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Contact:
Andi Martin, Marketing and Public Relations Manager
andi.martin@ahc.alabama.gov, 334-230-2680
Final Week to Submit AHC
Historic Sites Grant Application
(Montgomery, AL) Historic Sites meeting
eligibility have until Friday, August 21, 2020 to submit their application to
the Alabama Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, for
their 2021 Grant Program with funds appropriated by the Alabama Legislature.
AHC will administer a $1,075,000 Grant Program with funds
appropriated by the Alabama Legislature in the 2021 Fiscal Year (October
1, 2020 – September 30, 2021), for improvements as well as educational
programming at historic sites in Alabama.
Grants will be awarded to public or non-profit entities who own and operate
historic sites in Alabama, reflect an education-based mission, concentrate on
educational programming, and reflect the geographical diversity of the
state. Grants will not be awarded to any entity receiving funding
directly or indirectly from the Education Trust Fund or the General Fund. Grants
will also not be awarded to any private or for-profit business or organization.
Amounts will not exceed $30,000 for any one entity.
Preference will be given to properties built before 1840 that are
listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places,
historic school structures, and properties built before 1943 that are listed in
or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
“Last fiscal year, the Capital Enhancements Grant Program helped to facilitate
several types of improvements, including roof replacements, window
restorations, and exterior painting,” said Lisa D. Jones, Executive
Director of the Alabama Historical Commission. “The goal of the 2021 grant
program is to assist historic sites throughout Alabama with both improvements
as well as educational programming, which will help preserve them for future
generations. Thank you to the Alabama Legislature for funding this much needed
grant program to help preserve Alabama’s historic sites.”
The Alabama Historical Commission's 2020 Grant Program was very
successful – more than $2 million dollars were requested from the $900,000
appropriated funds.
Grant Application Guidelines are available on the AHC website. Applicants
must complete an official 2021 Historic Sites Grant application available on
the AHC website at https://ahc.alabama.gov/Resources/grants21.aspx.
Applications must be hand-delivered or mailed to Renee Fuller,
Contracts and Grants, Alabama Historical Commission, by Friday, August 21, 2020. Faxed
or emailed applications will not be accepted. AHC will announce
the grant awards in October 2020. All grant guidelines and details about
eligibility can be found on the AHC website.
To learn more about the Alabama Historical Commission, please
visit www.ahc.alabama.gov.
About the Alabama Historical Commission
Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry
Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation
agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature
in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret
Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two
fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as
public attractions; and, statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns,
and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs
and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission
fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov