[MassHistPres] Announcing MPPF Round 14

[Holtz, Paul @ SEC]

Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical
Commission, is pleased to announce Round 14 of the Massachusetts
Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program. It is anticipated that
funding will be in the range of the previous two grant rounds (Rounds 12
and 13), $1,000,000 and $750,000, respectively.

Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the
Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (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. The program is administered in accordance with
950 CMR 73.00. Please note that grant disbursement is subject to
appropriation and the availability of sufficient allocated funds pending
extension of the state bond cap.

For more information, please attend an MPPF workshop. A member of the
MHC's Grants Division will explain program requirements, review program
materials, and answer your questions. Workshops are free of charge and
no registration is required. 

Workshops will be held at the following locations, directions are
available on MHC's website:

Thursday, December 13, 2007, 1-3pm, MHC, 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston

Thursday, December 20, 2007 1-3pm Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot
Street, Holyoke

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 2-4pm, Millbury Public Library, Millbury

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 10am-noon, MHC, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston

The application deadline for Round 14 is February 22, 2008. 

MPPF program information, a downloadable application and instructions,
and grant workshop info are available on MHC's website
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/ <http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/> .
Inquiries and application requests may also be e-mailed to Paul Holtz
(Paul.Holtz at sec.state.ma.us) or call the MHC at 617-727-8470.
Application forms and Instructions will also be available at workshops.