[MassHistPres] Announcing MPPF Round 29 - Applications Due March 17, 2023

[Holtz, Paul (SEC)]

MHC Announcing MPPF Round 29 & Workshops


Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 29 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program has been scheduled. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of $1,000,000.


Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the MPPF is a state-funded 50% matching grant reimbursement program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00.  Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.

This year eleven (11) workshops will be held:
Thursday, December 8, 2022
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Historical Commission<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Massachusetts+Historical+Commission/@42.3140734,-71.0366666,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e37afe27eb471b:0xb39b02ffeadc44e!8m2!3d42.3140764!4d-71.03447>
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA  02125-3314


Tuesday, December 20, 2022
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Meekins Library<https://www.google.com/maps/place/2+Williams+St,+Williamsburg,+MA+01096/@42.401784,-72.726831,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e729f4fa6e8cfb:0x3c922ae27ab9d2f9!8m2!3d42.39307!4d-72.7310284?hl=en>
2 Williams Street
Williamsburg, MA  01096-9427


Tuesday, December 13, 2022
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The Mount (Edith Wharton Estate)<https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Mount,+Edith+Wharton's+Home/@42.330989,-73.282018,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcaa2704ee6728e5a!8m2!3d42.3309894!4d-73.2820185?hl=en>
2 Plunkett Street
Lenox, MA  01240-2704


Wednesday, January 4, 2023
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Ashburnham Stevens Memorial Library<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stevens+Memorial+Library/@42.6378342,-71.9115242,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e3e07cbd8cd129:0x1fb5f8c0337e36a7!8m2!3d42.6378654!4d-71.9093397>
20 Memorial Drive
Ashburnham, MA  01430-4211

Thursday, December 15, 2022
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Millbury Public Library<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Millbury+Public+Library/@42.190434,-71.7653197,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e405626d567f4d:0x109a78ca3880807f!8m2!3d42.19043!4d-71.763131>
128 Elm Street
Millbury, MA 01527-2673


Friday, January 6, 2023
10:00 - 12:00 pm
Seamen's Bethel<https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Bedford+Port+Society:+Seamen%E2%80%99s+Bethel+and+Mariner%E2%80%99s+Home/@41.6350422,-70.925931,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e4e3f1399b668b:0x1a1f0e93daaa978b!8m2!3d41.6350534!4d-70.9236413>
15 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA  02740-6318

Friday, December 16, 2022
10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only - available by Zoom Invitation)
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA  02125-3314


Tuesday, January 10, 2023
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Historical Commission<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Massachusetts+Historical+Commission/@42.3140734,-71.0366666,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e37afe27eb471b:0xb39b02ffeadc44e!8m2!3d42.3140764!4d-71.03447>
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA  02125-3314

Monday, December 19, 2022
1:00-3:00 pm
Tales of Cape Cod<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tales+of+Cape+Cod+Inc/@41.7042589,-70.3103349,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89fb36bc65ad404d:0xf369e8d50d869c3!8m2!3d41.7042167!4d-70.3082065>
3046 Main Street
Barnstable, MA  02630


Thursday January 12, 2023
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Topsfield Town Hall<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Topsfield+Town+Hall/@42.6417524,-70.9533971,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e31a7e83b44e43:0x916ef73daf3617e5!8m2!3d42.6418163!4d-70.9512249>
8 West Common Street
Topsfield, MA  02125-3314

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
11:00 - 1:00 pm
North Adams Public Library<https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Adams+Public+Library/@42.6983262,-73.1109023,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e0b8169f66f7ef:0xfac30001e7a361ec!8m2!3d42.6982484!4d-73.1087068>
74 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247-4168





MHC hopes that your schedule allows you to join a member of the MHC's Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials, and give you the opportunity to ask questions.  Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required.  Applicants are encouraged to begin compiling application materials before attending a workshop, or as soon as possible, to allow sufficient time to meet the application deadline.

Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available at each workshop. Please call the MHC at 617-727-8470 or e-mail Paul Holtz at paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us> if you have any questions or would like to receive hardcopies of the Application and Instructions.


APPLICATION DEADLINE:  March 17, 2023


TO APPLY:  Download the MPPF Application and MPPF Application Instructions from the MHC website (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm) or request a hard copy of the Application by contacting the MHC Grants Division at 617-727-8470.



INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:  We strongly encourage all potential applicants to either attend one of the scheduled MPPF Workshops or to view the video presentations available for download on the MHC website, familiarize themselves with the application requirements, and begin compiling application materials as early as possible in order to meet the application deadline.


The MPPF Program Introduction video provides an overview of the program's history and its impact on historic sites throughout the Commonwealth.  In the MPPF Application Presentation video, MHC staff present the MPPF application process in its entirety.



CONTACT:  Please contact one of the following MPPF project managers with questions regarding the MPPF program and application process.



Paul Holtz  paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us>

Ross Dekle  ross.dekle at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:ross.dekle at sec.state.ma.us>

Betsy Holland  betsy.holland at sec.state.ma.us







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