[MassHistPres] FW: Announcing MPPF Round 30 - Applications Due March 15, 2024

[Holtz, Paul @ SEC]

MHC Announcing MPPF Round 30 & Virtual Workshops


Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 30 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 three virtual workshops will be held:
Monday, January 8, 2024
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission


Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82812737595?pwd=RjhEeUdMNm9Tdlh4dTZGZTZqaS9uQT09


Wednesday, January 17, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88981683268?pwd=Q0NyNFNmNC9aaHJLVzlHUXJyNzVvZz09



Wednesday, January 24, 2024
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85813655332?pwd=dkZxV25WcDhYbEx1WWt5ZXROMFp6QT09



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.




APPLICATION DEADLINE:  March 15, 2024

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.

Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available. 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.

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:  The MHC strongly encourages all potential applicants to either attend one of the scheduled MPPF Virtual Workshops or to view the video presentations<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm> 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 Round 30 Application Presentation video<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm>, 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>



Paul Holtz
Historical Architect
Co-Director Grants Division
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, Ma 02125
(617) 727-8470 x347
paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us




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