Deadline: 15-Oct-22
Landmarks Illinois is inviting applications for the Preservation Heritage Fund grant program to provide monetary assistance to significant structures or sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, in imminent deterioration, in need of stabilization, in need of structural or re-use evaluation, or need to be evaluated for landmark eligibility.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $ 500— $5,000.
- The size of the grant will be determined by the need of the Eligible Applicant and will be awarded on a matching basis.
- A match may be a direct dollar amount or, using volunteer labor or services, equal the value of the grant.
Type of Projects
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Preservation Heritage Fund grants fund the following project types:
- Engineering, architectural, and feasibility studies
- stabilization
- Legal services
- Surveys and National Register Appointments
- Preservation ordinance support
Eligibility Criteria
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Facilities/Locations
- Eligible beneficiaries of Preservation Heritage Fund grants are significant structures or sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, imminent deterioration, or are of such architectural importance that their preservation will benefit the public and Illinois community.
- Structures or sites on Landmarks Illinois' most recent “Endangered List” are presumed to be Eligible Structures.
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Applicants
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Applicants must be not-for-profit organizations or governmental bodies. Landmarks Illinois, in exceptional circumstances, can determine other persons or organizations to be eligible applicants if it finds:
- There is no other practical means of benefiting the Eligible Structure or Site but to grant money to the applicant;
- The public benefit of preserving the Eligible Structure or Site substantially outweighs the benefits to the applicant; and
- Every effort has been made to protect the public benefit of the preservation grant after it is made.
- Applicants must own the Eligible Structure or Site, or have sufficient legal control of the Eligible Structure or Site to permit the Eligible Project to be completed and protected as required by Landmarks Illinois.
- Applicants must possess the capacity to manage the grant funds prudently and have the expertise to execute the Eligible Project in accordance with its approved conditions. An applicant that lacks one or both of these attributes must submit to the expertise of a probono Sponsor elected by Landmarks Illinois if, in its sole discretion, it offers to provide it.
- Applicants must agree to seek preservation protection for the Eligible Structure or Site from local, state, or national preservation organizations as applicable if not already protected.
- A follow-up report of the project is required to be submitted to Landmarks Illinois within a determined time period.
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Applicants must be not-for-profit organizations or governmental bodies. Landmarks Illinois, in exceptional circumstances, can determine other persons or organizations to be eligible applicants if it finds:
For more information, visit Landmarks Illinois.
For more information, visit https://www.landmarks.org/preservation-heritage-fund-grant-program/