Press Release
February 5, 2014
Contact: Melvena HeischOklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-521-6249
www.okhistory.org/shpo/nrgrant.htm
NRHP Nomination Grants Available from the SHPO
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announces its annual matching grants to state, local and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the preparation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations. The SHPO has reserved $10,000 of its FY 2014 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) allocation from the US Department of the Interior for the program. The funds will be equally divided for award in two grant rounds with any funds remaining from Round One carried over for Round Two.
Applications and detailed instructions will be available from the SHPO on February 1. The deadline for Round One applications is 5 p.m. on April 1, and the deadline for Round Two applications is 5 p.m. on June 3. Each grant is limited to $1,000, and the applicant must provide a nonfederal, cash match of at least $700. Grant recipients will use the grant funds and nonfederal match to retain an appropriately qualified professional to prepare a complete individual property nomination package for the NRHP. Applicants must be aware that $1,700.00 (federal grant + nonfederal match) is only an estimate of the cost for such projects and that more than the minimum $700 nonfederal match may be necessary to cover the consultant fee. Consultants must consider the nature of the property proposed for nomination and many other factors as they develop their fee proposals.
The NRHP is the catalogue of our nation's significant buildings, structures, sites, districts, objects and landscapes important in our past. While listing is not a guarantee of preservation or of financial assistance, the NRHP status of a property is often critical to the strategy for its preservation. The NRHP provides increased public awareness of these irreplaceable resources, provides limited protection for them, qualifies property owners for federal and state tax credits under certain circumstances and may qualify the property owner for grant assistance when such programs are funded.
To submit a NRHP nomination grant application online or obtain an application form, visit www.okhistory.org/shpo/nrgrant.htm. You may also contact the SHPO at 405-521-6249.
Information about the SHPO and its programs, including the NRHP, is available at www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpom.htm.
