The Historic Site Preservation Grant Program (HSPG)

Applications for the Historic Site Preservation Grants will not be taken or reviewed this year of FY 2012 (July 2011-June 2012) due to the non-appropriation of funds.

Purpose of HSPG

The Historic Site Preservation Grant Program (HSPG) was created in 1998. The State Historical Society of Iowa is committed to encouraging cultural growth and development throughout the state of Iowa. The Historic Site Preservation Grant provides funds to acquire, repair, rehabilitate, and develop historic sites that preserve, interpret, or promote Iowa’s cultural heritage. Projects funded by this program must promote an understanding of the record of human experience within Iowa.

All HSPG projects are limited to work on “vertical infrastructure,” which is defined in Iowa Code Chapter 8.57 as “land acquisition for construction, major rehabilitation of buildings, all appurtenant structures, utilities, and site developments.” Activities that are not directly related to vertical infrastructure cannot be funded through the HSPG Program.

Deadlines and Project Dates

Applications for the Historic Site Preservation Grants will not be taken or reviewed this year of FY 2011 (July 2010-June 2011) due to the non-appropriation of funds.

Restrictions & Administrative Rules

The HSPG Administrative Rules stipulate:

• The maximum allowable grant request is $100,000.
• The minimum allowable grant request is $40,000.
• Projects require dollar-for-dollar cash match. Thus, the smallest allowable project costs $80,000. This includes a $40,000 grant request, along with $40,000 of cash match.
• State funds shall not be used as cash match for this program.
• Indirect costs and staff salaries shall not be used as match.
• No more than $200,000 may be awarded within a single county in any grant cycle.
• An applicant may submit only one grant application per funding cycle.
• Projects that receive funding through the HSPG program are ineligible to apply again for three years from the date of the grant award.
• If the Legislature earmarked funds for a project in the current fiscal year, then that project is not eligible for funding through the HSPG program during the same fiscal year.

The complete administrative rules for the HSPG program

Questions?

Contact kristen.vandermolen@iowa.gov.