[MassHistPres] Announcing Veterans' History Grant Program

[Steinitz, Michael (SEC)]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE VETERANS' HISTORY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin and the Massachusetts State Historical
Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) are pleased to announce that beginning September 19, 2016
application are being accepted for matching grants to preserve objects, sites, and document
collections that are significant to the history and experiences of military veterans in the
Commonwealth.

The program is an extension of the grants awarded by the Massachusetts
Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War. During two rounds of funding this
Commission awarded over $265,000 in matching funds to 58 projects across the Commonwealth.

The program is open to Massachusetts municipalities and non-profit organizations, such
as libraries, historical societies and commissions, museums, and universities. Grants provide
state matching funds of up to 50 percent of a project's total cost, but not exceeding $7,500 for
applications from single institutions or $10,000 for applications from multiple institutions for
collaborative projects.

Eligible projects may include the renovation, rehabilitation, restoration, or enhancement
of existing monuments or memorials relevant to the military encounters and veterans. Proposals
to construct new markers for historically significant sites will also be considered. Eligible
projects also include preservation or digitization of historic documents and enhancing access to
archival collections. Planning projects will also be considered.

The application period begins September 19, 2016 and ends on December 31, 2016.

Application materials may be found at https://mashrabblog.wordpress.com/

[Please note that this is not a grant program of the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
 Questions should be directed to the contacts included with the application materials.]

Best regards,

Michael Steinitz
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Director, Preservation Planning Division
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617-727-8470
617-727-5128 (fax)
michael.steinitz at state.ma.us

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