Grant Applications

Dauphin, Pennsylvania

What Is It?

  • Certified Local Government Grants: available to local governments that have applied for and been certified by the National Park Service for the Certified Local Government Program. This grant is funded by the federal government and administered by the State Historic Preservation Office (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission). The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance to local governments for the administration of historic preservation ordinances, and for education and training of members of historical commissions and boards of historical architectural review.
  • Historic Preservation Project Grants: available to local governments and nonprofit historic preservation organizations the program’s purpose is to support projects that identify, preserve, promote and protect historic and archaeological resources.
  • Technical Assistance Grants (TAG): available to assist nonprofit organizations to solve problems, increase professionalism and build capacity associated, though not exclusively, with historic preservation programs or projects. Matching funds are not required. The grants are administered on a competitive basis and the awards are made throughout the year based on review by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission staff and representatives from the program administrators.
  • Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program Grant: available to prepared and update comprehensive community development plans, policies, and the implementation of zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, functional plans such as downtown revitalization, water resource plans, and land development regulations. Priority is given to any county government acting on behalf of its municipalities, any group of two or more municipalities, or a body authorized to act on behalf of two or more municipalities. This grant is administered by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development.

What We Do.

We will prepare your application for a specific grant for which your local government or not-for-profit organization is eligible. We will also make sure you are notified of grants for projects and programs you wish to undertake. As most grants are competitive we cannot guarantee that your submission will result in an award; however we will submit a grant application that reflects the priorities established by the grant awarding agency or foundation. As the Certified Local Government (CLG) Coordinator for the PHMC, I reviewed $2,000,564 of CLG Grants.