[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter - November 10, 2008

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm
<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> 

November 10, 2008

 

This e-newsletter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
Preservation Planning Division has been prepared for local historical
commissions, historic district commissions and others interested in
historic preservation activities around the state of Massachusetts.  It
is published roughly every other week.  If you have suggestions or items
of interest for this newsletter, please contact Chris Skelly at the
Massachusetts Historical Commission.  Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us
<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> 

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Welcome to the start of an e-newsletter specifically for local
commissions in Massachusetts.  We hope you enjoy this new initiative
from the Massachusetts Historical Commission.  We welcome your thoughts
on what you would like to see in this newsletter.  

 

SURVEY AND PLANNING GRANTS

Pre-applications for 2009 Survey and Planning Grants were recently sent
to all local historical commissions and historic district commissions.
They are due by December 15, 2008.   Typical projects funded through
survey and planning grants include cultural resource inventories,
National Register nominations, preservation plans and public outreach
publications.  For more information on survey and planning grants, visit
our website.  

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm

 

MASSACHUSETTS PRESERVATION PROJECTS FUND

Round 15 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant
program has been scheduled. 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. (Please note that grant
disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and
the availability of sufficient allocated funds.)  Applications for Round
15 are due February 20, 2009. It is anticipated that funding will be in
the range of the previous two grant rounds, Rounds 13 and 14, which were
$750,000 and $800,000, respectively. Grant awards will be made June 10,
2009 and projects must be completed by June 30, 2010.   A series of MPPF
workshops have been scheduled for the coming weeks at various locations
throughout Massachusetts. 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. For MPPF program information,
downloadable Application/Instructions, and directions to the upcoming
grant workshops please visit the MHC's website. 

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm

 

NEW PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES

A new DVD, Local Historical Commissions in Massachusetts, is now
available from the Massachusetts Historical Commission.  This 50 minute
DVD explains the roles and responsibilities of local historical
commissions.  If you would like a copy, please contact the chairperson
of your local historical commission first to see if your commission has
already received a copy.  If not, we would be happy to send one out to
your commission.   

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

December 3, 2008 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the MHC

December 5, 2008 - Certified Local Government Workshop at MHC

December 15, 2008 - Survey and Planning Grant Pre-Applications due at
MHC.

December 17, 2008 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the Community Music School of
Springfield

January 8, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the Millbury Public Library

January 13, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the MHC

February 20, 2009 - MPPF Round 15 Grant Applications due at MHC.

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

The National Park Service Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties can be found at
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standguide/
<http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standguide/> .  The standards
promote responsible historic preservation practices.  Local commissions
should familiarize themselves especially with the section on
rehabilitating historic buildings.  Of the four treatments,
rehabilitation is the most common.  

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Please forward this newsletter on to others that may be interested.  If
you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to receive
it directly, please contact the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission also has a listserve
specifically for historic preservation.  You can join this listserve by
visiting http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres
<http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> .  

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