Applications are now being accepted for Preserve America mini grants through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Approximately $24,000 will be available for grant awards on a 50/50 matching basis. Applications must be postmarked April 1 or sooner.
The grants are intended to support efforts associated with a Preserve America Grant from the National Park Service in cooperation with Preservation Alliance of West Virginia. Eligible projects include National Register of Historic Places nominations, rehabilitation projects, predevelopment projects, publications, audio-visual projects and equipment to assist in the marketing, education or interpretation of a specific resource associated with the New Deal/CCC Historic Trails or the Historic Theatre Trails.
The West Virginia SHPO and Preservation Alliance of West Virginia will review all the applications and make recommendations to the Archives and History Commission, which will make the final awards at its May 29 meeting.
For more information about the Preserve America mini-grant program or a complete program description, including funding priorities, selection criteria and historic trail criteria, visit the Division’s Web site at www.wvculture.org/shpo, or contact Pamela Brooks, grants coordinator for the SHPO, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 720.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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