The Marion Historical Commission would like to share information with the Tri-Town communities about the next round of Massachusetts State Preservation Grants. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of $1,000,000.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission has just announced Round 29 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant program (MPPF.)
The MPPF is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization.
Properties are listed in the State Register of Historic Places if they meet one of three criteria:
-Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
-Determined Eligible for National Register listing by the MA Historical Commission
-Included in the Inventory of Historic Assets of the local community
Determination of a property’s eligibility can be obtained by accessing the MHC MACRIS online website: mhc-macris.net/ or by contacting the local historical commission in your town. (Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.)
This year, eleven (11) workshops will be held, including a virtual version and one in New Bedford on Friday, December 16 from 10:00 – 12:00 pm (Virtual Only – available by Zoom Invitation) Massachusetts Historical Commission, Massachusetts Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston. Friday, January 6 from 10:00 – 12:00 pm, Seamen’s Bethel, 15 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford.
MHC hopes that your schedule allows you to join a member of the MHC’s Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials and give you the opportunity to ask questions. Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required. Applicants are encouraged to begin compiling application materials before attending a workshop, or as soon as possible, to allow sufficient time to meet the application deadline.
Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available at each workshop. Please call the MHC at 617-727-8470 or e-mail Paul Holtz at paul.holtz@sec.state.ma.us if you have any questions or would like to receive hardcopies of the Application and Instructions.
MPPF Round 29 application submission deadline is March 17, 2023.
More information and the application materials and video can be found at: www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm.