Robert Sincerbeaux Fund Grants

Robert Sincerbeaux was Preservation Trust’s first benefactor.  We’ve named our project development grants after Bob as a way to honor his approach to
preservation.  Bob understood that people all around Vermont are passionate about their communities, countryside, and special places. Through the foundations he managed, he was able to provide a little seed money and a lot of encouragement, and then he watched the remarkable progress. Similarly, our project
development grants, up to $500, are used to hire a consultant to provide technical assistance for projects.

FOR CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
Often Robert Sincerbeaux Fund grants are used to hire a preservation contractor or architect to evaluate the condition of an historic building and make recommendations for its care.  The consultant will prepare a report that prioritizes repairs and gives rough cost estimates so groups can plan fundraising
strategies.  Condition assessments cost $500, of which a grant from the Robert Sincerbeaux Fund pays for half.

FOR OTHER CONSULTATION SERVICES
The grants may also be used for any other technical assistance that will move a project along its timeline; such as, to hire a fundraising consultant, an engineer, organizational development consultant, or architect to do beginning design work.

TO APPLY
The process for applying is to write us a letter requesting a grant of up to $500.  In the letter give a brief history of the building or organization.  If requesting a grant for a condition assessment, please note whether the building is on the National or State Register of Historic Places and include a copy of the documentation (available through the Division for Historic Preservation, 828-3046).  Describe what you know to be wrong with the building, and include a photograph of the building; 4x6 snapshots work best. 

Turn around time is usually a couple weeks.  Once the review is complete, we’ll link you up with a consultant to do the work.

Click here to see recent recipients of a Robert Sincerbeaux Fund Grant.

For more information, please contact one of our Field Representatives.