The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is accepting applications for round 17 of its Community Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
State: Mississippi
City/Town: Selected Cities and Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2023
Details:
More than $46 million has been awarded to 338 projects through the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program since its inception in 2001. This grant program provides much-needed funds for the restoration of schools, courthouses, and other Mississippi Landmark properties in Certified Local Government communities.
In Certified Local Government (CLG) communities, those communities which have established a historic preservation commission and program certified by the National Park Service, grant funds may also be used for projects involving historic buildings other than courthouses or schools. These are the 56 CLGs in Mississippi:
- Aberdeen, Baldwyn, Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Booneville, Brandon, Canton, Carthage, Carrollton, Claiborne County, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Clinton, Columbia, Columbus, Como, Corinth, Durant, Gautier, Greenville, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hazlehurst, Hernando, Holly Springs, Indianola, Jackson, Kosciusko, Laurel, Leland, Lexington, Louisville, McComb, Meridian, Mound Bayou, Mount Olive, Natchez, New Albany, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Pascagoula, Philadelphia, Port Gibson, Quitman, Raymond, Senatobia, Sharkey County, Starkville, Tunica, Tupelo, Vicksburg, Water Valley, West, West Point, Woodville, and Yazoo City.
Only historic courthouses and school buildings are eligible in all other communities.
- To be eligible, a building must be designated a Mississippi Landmark under the provisions of the Antiquities Law of Mississippi prior to application. Applicants must provide evidence of cash matching funds (private, local, or federal) in an amount not less than 20% of the total project. After a grant has been awarded, owners must agree to a 25-year Preservation and Maintenance Covenant on the property.
- Applications may be submitted by state agencies, counties or municipalities, school districts, or non-profit organizations which have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant eligibility: Eligible applicants include (a) government entities, including counties and municipalities; (b) school districts; and (c) private, non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, including historical societies, preservation organizations, and private schools. Individuals and private, for-profit entities are not eligible.
- Property Eligibility: Funds may be used for historic properties located in CLGs, historic county courthouses, and historic school buildings. Properties must already be designated a Mississippi Landmark at the time of application.
- Eligibility of Proposed Work Items: Community Heritage Preservation Grants may be used to preserve, restore, rehabilitate, repair, or interpret historic properties located in CLGs, historic county courthouses, and historic school buildings.
- Eligible items include, but are not limited to:
- Repair and/or replacement of roofing material
- Repair and/or replication of original windows and doors
- Repair and/or replication of original exterior siding material
- Repair and/or replication of significant exterior architectural elements, such as missing or severely dilapidated columns, turrets, cupolas, domes, or clock towers
- Removal of artificial siding (vinyl, metal, etc.)
- Repair of foundation and masonry
- Repair of structural elements, such as floor and ceiling joists, rafters, trusses, beams, or rotted floors
- Repair of mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, if the existing systems jeopardize the historic property
- Exterior cleaning
- Repair, restoration, or replication of missing or deteriorated interior features considered significant to the historic character of the property, such as decorative plaster work, faux finishes, carved/ decorative moldings and trim, wood paneling, mantels, staircases, flooring, and decorative wood work. The features must be documented through historic photographs, original architectural drawings, or architectural investigation.
- Development, design, fabrication, and installation of exhibits to interpret aspects of Mississippi’s history. This work may include conservation of exhibit artifacts, research for the exhibit, etc.
For more information, visit MDAH.