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Certified Local Government Grant Information

Please note that the CLG grant program is open only to those Iowa cities, counties and land use districts that have signed a Certified Local Government Agreement with the State of Iowa and National Park Service. In addition, CLG cities, counties, and land use districts must be CLGs in good standing and current in their submission of Iowa CLG Annual Report forms (e.g., annual reports through 2010).

2012 Grants

In this round, we anticipate awarding approximately $84,000 in CLG grants.

Please contact me before beginning your application.  I can be reached at (515) 281-6826 or by email at paula.mohr@iowa.gov.  I look forward to working with you.

PDF Document 2012 CLG Grant Manual (PDF)

PDF Document` 2012 CLG Grant Application (PDF)
MS Word   Document 2012 CLG Grant Application (Word)

What's New this Year with the CLG Application Process?

We have been given authorization from the National Park Service to use a rate of $16.77 for our volunteer wage rate rather than the federal minimum wage.  This volunteer rate has been established by the Independent Sector, a leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs. Please use $16.77/hour for calculating the value of volunteer labor used as in-kind match on the budget page.

Also, to assist us with our reporting requirements with the National Park Service, we are asking that applicants provide a 100-word summary of their proposed projects.  Survey and nomination projects also need to state an estimated number of resources to be surveyed as well as an estimated amount of acreage.  For more information, please see the grant application.

KEY DATES:

August 5, 2011

Submit a draft application for review and comment by State Historic Preservation Office staff (it is highly recommended that you submit a draft application for review and to insure that your budget is ample to successfully complete the project).  CLGs applying for a planning for preservation grant or a pre-development projects must submit a draft application for review); draft applications can be emailed to paula.mohr@iowa.gov

August 17, 2011

The State will return comments on draft applications to the applicants.

August 31, 2011   

Final grant applications must be postmarked by this date.  Hand-delivered applications must be delivered by this date. Only one copy with an original signature is required.

October 14, 2011  

State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) will meet to make final recommendations for CLG grant awards

November 2011

State Historical Society Board meeting to approve grants recommendations

December 2011

CLG grant applicants will be notified of grant awards.

Mid-January 2012  

CLG Grant-In-Aid Agreements (grant contracts) will be sent to 2012 awardees.

March 1, 2012

Earliest possible start date for the 2012 CLG Grant projects

June 30, 2013 

2012 CLG Grant projects must be completed

Requesting Old Applications

CLG grant applicants may request copies of previously funded CLG grant applications for similar projects.

For more information, please contact:
Paula Mohr
CLG Coordinator
State Historical Building
600 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0290
(515) 281-6826
paula.mohr@iowa.gov

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