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SELECTED SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR HISTORICRELIGIOUS PROPERTIES IN NEW YORK STATE

PRESERVATION LEAGUE OF NEW YORK STATE .... 44 CENTRAL AVENUE, ALBANY, NY 12206518-462-5658 .... 518-462-5684 (FAX) .... [email protected] .... www.preservenys.org

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

National Trust For Historic PreservationThe National Trust provides matching grants and low-interest loans for preservation activities. Funding isavailable for site acquisition, rehabilitation costs,inner-city neighborhoods, education programs, andfor the restoration of historic interiors. Seewww.nationaltrust.org/help/preserving_sacred_sites.html.

Unless instructed otherwise, contact Brent Leggs,Northeast Regional Office, for information on the

National Trust grant programs: NTHP NortheastRegional Office, Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4thFloor, Boston, MA 02109, 617-523-0885,[email protected],www.nthp.org/help/grants/html.

The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

provides nonprofit organizations and public agenciesgrants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for projectsthat contribute to the preservation or the recaptureof an authentic sense of place. Individuals and for-profit businesses may apply only if the project forwhich funding is requested involves a National

Historic Landmark. Funds may be used forprofessional services, conferences, workshops andeducation programs. Grants generally range from$2,500 to $10,000. Funds are not available tosupport “bricks and mortar” restoration costs.Competition for these grants is intense; this is anational grant source with a very limited number offunds. The application deadline is February 1.

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors provides nonprofit organizations and public agenciesgrants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to assist inthe preservation, restoration, and interpretation of

historic interiors. Individuals and for-profit businessesmay apply only if the project for which funding isrequested involves a National Historic Landmark.Funds may be used for professional expertise, printand video communications materials, and educationprograms. Funds are not available to support “bricksand mortar” restoration costs. Competition for thesegrants is intense; this is a national grant source with avery limited number of funds. The applicationdeadline is February 1.

John E. Streb Fund for New York provides nonprofitorganizations and public agencies matching grantsfrom $500 to $5,000 (typically from $1,000 to$1,500) for preservation planning and educationefforts. Funds may be used to obtain professionalexpertise in areas such as architecture, archeology,engineering, preservation planning, land-useplanning, fund raising, organizational developmentand law as well as preservation education activitiesto educate the public. Funds are not available tosupport “bricks and mortar” restoration costs.Application deadlines are February 1 andOctober 1.

Save America’s Treasures is a partnership betweenthe National Park Service and the National Trust.Historic properties owned by active religiousorganizations may be eligible for funding if theymeet the national significance criteria. See guidelinesat www.saveamericastreasures.org, or contact Truststaff at 202-588-6202, 877-873-2787 [email protected]. Only nationally-significant sites are eligible (i.e., National HistoricLandmarks or National Register of Historic Placessites listed at the level of national significance). Forinformation on the NR status of a site, seewww.nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo. To discuss upgradingyour site contact Mark Peckham at NYSHPO:518-237-8643. For questions directly related to thefederal grant program process, call Joe Wallis at theNational Park Service at 202-354-2054.

New York Landmarks Conservancy For information about the following NYLC programs,

contact Ann-Isabel Friedman, Director, Sacred SitesProgram, [email protected], or ColleenMeagher, Manager of Grants and Technical Services,[email protected]; New York LandmarksConservancy, One Whitehall Street, New York, NY,10004, 212-995-5260 or visitwww.nylandmarks.org.

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New York Landmarks Conservancy, cont.

Sacred Sites Program (SSP) provides grants for thepreservation of historic religious buildings andrelated sites throughout New York State. Support forplanning and implementation is available. Eligibleproperties must be owned by a religious institution,and designated as a local landmark or listed in theState or National Registers of Historic Places. Themaximum grant is $10,000. The recipient must matchthe award dollar-for-dollar. Deadlines forapplication are generally January 15th and June 1stof each year.

Consulting Grant Fund The SSP administers another 50/50 matching grantto support professional fees for the preservation ofhistoric houses of worship and related sites in NewYork City. Projects considered for funding include:

conditions surveys, master plans, specificationwriting, project management, engineering reports,stained glass surveys, and laboratory testing.Applications for this program are continuouslyaccepted. Contact staff for eligibility.

Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge

This SSP grant program awards matching grants of$25,000 to $100,000 for large church restorationprojects. Eligible properties must be owned by areligious institution, actively used for worship, andlisted as a local landmark or on the State andNational Registers of Historic Places. Priority is givento the large-scale, comprehensive restoration ofsteeples, roofs and related drainage systems,exterior masonry walls, and stained glass windows.Consultant fees and planning documents will not befunded. Prospective applicants must first call todiscuss their projects. Deadlines for application aregenerally January 15th and June 1st of each year.

New York State Historic Preservation

Office (SHPO), Office of Parks

Recreation and Historic Preservation

(OPRHP)Information on all SHPO programs is available at:www.nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo; 518-237-8643; orField Services Bureau, NYS OPRHP, Peebles Island,Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188. For NationalRegister, Technical and Grants or Archaeology unitsregional staff contacts, visitwww.nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo/state/map.htm or goto the main site and click on the “Territory Maps” link.For information about grants and availability ofapplications, visit www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants/.

Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) providesreimbursement grants to municipalities and nonprofitcorporations, including religious institutions, for thepreservation and restoration of historic propertiesand development of the state's Heritage AreasSystem. Historic preservation grants must improve,

protect, preserve, rehabilitate or restore propertieson the State or National Registers of Historic Places.All grants are made available on a matching basis ofup to 50% of total project costs. For the long termprotection of the property, recipients must convey acovenant to OPRHP, based on the amount of fundingreceived. For information regarding the next fundinground and the name of your regional grant staff, seewebsites listed above or contact Austin O’Brien,

518-237-8643, x3279. Note: Clean Water/Clean

Air Bond Act funding is no longer available.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Interfaith Coalition on Energy (ICE)ICE is a not-for-profit organization that assistsreligious institutions to reduce the costs of operatingfacilities, use less energy, purchase energy at a lowercost, and to anticipate and prevent problems withmechanical and electrical systems. ICE publishes“Comfort and Light,” a quarterly newsletter, and alsoprovides documents, research reports, and articlesrelated to the conservation of energy in religious

buildings. These are available for a small fee.Contact: Andrew Rudin, Interfaith Coalition onEnergy, 7217 Oak Avenue, Melrose Park, PA19027, 215-635-1122 [email protected].

Interfaith Coalition on Energy (ICE) - WNY

ICE-WNY is a not-for-profit organization that assistsreligious institutions in Western New York with energystudies, consulting services, and educationalprograms. To be placed on the newsletter mailing listcontact Maureen Gensler at 716-882-4793 [email protected]. For energy related questions,

contact Viki Ingersoll, Technical Liaison, InterfaithCoalition on Energy - WNY, 795 Main Street,Buffalo, NY 14203, 716-847-8389;[email protected].

Designation of LandmarksTo list buildings as local landmarks, ask the municipalclerk whether your community has a preservationordinance and a preservation commission designating

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Landmarks, continued

local landmarks and historic districts. For informationabout listing on the State and National Register ofHistoric Places and issues regarding landmark andhistoric district designations, first visit the NationalPark Service website : www.cr.nps.gov/nr/, orcontact the National Register Reference Desk at 202-354-1496. Then contact the NYS OPRHP, FieldServices Bureau by visitingwww.nysparks.state.ny.us/shpo or calling MarkPeckham, 518-237-8643, x 3258.

National Park ServiceThe website has an extensive list of resources, asection on “Caring for your historic building,”briefs on preservation issues, technicalinformation and publications. The main page iswww.nps.gov; technical briefs on a broad list of

topics are at www.cr.nps.gov/architecture.htm,www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/index.htm. Secretary of Interior's Standards forRehabilitation. Detailed guidelines on acceptedpractices for the various approaches topreservation work, see www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_0.htm.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

The Trust has a website section on preservation ofHistoric Houses of Worship. See:www.nationaltrust.org/issues/houses_of_worship/.There are several publications available as PDFfiles including Preserving Historic Religious

Properties: A Toolkit for Congregations and

Community Leaders. The toolkit helps identifyimportant character-defining features of historicchurch structures, gives examples of other successfulreuses of churches in Boston and surroundingcommunities, and offers guidance for repairs andredevelopment of historic church structures. Thetoolkit also provides basic information on how localzoning and permitting processes work, and listsspecialists who can be called upon to help plan for

the repair, maintenance, and sensitive reuse ofhistoric religious structures. While focused onMassachusetts, the information is relevant for otherregions. The Trust also publishes a number of books

on preservation, fundraising, etc.. Seewww.nthp.org; www.preservationbooks.org; orcontact [email protected]; or202-588-6296.

Partners for Sacred PlacesPartners for Sacred Places is a national, not-for-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated tothe sound stewardship and preservation of America’sreligious properties. Through its InformationClearinghouse, annual conference, and educational

projects, Partners provides information on fundraisingstrategies, repair and rehabilitation techniques,shared space projects, and local sources ofassistance. For more information, visitwww.sacredplaces.org or contact: Partners forSacred Places, 1700 Sansom Street, Tenth Floor,Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-567-3234;[email protected].

Preservation League of New York StateThe Preservation League of New York State is thestatewide, not-for-profit, membership organization

dedicated to the preservation of New York State’shistoric resources. Staff provides assistance withbuilding-specific and general preservation planningissues and advocacy assistance. The Preserve NewYork grant program provides funding for surveyprojects leading to landmark designation, andreligious sites may be included in the resulting historicdistricts; however, a religious organization cannot bethe lead applicant. Contact: Erin Tobin (Eastern NY)at etobin(at)preservenys.org or Tania Werbizky(Western NY) at twerbizky(at)preservenys.org,Regional Directors, Technical Grants & Programs, 44Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, 518-462-5658.

OTHER RESOURCES:

African American Heritage Preservation

Foundation, Inc.: www.aahpf.org

Faith and Form Magazine:www.members.tripod.com/FaithNForm

H-Stained-Glass listserve on History-Net,www.h.net.org, is an Internet discussion forum onhistoric research, documentation, creation, restorationand preservation of architectural stained glass. Thelist provides a forum for reporting research findingson stained glass artists and studios, styles,techniques…raising issues related to repair,restoration and preservation…To subscribe visit:www.h-net.org/lists/subscribe

Stained Glass Association of America:www.stainedglass.org

September, 2008

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