[MassHistPres] Grant submissions

[Cheri Hardiman]

Hi Connie,

I have a great deal of experience with grant-writing, though largely in areas outside of historical preservation.

The great majority of grantors will not consider applications from "non" non- profit organizations. Typically, grantors view such commissions as part of a municipality and would not consider an application that comes directly from it. When Bill (my husband/ business partner) served on our town's Historical Commission, a group of volunteers formed a non- profit for fund-raising and grant obtaining purposes. If memory serves our purpose was specific to a historical building, now turned museum. I believe our name was Friends of Red Shop or something similar- goes back decades now. Anyway, this was enormously successful!

Best of luck!

Best,
Cheri

Cheri Hardiman
Old New England Restoration, Inc.
www.oldnewenglandrestoration.com
3B Business Way
Hopedale, MA 01747
508-634-3491





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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Grant submissions

It is par for the course for historical commissions to apply for CPA funds, for inventorying, repair, assessments , and so forth, sometimes to match MHC grants, of a whole host of historical assets, including buildings; documents, records, and other archival collections;  archaeological resources; and so forth. If the push-back involves CPA grants, it sometimes makes sense to get advice from the CPC (https://www.communitypreservation.org/) or if it involves documents to talk to the SHRAB (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcaac/aacidx.htm). Historical Commissions also routinely apply for funding for monument repair from the SHRAB. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcaac/MA_SHRAB_brochure.pdf

Good luck!


Pleun

On Aug 10, 2021, at 2:47 PM, Doherty, Jennifer (SEC) <jennifer.doherty2 at state.ma.us<mailto:jennifer.doherty2 at state.ma.us>> wrote:

Hi Connie,
Historical Commissions established under MGL Chapter 40, 8d<https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section8D> can "enter into contracts with individuals, organizations and institutions for services furthering the objectives of the commission's program; may enter into contracts with local or regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the commission's program; may accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds from individuals, foundations and from federal, state or other governmental bodies for the purpose of furthering the commission's program; may make and sign any agreements and may do and perform any and all acts which may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this section."

Many commissions throughout the state apply to MHC for grant funds to document historic resources or to develop a preservation plan. They also apply for local Community Preservation Act funds to repair municipally-owned historic resources within their community.

If you can provide further specifics or have further questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
Jenn



Jennifer B. Doherty
Local Government Programs Coordinator
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3314
(617) 727-8470
Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:jennifer.doherty at sec.state.ma.us>


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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:05:21 PM
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Subject: [MassHistPres] Grant submissions

Can anyone clarify if Historical Commissions can submit grants to benefit their town's historical assets?  We are getting some push back on this issue.

Connie Hellwig
Vice Chairman
Salisbury Historical Commission

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