Belvedere Historic Preservation Grant Program
MaineCF’s Belvedere Historic Preservation Fund, in partnership with Maine Historic Preservation Commission’s New Century Grant Program, is offering grants to support the preservation or restoration of historic buildings, primarily in Washington and Hancock Counties and in under-resourced rural communities in other parts of the state.
The grant program focuses on the preservation and reuse of historic buildings that serve as civic, cultural, or economic hubs for communities. Grants will primarily be focused on capital projects. The committee will consider the following criteria:
* The property’s historical significance at the local, state, or national level
* Extent to which the property is threatened
* The organizational readiness of the applicant to accomplish the proposed work and the likelihood of the project’s completion within a year.
* Geographic location. Strong preference will be given to projects in Hancock and Washington Counties, with some consideration for projects in other under-resourced, rural areas of the state.
All proposed projects must be for historic buildings listed or in the process of being listed on the National Registry.
If a project’s total budget is larger than $25,000, the application should be for only a portion or phase of the project. Strong preference will be given to applicants that demonstrate how other sources of support will be combined with a grant from this program to accomplish the proposed work.
