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## Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey and Planning Grant Program The Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey and Planning Grant Program is a federally funded, reimbursable, 50/50 matching grant program to support historic preservation planning activities in communities throughout the state.
For Fiscal Year 2025, eligible applicants for Survey and Planning Grants are anticipated to include all local historical commissions, local historic district commissions, planning offices, and other eligible public and non-profit historic preservation organizations. The target planning figure for this FY 2025 matching grant round will be contingent on MHC’s FY 2025 federal budget allocation. This has not yet been determined.
Under federal law, MHC is required to pass through grant awards representing 10% of the MHC’s total annual federal funding allocation to Certified Local Governments. As the State Historic Preservation Office, the Massachusetts Historical Commission is responsible for administering the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service and State Historic Preservation Offices, to grant funds to communities and private non-profit organizations for a wide range of preservation-related activities.
These include: * Completion of **cultural resource inventories**; * Nomination of significant properties to the **National Register of Historic Places**; * Completion of community-wide **preservation plans; and** * Other types of **studies, reports, publications and projects** that relate to the identification and protection of significant historic properties and sites Please note that while all eligible projects will be considered, **for FY 2025 MHC will prioritize planning and National Register Projects** (Categories B.
2 and B. 3 in the _Guidelines for Survey & Planning Applicants_). The Survey and Planning Grant program supports efforts to identify and plan for the protection of significant historic buildings, structures, archaeological sites, and landscapes in the Commonwealth.
See the Guidelines for Survey and Planning Applicants for more information on eligible projects, selection criteria, and the application process. You can download the Guidelines and the pre-application form (letter of intent) below in either PDF or Word format.
* Guidelines for Applicants and Pre-Application form (PDF) * Guidelines for Applicants and Pre-Application form (DOC) If you have any questions, contact the MHC Preservation Planning team: **Massachusetts Historical Commission** Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3314 Email: michael. steinitz@sec. state.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Certified Local Governments (CLGs), local historical commissions, local historic district commissions, local planning offices, regional planning agencies, state agencies, educational institutions, and other eligible pub…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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