For Immediate
Release:
September 15, 2023
County
Historical Commission seeks 2024 applicants for two history grants
Workshop
sessions set for both grants
FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Historical Commission has released its 2024 grant applications
for the History Regrant Program and the Historic Preservation Grant Program. The
Historical Commission will offer in-person and virtual workshops to explain the
application process to eligible nonprofit organizations or municipalities.
Two types of grants are available
through the 2024
History Regrant Program: General Operating Support (GOS) for historical
organizations’ overall expenses or Special Project (SP) funding for local history
projects and programs that are open and accessible to the public. The Historic Preservation
Grants provide matching funds with a minimum of $500 and $10,000 maximum to
restore historic buildings owned by organizations or municipalities.
“On behalf of the Board of County
Commissioners, we would like to thank Monmouth County residents and
municipalities for your commitment to restoring and preserving Monmouth County’s
historical structures,” said Commissioner Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the
Historical Commission. “The County is devoted to providing funding to organizations
that help maintain and preserve our history through the History Regrant and
Historic Preservation Grant Programs.”
The workshop for the
Monmouth County History Regrant Program is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 4,
from 7-9 p.m. The workshop for the Historic Preservation Grant Program will be
held on Monday, Sept. 18, from 6-9 p.m. Both workshops are offered in-person at
the Hall of Records Annex in the Planning Board Conference Room or remotely via
Cisco WebEx. Participants must register for the link to the workshops by contacting
Executive Director Meg Sharp Walton at Margaret.SharpWalton@co.monmouth.nj.us.
The 2024 History
Regrant Program is made possible with funds provided by the New Jersey
Historical Commission, a division of the New Jersey Department of State. The
goal of the program is to strengthen local history organizations, inspire
projects to preserve and contribute to the local historic record and increase
public awareness and participation in local history programming.
The deadline to
declare intent to apply for the Monmouth County History Regrant Program is Oct.
10, and the completed application is due on Oct. 31. The Historic Preservation
Grant Program application is due on Friday, Nov. 3.
The Monmouth County Historical
Commission was established by what was previously known as the Board of Chosen Freeholders in August 1988 for
the preservation and conservation of Monmouth County history. The Commission’s
principal programs provide grants, maintain historic buildings and support
history programming in order to preserve Monmouth County’s rich and diverse
historic legacy.
For more about Monmouth
County’s Historical Commission, visit the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com.
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