Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund
Resources to Help with Your Application
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
New Jersey Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grant Program
Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund
Emergency Grant and Loan Fund
Preservation Funding Guide

Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund

The program provides matching grants for historic preservation planning and capital projects.  Read the Current Grant Schedule for the 2010 Grant Round.  A Declaration of Intent to Apply is due July 22, 2010.  Funding applications are due September 16, 2010. 

Download the Declaration of Intent to Apply, Grant Guidelines and Applications for Historic Site Management and Capital Preservation Grants.


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Resources to Help with Your Application

The following documents contain information and resource to help you better prepare your application for funding.

2010 Applicant Workshop Power Point Presentation (pdf)

 Heritage Tourism and Heritage Tourism Assessments (pdf) 

 Preservation Plans and Historic Structure Reports (pdf) 

 Historic Site Interpretation (pdf)

Archaeology and Historic Preservation Projects (pdf)



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The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

All activities funded by the NJ Historic Trust must be in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. The Standards document provides common sense definitions and principles to guide historic preservation projects.

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New Jersey Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grant Program

The NJ Historic Trust makes recommendations to the NJ Cultural Trust for capital preservation projects.   Future grant rounds will be announced.

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Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund

Applicants are urged to consult with Trust staff before applying for these funds.  Applications are accepted at any time.  Read more about the program.

Download the Guidelines and Part A of the Revolving Loan Fund Application.


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Emergency Grant and Loan Fund

Applicants are urged to consult with Trust staff before applying for these funds. Applications are accepted at any time. Read more about the program

Download the Guidelines and Application for the Emergency Grant and Loan Fund [pdf].
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Preservation Funding Guide

The guide lists program descriptions, contact names, and Web sites for more than 55 funding resources for historic preservation and related fields. Updated July 2007. View the guide.

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