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Montgomery County Historic Preservation Grant Fund

The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Grant Fund provides up to $60,000 total to fund preservation projects that educate the public and engage communities in preservation efforts. Eligible projects include creating websites, mobile apps, oral histories and more focused on documenting and interpreting historic resources. Applicant organizations must be nonprofit, have preservation as their goal, and serve an educational purpose for Montgomery County residents. The application process requires submission of organization documents and a project proposal by May 18, 2015 for consideration.

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Montgomery County Historic Preservation Grant Fund

The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Grant Fund provides up to $60,000 total to fund preservation projects that educate the public and engage communities in preservation efforts. Eligible projects include creating websites, mobile apps, oral histories and more focused on documenting and interpreting historic resources. Applicant organizations must be nonprofit, have preservation as their goal, and serve an educational purpose for Montgomery County residents. The application process requires submission of organization documents and a project proposal by May 18, 2015 for consideration.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FUND

Guidelines for Applicants


The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Grant Fund was established to encourage
preservation activities in the County, and to promote increased public awareness of, and
community involvement in, all types of preservation projects. The following Guidelines were
prepared to assist applicants in the preparation of an application for grant funding. Up to a
total of $60,000 may be available to be awarded in this grant round.
Eligible Activities
A range of projects will be considered, with special priority given to projects that document or interpret
historic resources or use technology to present information and engage the public in historic
preservation. The types of projects that are eligible for funding include, but are not limited to: GIS
mapping, apps for mobile devices, development of websites and digitally accessible content, digitizing
analog materials, walking tours of historic districts, handbooks, design guidelines, explanatory brochures
for owners in historic districts, historic site brochures or other interpretive materials, historic district or
site survey and documentation, feasibility studies for building or site restoration or preservation, oral
history taping/transcriptions, videos, or exhibits pertaining to county history or architecture, and other
educational projects.

Eligible Organizations
An organization seeking funds must have historic preservation as its primary and motivating
purpose, and/or must be the owner of a historic site designated on the Master Plan for Historic
Preservation. In addition, each organization:
1.

Must be chartered or incorporated in Montgomery County; and

2.

Must have bylaws, membership, elected officers, and regularly scheduled meetings; and

3.

Must have nonprofit or charitable tax status; and

4.

Serve a public educational purpose.

Grant Management
An organization seeking funds must demonstrate that it shall:
1.

Monitor the expenditure of project funds to contractors, firms, and other organizations
and submit receipts upon completion of project;

2.

Report mid-project to the Commission on project progress and verify expenditures to


staff;

3.

Prepare a sworn affidavit showing the amount of cash, in-kind contributions, or


combination thereof comprising the organization's required dollar-for-dollar match;

4.

Submit vouchers documenting the value of in-kind matching contributions by volunteers


at a rate of $25 per hour for professional services and $15 per hour for all other
services.

5.

Comply with nondiscrimination in employment provisions of Chapter 11B, Montgomery


County Code (1972), as applicable to organization members and contractors;

6.

If requested, permit an audit and inspection of the organization's books and records as
required by Montgomery County during the duration of the project; and

7.

Carry adequate insurance, as specified by the general conditions of contract (see Article
15).

Application Procedure
Each organization shall submit to the Commission the following:
1.

A completed application form;

2.

Copies of its charter, incorporation papers, by-laws, tax status form, or other organizing
documents;

3.

Supporting materials necessary to further explain the proposal (see Item 4 on


Application for suggestions).

Completed application materials may be emailed to [email protected]


or delivered to:
Historic Preservation Commission
M-NCPPC
8787 Georgia Avenue, room #204
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Materials must be received by May 18, 2015. Late applications may not be reviewed.
The Historic Preservation Commission will evaluate those applications deemed to be complete
and each applicant will be notified of the Commission's decision by no later than May 29, 2015.
After the decision by the Commission, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission will enter into a grant agreement with each organization for the planned work.
Successful candidates will be required to enter into a contract with M-NCPPC by June 19, 2015
or risk forfeiture of their grant opportunity.
Please direct questions about the grant program to Scott Whipple, historic preservation
supervisor at 301.563.3404 or [email protected].
April, 2015

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