The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is accepting Texas Preservation Trust Fund Grant Program applications for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023.
The total amount of funds available for FY 2024 grant round is $248,625. The THC anticipates grant awards to be in the $10,000–$30,000 range.
The Texas Preservation Trust Fund Grant Program application process for FY 2024 is a two-step process. First, all applicants are required to submit an initial application form to the THC for review. The THC will select the highest-priority projects from the initial applications and invite those applicants to move forward to the second step. Successful applicants will continue the process by submitting detailed project proposals by July 12, 2023. Full project proposals will be considered by the THC for final grant awards in October 2023.
Beginning with the FY 2024 grant round, the TPTF program will award some funds earmarked exclusively for use in the Texas Panhandle and Dallas. These funds are mitigation for the partial release of preservation covenants held by the THC and must be used to benefit other historic properties in the same geographic area. While all other requirements remain the same, applicants in eligible areas may request larger grant awards than are typically available through the TPTF grant program.
As part of mitigation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and in consideration for a partial covenant release, TxDOT allocated $500,000 to the TPTF grant program for the partial acquisition of the former historic Amarillo Helium Plant to use as right-of-way. These funds will provide one-to-one matching grants for eligible projects in TxDOT’s Amarillo District, which includes Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Gray, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, and Sherman counties. The THC anticipates grant awards to be in the $10,000 - $100,000 range.
Please view the TPTF FY2024 Grant Application for more information regarding these funds.
As the result of covenants released on several historic buildings at the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Dallas, $1,415,924 in funds have been dedicated to the TPTF program for historic preservation projects in the City of Dallas. The total amount of funds available for eligible projects is $1,415,924. The THC anticipates grant awards to be in the $10,000 - $250,000 range. Grants require a one-to-one match.
See the TPTF FY2024 Grant Application for more information.
The Texas Preservation Trust Fund Grant Program is your opportunity to save and protect Texas’ threatened historic structures and significant archeological sites. Grant awards may be used for restoration work, architectural planning, archeological investigation, preservation planning, curatorial, resource survey, and heritage education projects.
By applying, you are notifying our office of educational needs in your community and advising us of endangered historic properties and archeological sites that may soon be lost if this valuable assistance is not provided. We encourage you to apply, so we may continue to demonstrate the need for our efforts.
Play a part in preserving significant historic resources and providing heritage education across Texas!
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