[MassHistPres] Grant submissions

[Betty Slade]

And what is he "historical account" able to be used for?  Could you give us some idea of how it is administered?  Betty Slade,  CHAIRWestport CPC In a message dated 8/12/2021 2:39:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, basearch945 at gmail.com writes: 
Oftentimes the Historical Society is organized as a legitimate non-profit and will help with fundraising, grants, etc. In Sturbridge, a percentage of the money collected through CPA goes into a "Historical" account. Regards,Barbara A.Search
  
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:02 AM Cheri Hardiman <Cheri at oldnewenglandrestoration.com> wrote:
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 HardimanOld New England Restoration, Inc.www.oldnewenglandrestoration.com3B Business WayHopedale, MA 01747508-634-3491     From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> on behalf of Pleun Bouricius <pleunbouricius at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 4:23:09 PM
To: Doherty, Jennifer (SEC) <jennifer.doherty2 at state.ma.us>
Cc: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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> wrote:
Hi Connie,Historical Commissions established under MGL Chapter 40, 8d 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. DohertyLocal Government Programs CoordinatorMassachusetts Historical Commission220 Morrissey BoulevardBoston, MA 02125-3314(617) 727-8470Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us

 
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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:05:21 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
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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