Preservation

Funders that have interest and priorities in historic preservation, promoting rehabilitation or restoration, promoting cultural heritage and supporting architecture preservation.   Also supported are cataloging of art museum collections and rehabilitation and preserving archival materials. 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. http://www.achp.gov/ 12/06

American Express Company. On behalf of American Express Travel Related Services, American Express Financial Advisors and American Express Bank. Focus on three programs: Community Service, Cultural Heritage (Historic Preservation), Economic Independence. Giving primarily in operating locations in various cities in Iowa. Grants made to nonprofit organizations 501 (c)(3) in cities where employees and advisors live and work. Community Service grants are forwarded by American Express employees or advisors. Funding area of cultural heritage protects important natural and man-made cultural or historic sites around the world, and also supports art and culture unique to countries and regions.   Since Iowa is not one of the five areas mentioned on the Web site, Iowa projects will only be considered if submitted through an internal process which requires endorsement from an American Express employee in the area. www.americanexpress.com/corp/philanthropy 12/06

Conservation Assessment Program (CAP). Administered by the Heritage Preservation for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Provides funds on a noncompetitive, first-come, first-served basis for conservation assessment of a museum's collections. This does not cover library collections, but if a library has a museum or collection artifacts they may apply. CAP supports a 2-day site visit by a conservation professional to perform the assessment and up to 3 days to write the report.  
URL: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/conservAssessment.shtm 12/06

Getty, J. Paul Trust. Provides support for scholarships in the history of art and conservation of works of art. Assists U.S. colleges and universities in planning for the preservation of historic buildings, sites, and landscapes. Supports architecture preservation. Also supported are cataloging of art museum collections, interpretive projects and libraries. The program does not support operating expenses or endowment funds, building construction or maintenance, or the production or acquisition of works of art. Contact: Getty Grant Program (310) 440-7320, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685. URL: http://www.getty.edu/grant 12/06

The Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation. To enhance the quality of life in the community by supporting creative and innovative programs, and occasional capital projects and community development. Supports grants for general, building/renovation, and historic preservation. Limited to greater Cedar Rapids and surrounding Linn County. Proposals are invited from the submitted letter of intent. Request guidelines and mail a letter of intent from: Lynn Spaight, Program Officer (319) 366-2862, 101 Second St., SE, Suite 506, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. URL: http://greatercedarrapids.org

Heritage Preservation, See Institute of Museum and Library Services

Historic Resource Development Program.  Currently program under design and new applications will be available May 2007.   4/06

Historical Society of Iowa. Historic Preservation Projects. Several programs are available for tax credit, loans, and tax exemption from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Community Programs Bureau. For more information, contact contact Cynthia Nieb at Cynthia.Nieb@iowa.gov or (515) 281-8754. To designate your library in the National Register of Historic Places, you must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings found on the State Historical Society site. http://www.iowahistory.org/grants/shsi_grants/hspg/hspg.html 4/06

Institute of Museum and Library Services. To enhance the quality of library services nationwide and to provide coordination between libraries and museums. Heritage Preservation Program. Contact: (202) 634-1422, 1730 K Street, NW, Suite 566, Washington DC, 20006-3836 For guidelines email koverbeck@heritagepreservation.org www.heritagepreservation.org 12/06

Iowa Department of Cutural Affairs, State Historical Society of Iowa.  1.  County Schools Grant to preserve one-room and two-room schools.  2.  Historic Resource Development Program to assist communities with historic preservation, which would be bricks and mortar-type development of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places (see above).  3.  Historic Sites Preservation involves a one-time application for items such as capital development, storage collections or preservation of historic buildings, strictly bricks and mortar projects.  Contact:  Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs (515) 281-8754, State Historical Society of Iowa, New Historical Building, 600 East Locust Street, Des Moines, IA  50319  http://www.iowahistory.org/grants/shsi_grants/shsi_grants.html
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Iowa Community Cultural Grant Program provides matching grants to cities and nonprofit, tax-exempt community groups for the purposes of providing jobs for Iowans while promoting an area's cultural, ethnic, and historical heritages. Eligible projects include festivals, music or drama productions, historic renovations, and cultural programming. For museums, libraries, arts councils and tourist attractions in Iowa. Contact: (515) 281-6195, Department of Cultural Affairs, 600 East Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0290.  http://www.culturalaffairs.org    4/06

Iowa Department of Economic Development. Rural Main Street Community and Partner Main Street Community Programs.  Historic preservation projects may be linked to economic funding available from the Community Development Block Grant Program in the community facilities and services fund and the Main Street Iowa program. Provides grants to cities and counties for a wide variety of purposes including public facilities, housing rehabilitation, neighborhood revitalization and economic development. Iowa Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des moines, IA  50309. (515) 242-4756.  4/06

Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Recreation Infrastructure Grants Program. Possibly the following could be used in conjunction with landscaping for library restoration or building. Funds available for cities, counties, organizations and association to acquire, repair, renovate, and develop public outdoor recreation complexes. Project eligible for funds include those with facilities for observation and sightseeing, picnics, visitors or education centers, camping, swimming, playground equipment and support functions. Other eligible projects are lake and pond construction, landscaping and plantings for wildlife food and cover and renovation or redevelopment of existing facilities that have deteriorated or become outdated. The program requires that for each $1 in grant funds, local sponsors must provide $2 in local match funds. Contact: Mike Carter or Brian Will

Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance. Iowa's Best Preservation Awards. Co-sponsored with the Community Programs Bureau of the State Historical Society of Iowa and the Department of Cultural Affairs. A competitive award program designed to recognize the best historic preservation project being executed in Iowa. Contact: Joyce Barrett, (319) 337-3514.

Main Street Iowa. Iowa Department of Economic Development. Downtown revitalization using historic preservation as a tool to attract new and renewed investments into communities. This is training program with no funding. Contact: Iowa Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA  50309  (515) 242-4756;  mainstreet@ided.state.ia.us  http://iowalifechanging.com  or http://iowalifechanging.com/community/mainstreetiowa/index.html   4/06.

Midwest Living Magazine. Hometown Pride Awards Program. No longer available. 3/15/05

National Archives and Records Administration see National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). Awards grants for training, technology, and basic research in historic preservation, conservation and allied fields. NCPTT (318) 357-6464, NSU Box 5682, Natchitoches, LS 71497. www.ncptt.nps.gov 10/06

National Endowment for the Arts.  Heritage and Preservation Program - to assist, preserve, document, and present those artists and forms of artistic expression that reflect our nation's diverse cultural traditions and to conserve important works of art. Contact: Office of Public Information (202) 682-5400, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001. www.nea.gov webmgr@arts.endow.gov 10/06

National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. Preservation and access projects including support for education and training. The stabilization and documentation of materials culture collections. U.S. Newspaper program. July 1 deadline for subsequent May 1 start date. (202) 606-8570, Room 411, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.S., Washington, D. C. 20506. info@neh.fed.us  www.neh.gov 11/06

National Film Preservation Foundation. Grants for film preservation work. Two categories are Partnership Grant - funding for film preservation work at laboratories and post-production houses donating services to the NFPF and Laboratory Grants - supports laboratory preservation work on endangered films. Grants are available to public and nonprofit archives in the US including federal, state or local government. NFPF, (415) 392-7291, 870 Market St., Suite 113, San Francisco, CA 94102 www.filmpreservation.org 10/03

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). To help local organizations preserve records and make them accessible; to increase access to and use of records and to help carry out the national agendas for archival progress put forward by the Society of American Archivists and the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators. National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), (202)-501-5610 or 1-866-272-6272, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 111, Washington, DC 20408-0001 email: nhprc@nara.gov http://www.nara.gov/nhprc/ 4/05

National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Trust is a resource for information about historic preservation, preservation services, and programs to aid local individuals and organizations in the work of revitalizing the livability of their communities. Offers two separate types of matching fund sources to public agencies for preservation of historic structures.  These two grants are the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors.  Grant awards may be made for activities and projects such as:  obtaining the services of consultants with expertise in areas such as architecture, planning, paint analysis, archeology, fund raising, media relations, producing and marketing print and video communications materials, sponsoring preservation conferences and workshops or designing and implementing innovative preservation education programs. Contact:  Midwest Region Contact: National Trust of Historic Places, (312) 939-5547, Midwest Regional Office, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 350, Chicago, Illinois 60604. email mwro@nthp.org     http://www.nthp.org/
4/06

National Trust for Historic Preservation and Home & Garden Television. Restore America program. Public and private nonprofits apply for grant to help rehab historical housing. Grants may be used to adapt historical building for residential uses.
http://www.nationaltrust.org/funding/  12/06

Pew Charitable Trusts. National organization that has supported local organizations in area of poverty, community revitalization and social justice. Historic preservation. Contact: (215) 575-9050, One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7017. http://www.pewtrusts.com  12/06

Revitalization Assistance for Community Improvement (RACI). Partnership of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino and Iowa Department of Economic Development. Target Iowa cities with a population base of 30,000 or less. Supports restoration of historical building or rehabilitation of facilities. Eligible applicants are city, county or Council of Governments on behalf of a community group. Contact: Jean Carlson-Johnson (515) 242-4791, Iowa Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309. Jean.johnson@ided.state.ia.us

Save Our History Grants.  The History Channel. Preservation organizations, museums, historical societies, libraries, and archives are invited to join Save Our History and team up with local schools to help save your community's history.
History organizations can apply for up to $10,000. Contact:  (212) 812-4313,  SOH, RPA, 437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, N.Y.; saveourhistory@rockpa.org 10022  12/06 http://www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html

Travelors Conservation Foundation.  Tourism Cares for Tomorrow exists to preserve, conserve and promote the responsible use of our world's natural, cultural and historic treasures and to support education and research to help secure the positive future of travel and tourism worldwide.Tourism Cares for Tomorrow distributes charitable grants to worthy tourism-related nonprofit organizations worldwide for conservation or preservation of exceptional cultural, historic, or natural sites. Historically, typical grants have ranged between $10,000 and $20,000 and have been considered for either capital improvements or appropriate educational programs. Grant recipients must be classified as non-profit and tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or, in the case of non-U.S. organizations, must function as the equivalent.    Contact:  Bruce Beckham, Executive Director, TCR, 587 Washington Street, Canton, Mass. 02021  beckham@tcfonline.org
 http://www.tcfonline.org/TourismCares/What+We+Do/Grants/default.htm   3/06

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  CFDA 14.866  HOPE VI Main Street Grants.  The purpose of the program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing in conjunction with an existing program to revitalize an historic or traditional central business district or Main Street Area.  4/06

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation awards grants to not-for-profit cultural organizations working in the visual arts. Areas of giving are: 1) grants for curatorial programs at museums, artist's organizations, and other organizations that assist in the innovative presentation of the visual arts and 2) grants to organizations working to preserve historic buildings, districts and landscapes, and for organizations that seek to increase public participation in the urban planning process. Deadlines September 15 and March 15, annually. Contact: Pamela Clapp (212) 387-7560 65 Bleeker St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10012. 12/06  http://www.warholfoundation.org