[MassHistPres] Applications Now Available for Veteran's Heritage Grants

[Steinitz, Michael (SEC)]

SECRETARY GALVIN'S OFFICE NOW ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO PRESERVE VETERANS' HISTORY
 Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin and the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) are pleased to announce a new round of funding 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 in its fifth year beyond the initial awards made by the Massachusetts Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War. Over multiple rounds of funding, the SHRAB has awarded over $800,000 in matching funds to over 60 projects across the Commonwealth.  The program is open to Massachusetts municipalities and non-profit organizations, such as libraries, historical societies and commissions, museums, schools, and universities. Grants provide state matching funds of up to 50 percent of a project's total cost. Applicants can apply for up to $20,000.00 per project.

Eligible projects must be relevant to veterans and their military encounters, and may include:

  *   preservation or digitization of historic documents and photographs;
  *   increased access to archival collections;
  *   oral history projects;
  *   renovation, rehabilitation, restoration, or enhancement of existing monuments or memorials;
  *   proposals to construct new markers for historically significant sites;
  *   planning projects will also be considered.
 Please note that general civic enhancement projects, such as flag poles or public green spaces, will not be accepted.
 Applicants are asked to submit their final applications by April 9, 2021. Applicants may submit a draft application for the Board to review and provide comments up to three weeks before the final application deadline. Draft applications or general questions about the program can be submitted to shrab at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:shrab at sec.state.ma.us>.

The application and grant guidelines are available on the Massachusetts Archives website under the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB)  section: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm



 Examples of Previous Veterans' Heritage Grants

  *   Dorchester Historical Society - Dorchester Veterans Project to create an online presence for biographies of Dorchester veterans
  *   Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - erection of a memorial to veteran, educator, and nurse Susannah "Susie" Baker King Taylor
  *   Easter Seals Massachusetts - Women in Military Service oral history project
  *   Hatfield Historical Society - Veterans' Oral History Project
  *   1638 Fund Charitable Trust - Fabrication and installation of display cases and pedestal stands, modification of existing display cases, and restoration of ornamental features for the Military Museum and Armory on the 4th floor of Faneuil Hall
  *   Belmont Veteran's Memorial Committee - Renovation of existing veterans' memorials
  *   Office of the Mayor, City of Gloucester - Funding for display case for Civil War uniform at Gloucester High School
  *   Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery - Restoration of grave markers
  *   Newburyport Maritime Society - Restoration of USS Richard S. Bull model ship
  *   USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee - Revitalization and update of the Korean and Vietnam War Memorials on board the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
  *   Green Hill Park Coalition - Restoration of Memorial Grove
  *   Pollard Memorial Library - Veterans Collection project to rehouse, arrange, describe, and digitize veterans records
I'm forwarding on behalf of Massachusetts SHRAB.  Please consider this important funding opportunity supporting the preservation of historic veterans' monuments, memorials and collections in your community  This is not a grant program of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, so as noted, please direct any questions to SHRAB at shrab at sec.state.ma.us.

Best regards,

Michael

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 sec.state.ma.us<mailto:michael.steinitz at sec.state.ma.us>

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