-5218; e-mail: molly.dugan@state.vt.us
Internet: www.dhca.state.vt.us/vcdp
4.
Community Development Block Grant Program - Implementation
Grants
Federal grants for projects that involve economic development,
housing, public facilities, and public services that will have
direct benefit for persons of low and moderate income, eliminate
slums or blight, or address an urgent need.
Projects supporting normal municipal
functions are not eligible.
Projects in municipal facilities are eligible if they
meet the benefit requirement.
Range: $50,000 minimum - $200,000 or $750,000 maximum
$200,000 maximum for community public facility projects (i.e.
community centers, senior centers, day care centers, etc) and
public service projects.
Eligibility: Municipalities for eligible municipal projects
and/or may apply on behalf of organizations and private owners
for projects with community benefit.
Deadlines: multiple cycles per year.
Contact: Department of Housing & Community Affairs,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20, Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-5218; e-mail: molly.dugan@state.vt.us
Internet: www.dhca.state.vt.us/vcdp
5.
Community Development Block Grant Program - Accessibility
Modification Grants
Federal
grants for projects that bring existing municipal buildings that serve a municipal function and community non-school libraries into
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Range: $5,000 - $50,000
Eligibility: Municipalities for eligible municipal projects
and/or may apply on behalf of organizations and private owners
for projects with community benefit.
Deadlines: multiple cycles per year.
Contact:
Department of Housing & Community Affairs,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-5218; e-mail: molly.dugan@state.vt.us
Internet:
www.dhca.state.vt.us/vcdp
6.
Community Facility Grants
Federal
USDA Rural Development grants to assist rural communities
develop or improve essential
community facilities, including theaters, community centers,
museums, libraries, adult
and childcare centers, and municipal buildings.
Funds may be used for acquisition,
construction or improvements to buildings and equipment.
Range:
Up to $50,000 or 75% of the project cost, whichever is less.
A larger than 25 percent
match may be required based on the applicant’s
population and income level (see list on
website)
Eligibility:
Non-profit corporations and public bodies serving certain rural
communities (see list on
website).
Deadlines:
Ongoing, but contact appropriate Rural Development office early
in project development.
Contact:
USDA Rural Development at www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt
for program information, eligible
communities, and list of staff serving your county.
7.
Connecticut River
Joint Commissions
Partnership Program
Grants for projects that address identification and protection
of historic and natural resources, improve water quality,
provide river-related recreation opportunities, enhance heritage
tourism in the valley, and promote the Connecticut River Scenic
Byway. Program
focuses on implementing recommendations in the Connecticut River
Corridor Management Plan and the Connecticut River Scenic Byway
Plan.
Range: $500 - $5,000
Eligibility: municipalities, regional and non-profit
organizations in the
Connecticut River
watershed.
Deadlines: Generally in March.
Call for details.
Contact: Sharon Francis, Executive Director,
Connecticut River
Joint Commissions,
P.O. Box 1182
,
Charlestown
,
NH
03603
Telephone: (603)
826-4800. Internet: www.crjc.org
8.
Conservation Assessment Program (CAP)
The Conservation Assessment Program provides a general conservation
assessment of a museum's collections, environmental conditions
and sites, including the building itself. Conservation
priorities are identified by professional conservators who spend
two days on- site and three days writing a report. CAP
is supported through a cooperative agreement with the
Institute
of
Museum
and Library Services.
Range: Program supports professional fees for a conservator (and
preservation architect, if applicable).
CAP funds may also support travel costs and on-site
expenses.
Eligibility: Non profit or public museums open at least 90 days/year with
at least 1 full-time paid or volunteer staff person or
equivalent.
Deadline : First-come, first-served until postmark
deadline of December
1, 2006.
Contact :
Heritage Preservation,
1012 14th St. NW, Suite 1200
,
Washington
,
DC
20005
. Telephone
202-233-0800. E-mail
cap@heritagepreservation.org
Internet: http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/index.html
9. Cultural Facilities
Grants
Operated in partnership with the Vermont Arts Council, the
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, the Vermont
Historical Society and the
Vermont
Museum
and Gallery Alliance, the program offers state grants to improve
facilities used for providing cultural events and activities for
the public. Includes
wiring, heating, lighting, stage work, bathrooms and
accessibility improvements.
Structural work and routine maintenance are not usually
funded. Grantseekers’ workshops offered.
Range: $750 - $20,000.
Eligibility: Municipalities and non-profit organizations.
Deadlines: Early fall.
Contact:
Vermont
Arts Council,
136 State Street
,
Montpelier
,
VT
05633
-6001
Telephone: (802) 828-3778.
Email: jressler@vermontartscouncil.org
until 6/30/06 or
lharty@vermontartscouncil.org
Internet: www.vermontartscouncil.org
10.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors
Grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for
technical consultants, production and marketing of print and
video communications materials, workshops, and education
programs, all related to the preservation of historic interiors.
Acquisition and construction/rehabilitation projects are
ineligible.
Range: $2,500 - $10,000.
Eligibility: Government agencies, non-profit organizations,
for-profit businesses, and individuals.
Deadlines: February 1.
Contact: Rebecca
Williams, Field
Representative, or
Brent Leggs, Program Assistant, Northeast Office, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace,
4th
Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885.
Email: Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
or Brent_Leggs@nthp.org
Internet: www.nationaltrust.org
11.
Disabled Access Tax Credit
Federal tax credit of 50% of eligible access expenditures
(architectural adaptations, equipment purchase and services like
sign language interpreters) that exceed $250 but do not exceed
$10,250.
Range: Up to $5,000.
Eligibility: Small businesses with under $1 million in revenues
or 30 or fewer full-time employees.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations, government agencies,
for-profit businesses, and individuals.
Deadlines: February 1.
Contact: Rebecca
Williams, Field Representative, or Brent Leggs, Program
Assistant, Northeast Office,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil
Hall Marketplace, 4th
Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885.
Email: Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
or Brent_Leggs@nthp.org
Internet: www.nationaltrust.org
15.
Lake Champlain
Basin
Program
Federal grants to support local community involvement
in the implementation of the
comprehensive management plan, Opportunities for
Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future
of the
Lake Champlain
Basin
Range: Call for current availability.
Eligibility: Municipalities,
non-profit organizations, schools, and informal citizen groups,
businesses and organizations under the auspices of the former.
Projects must be
located within the
Lake Champlain
Basin
to be eligible for funding.
Deadlines: Call for current availability.
Contact:
Lake Champlain
Basin
Program,
54 West Shore Road
, Grand Isle, VT 05458.
Telephone (802) 372-3213.
Internet: http://www.lcbp.org/grants.htm
16. Municipal Planning Grant Program
Grants
for municipal land use plans, zoning and subdivision bylaws,
designated downtown and village planning, historic resource and
conservation work as described in an adopted town plan.
Grants may also be used for special studies related to
the plan or bylaws, including historic building survey work.
New program (’07) element includes funding for research
and mapping for so-called “Ancient Roads.”
This program will sunset in 2011.
Range:
$500 - $15,000. (Consortia
applications from more than one municipality may apply
for up to $25,000.)
Eligibility:
Municipalities with adopted plans confirmed by their regional
planning commission. (Municipalities without confirmed town
plans may also apply for funding of “Ancient Roads’ or for
the writing of a town plan in order to gain regional
confirmation.)
Deadline:
Late September or early October.
Contact:
Peg Elmer or Wendy Tudor, Vermont Department of Housing and
Community Affairs,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802)
828-3211; e-mail wendy.tudor@state.vt.us
Internet: www.dhca.state.vt.us/planning
17.
Municipal Education Grants
Small grants are available
(starting by September 2006) to help assist with local
capacity-building and decision-making. The Municipal
Education Grants are to be used to bring specified trainers
(from an approved list) to municipalities for a one-time, or a
short series of, trainings for municipal officials.
Designed as a simple, direct and reimbursable program, the only
deadline is to apply and use the funds before May 2007.
Range:
$500
Eligibility: Municipalities
Deadline:
Open
Contact:
Peg Elmer or Wendy Tudor, Vermont Department of Housing
and Community Affairs,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-3211; e-mail wendy.tudor@state.vt.us
Internet: www.dhca.state.vt.us/planning
18.
National Trust Loan Funds
NTLF lends to low-income historic districts and to
specific endangered historic resources.
It consists
of two preservation
revolving funds: the Inner Cities Ventures Fund and the
National Preservation Loan Fund.
The combined asset base of these funds has grown
since 1994 from approximately $4 million to approximately
$10 million.
Inner-City
Ventures Fund
The Inner City Ventures Fund (ICVF) provides loans to
organizations that serve low and moderate income households or
provide economic benefit in low and moderate income communities.
Funds may be used for acquisition, construction, bridge,
predevelopment and mini-permanent financing for projects that
offer housing, neighborhood services and commercial
opportunities for area residents.
Range: Up to $350,000.
Eligibility: Tax-exempt non-profit organizations, local, state
and regional governments, and for-profit
organizations. Preference
will be given to non-profit and public sector
organizations.
Deadlines: Rolling
Contact: Rebecca
Williams, Field
Representative, Northeast
Office, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace,
4th Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885. Email:
Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
Internet: NationalTrust_loanfunds@nthp.org
or fill out an on-line inquiry form at www.nationaltrust.org/loan_funds
.
National Preservation Loan Fund
The National Preservation Loan Fund offers below market rate
loans, lines of credit, or participation loans with other
lenders that can be used to acquire, stabilize, rehabilitate or
restore an historic property for use, lease or resale; establish
a revolving fund; purchase easements or options to acquire
historic properties; or finance pre-development activities.
Innovative project models are encouraged, and threatened
National Historic Landmarks receive the highest priority for
funding.
Range: $50,000 - $350,000
Eligibility: Public agencies and non-profit organizations.
Deadlines: None
Contact: Rebecca Williams,
Field Representative,
Northeast Office, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace,
4th Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885. Email:
Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
Internet: NationalTrust_loanfunds@nthp.org
or fill out an on-line inquiry form at
www.nationaltrust.org/loan_funds
.
19.
National Trust Small Deals Fund
Offered by the National Trust Community Investment
Corporation (NTCIC), a for-profit
subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation in partnership with Tax Credit
Capital LLC of New Orleans, the Small Deals Fund (SDF)
invests in smaller scale historic
tax credit projects – those earning as little as
$200,000 in federal tax credits.
It is capitalized
by Chevron Texaco.
Range : Project
size ranges from $1.2 million to $3.5 million
Eligibility : Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit (RITC)
projects including hotels, offices,
restaurants, entertainment facilities,
retail, rental residential and mixed-use properties.
Deadlines : open
Contact : Rebecca Williams,
Field Representative,
Northeast Office, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace,
4th Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885. Email:
Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
Or
National Trust Community Investment Corp.,
1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW
,
Washington
,
D.C.
20036
. Telephone :
202-588-6279. Email :
ntcic_mail@ntcicfunds.com
Internet : www.nationaltrust.org/ntcicfunds
20.
Northern Forest
Partnership Small-Grants Program
The Northern Forests Partnership Program seeks to fund
community-based projects that promote diverse and sustainable
economies built upon a well-managed forested landscape.
In 2006, the program specifically seeks projects that: 1) strengthen
the capacity of rural communities to develop sustainable
forest-based local economies;
2) promote
environmentally sensitive uses of the forest and other natural
resources; 3) promote local history, culture, and working
connections to the landscape;
4) are
part of sustaining or helping to create new jobs in these areas.
Range: $7,500
to $30,000 in 3 categories
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations, local government
entities (including schools),
and for- profit
businesses in six Vermont counties - Caledonia, Essex,
Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington-
as well as counties in northern NewHampshire, Maine, and New
York.
Deadline: September
15, 2006
Contact: Kelly
Short,
Northern Forest
Center,
PO Box
210
,
18 N. Main St
.
Suite
302
, Concord
,
NH
03302
. Telephone :
(603)229-0679. Email :
kshort@northernforest.org
Internet : www.northernforest.org
21.
Preservation Fund
Matching grants to initiate historic preservation projects
through support of consultants, conferences and curriculum
development.
Range: $500 - $5,000 (average $500 - $1,500)
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations, universities, and public
agencies.
Deadlines: October 1, February
1.
Contact: Rebecca
Williams, Field
Representative, or
Brent Leggs, Program Assistant, Northeast Office,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Seven Faneuil
Hall Marketplace, 4th
Floor,
Boston
,
MA
02109
. Telephone:
617-523-0885.
Email: Rebecca_Williams@nthp.org
or Brent_Leggs@nthp.org
Internet: www.nationaltrust.org
22.
Preservation Trust of
Vermont
– Robert Sincerbeaux Fund Grants
Matching
grants up to $500 are available to municipalities and community
organizations for hiring
consultants to provide technical assistance for preservation
projects. Eligible activities may
include hiring a preservation architect or contractor to do
building condition assessments,
organizational development, project planning, fundraising
consultation, feasibility assessments,
and other project development activities. The grants are
offered through the Field
Services Program, a partnership of the Preservation Trust of
Vermont (PTV) and National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP).
Range: $250 for a building assessment ,
up to $500 for other activities.
Eligibility:
Local organizations and municipalities.
Deadlines:
Rolling.
Contact:
PTV-NTHP Field Representatives: Ann Cousins, Telephone (802)
434-5014. Email: ann@ptvermont.org;
or,
Doug Porter
, Telephone: (802)
644-2815. Email: doug@ptvermont.org ;
or, Meg Campbell (for
Bennington
County
projects), Telephone
(802)
442-8951. E-mail :
meg@ptvermont.org .
Internet: www.ptvermont.org
23. Preservation
Trust of
Vermont
- Preservation Grants
A
partnership of the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Freeman
Foundation, Preservation Grants
are available to non-profit organizations and municipalities for
rehabilitating historic buildings.
These grants have helped local groups save and use a
variety of special places; a
list of recipients
is available on the Preservation Trust website.
Eligible projects must have
strong community support, as demonstrated by volunteer
and fundraising efforts.
Range:
$5,000 - $50,000. Average $15,000 - $25,000.
Eligibility:
Communities and non-profit organizations.
Deadlines:
Ongoing.
Contact:
Paul Bruhn
, Preservation Trust of
Vermont
,
104 Church Street
,
Burlington
,
VT
05401
. Telephone: (802) 658-6647. Email paul@ptvermont.org;
or PTV-NTHP Field Representatives:
Ann Cousins, Telephone (802) 434-5014.
Email: ann@ptvermont.org;
or, Doug Porter,
Telephone: (802) 644-2815.
Email: doug@ptvermont.org ;
or, Meg Campbell (for
Bennington
County
projects), Telephone (802) 442-8951.
E-mail :meg@ptvermont.org
Internet: www.ptvermont.org
24. Preserve
America
Preserve
America is a White House initiative in cooperation with the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and other
federal agencies. Communities
may apply for special designation as a Preserve America
community which brings
national recognition, enhanced community visibility and pride,
and eligibility for federal
grants when funding is appropriated.
The following Vermont municipalities were designated
as of 5/06 : Barre, Bennington,
Brandon,
Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier,
Morristown,
Poultney, Rockingham,
Rutland,
St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes,
Windsor,
and Winooski. Preserve America grants support planning, development, implementation, or
enhancement of innovative activities and programs in heritage
tourism, including documentation
of cultural resources, interpretation/education,
planning, marketing, and
training. Successful
applicants will emphasize creative projects that involve
public-private partnerships and serve as models to communities
nationwide for heritage tourism, education, and economic
development.
50/50 match required.
Range : $20,000 to $150,000
Eligibility : Designated Preserve America
communities, SHPO offices.
Deadlines : 2006
deadline was May 19. Check
website for 2007 deadline.
Contact :
See http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica/application.htm
and www.preserveamerica.gov
.
25.
Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit.
Federal investment tax credit for 20% of the rehabilitation
costs (including labor, materials and architects or other
consultant fees) for income-producing buildings listed or
eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places. The tax
credit may apply to properties such as a retail store, office
building, apartment building or vacation rental.
Private homes, which do not generate income, are not
eligible for the credit.
Range: 20% of eligible expenditures
Eligibility: Owners or long-term lessees of income-producing
historic buildings.
Deadline: File application before construction.
File for approved credit at end of tax year. Contact:
Chris Cochran, Division for Historic Preservation,
National
Life
Building
, Drawer 20,
Montpelier
,
VT
05620-0501
. Telephone: (802) 828-3047;
e-mail:
chris.cochran@state.vt.us Internet: www.historicvermont.org
26. Regional Block Grant Program
State
funds distributed to Regional Development Corporations (RDC’s),
Regional Planning Commissions(RPC’s), and regional marketing
programs (RMP’s) in grants for planning, economic development
and regional tourism promotion.
Eligible activities include heritage tourism promotion
projects.
Range:
Distribution by formula based on annual legislative
appropriation.
Eligibility: RDC’s, RPC’s and RMP’s
Deadline:
Annual regional work plans are developed and approved by their
boards in May.
Contact:
Local RMP for regional tourism projects, RPC for planning
projects,
and
RDC for economic development projects.
27.
Rural Business
Enterprise
Grants
Federal grants to support the development of small and emerging
businesses statewide in
Vermont
. Funds are used for the financing or development of a small and
emerging business. Eligible
uses are: Technical Assistance (providing assistance for
marketing studies, feasibility studies,
business plans, training etc.) to small and emerging businesses;
purchasing machinery
and equipment to lease to a small and emerging business;
creating a revolving loan
fund (providing partial funding as a loan to a small and
emerging business for the purchase
of equipment, working capital, or real estate); or constructing
a building for a business
incubator for small and emerging businesses.
Range: No minimum or
maximum. There is typically $150,000 to $200,000
available. Grants of less than $99,000 have priority.
Eligibility: Public bodies and private non-profits.
Grants do not go directly to businesses.
Deadlines: Contact office for details.
Contact: Sherry Paige, USDA, Rural Development, Business
Programs,
City
Center
, 3rd Floor,
89 Main Street
,
Montpelier
,
VT
05602
. Telephone: (802) 828-6034.
E-mail: sherry.paige@vt.usda.gov
Internet : www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt/
28.
Save
America
’s Treasures
A partnership of the National Park
Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Humanities, and others, the program offers
grants for preservation and conservation work on nationally
significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally
significant historic structures and sites.
50/50 match required.
Range: Minimum $25,000 for collections, $125,000 for historic
property projects. Maximum
$700,000.
Eligibility: Federal, state and local government
agencies, and nonprofit institutions (including
active religious congregations.)
Buildings must have national significance.
Deadlines: 2006 deadline was April 18.
Call for deadline for 2007.
Contact: See
website. For
historic property projects, contact the National Park Service at
(202) 354-2020, Ext.1, or e-mail NPS_treasures@nps.gov
.Questions concerning collections projects should be addressed
to the National Endowment for the Arts, telephone
(202) 682-5457.
Internet: http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/treasures/application.htm
29.
Save Our History
The Save Our History Grant Program, sponsored by The
History Channel, funds partnerships between history/preservation
organizations and schools or youth groups on projects that teach
students about their local history and engage them in its
preservation. Also
offers Educator’s Manual
and monthly lesson plans.
Range : Up to $10,000.
Eligibility : History organizations with 501(c)(3)
designation, including museums, historical societies,
preservation organizations,
archives, and libraries, and local government agencies.
Deadlines : June 2, 2006.
Check website for 2007 deadline.
Contact : Address
questions to saveourhistory@rockpa.org
, (212) 812-4313 .
Internet : http://www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html
30. Scenic Byways
Scenic byways are designated at the federal or state level
based on the
special resources (e.g., historic, archeological, natural,
cultural, scenic or recreational) that lie along the byway.
A map of byways
in
Vermont
is available at http://www.vermont-byways.us/
. Designation
can qualify byways for federal transportation funds to assist with improvements related to either
tourism or resource conservation. The federal funds can be used
for road safety improvements, pedestrian and bicycle facilities,
rest areas, shoulder improvements, recreation
area investments, protecting cultural and historic resources
along the road and providing tourist information and
interpretive facilities.
Range: See
website for details.
Eligibility: State and local governments and
non-profits (other than institutions of higher learning) in
partnership with state departments of transportation.
Deadlines: 2006
deadline was March 31. Check
website for 2007 deadline.
Contact: John Labarge, Scenic Byway Coordinator,
Vermont Agency of Transportation,
Telephone: 802-828-3508.
E-mail john.labarge@state.vt.us.
For the Vermont Byways Program, www.vermont-byways.us/
. For federal grant information and applications www.bywaysonline.org/grants
31.
1772 Foundation
The 1772 Foundation provides grants
for bricks and mortar historic preservation projects throughout
the country. The
foundation has a special interest in agriculture,
transportation, and industry.
Arts and culture uses are a lower priority.
Most successful applicants show a full match for their
request, have solid visitor numbers, and show a positive impact
on their community.
Range : $15,000 to $50,000,
although they have made grants from $4,000 to $250,000.
Eligibility : Non-profit
organizations. They
do not fund schools, religious institutions, or
publicy-owned properties unless
there is an active friends group.
Deadline : Rolling.
Contact :
See instructions for submitting a letter of inquiry at www.1772foundation.org
