[MassHistPres] NEW Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Preservation Grants Program

[Steinitz, Michael (SEC)]

The Massachusetts Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission yesterday announced that the Commission is launching a grant program designed to preserve objects and sites in the Commonwealth that are significant to the history of the Civil War.

The program, a partnership of the state Department of Veterans' Services, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, is open only to Massachusetts municipalities and non-profit organizations. The program will provide matching grants of up to 50 percent of a project's total cost, but not exceeding $5,000.

Eligible projects might include the renovation, rehabilitation, preservation or enhancement of existing monuments or memorials relevant to the Civil War and Civil War veterans. Proposals to construct new markers for historically significant sites will also be considered. The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will appoint a panel to review all applications. The application period begins March 8th and ends May 17th, 2013. Application materials may be found on the Sesquicentennial Commission's website at: http://ma150.org/civil-war-preservation-grants



Michael Steinitz

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

Director, Preservation Planning Division

Massachusetts Historical Commission

220 Morrissey Boulevard

Boston, Massachusetts 02125

617-727-8470

617-727-5128 (fax)

michael.steinitz at state.ma.us

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