Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has awarded $2.5 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help historical and heritage organizations, museums, and local governments in 28 counties.
The commission awarded 57 grants selected from 96 eligible applications. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $25,000 for project grants and $5,000 to $100,000 for construction projects. All grants require a 50 percent cash match and were awarded through a competitive selection process.
"These grants make an enormous difference to communities across Pennsylvania," said PHMC Executive Director Andrea Lowery. "They assist townships and municipalities in revitalization and development efforts, providing funding for vibrant use of historic buildings within their communities. We are thrilled to provide increased funding to more than $2.5 million this year, supporting 57 projects, including several in distressed cities."
Keystone Historic Preservation Grants provide funding to support projects that identify, preserve, promote and protect historic and archaeological resources in Pennsylvania for both the benefit of the public and the revitalization of communities. Funding also supports municipal planning initiatives that focus on historic resources or may be used to meet building or community specific planning goals. The program also supports construction activities at resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
These grants receive funding from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. This fund is supported annually from a portion of the state realty tax revenue.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
MEDIA CONTACT: Howard Pollman, 717-705-8639
The following is a list of Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Awards, by county:
Allegheny
Bona Fide Bellevue - $7,500.00
Carnegie Library of Homestead - $100,000.00
City of Pittsburgh - $100,000.00
Frick Art & Historical Center - $82,500.00
Historical Society of Upper St. Clair - $49,000.00
New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts - $100,000.00
Preservation Pittsburgh - $5,000.00
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka - $25,000.00
Armstrong
County of Armstrong - $100,000.00
Bucks
County Theater, Inc. - $64,500.00
Cambria
City of Johnstown - $24,000.00
Johnstown Area Heritage Association - $39,000.00
The 1901 Church, Inc. - $85,000.00
Venue of Merging Arts - $14,563.00
Chester
Wharton Esherick Museum - $25,000.00
Crawford
Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism - $45,000.00
Dauphin
Preservation Pennsylvania - $25,000.00
Delaware
County of Delaware - $25,000.00
Rose Valley Centennial Foundation - $99,788.00
Williamson College of the Trades - $100,000.00
Erie
Girard Borough - $20,000.00
Impact Corry - $10,000.00
Fayette
County of Fayette - $14,807.00
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy/Fallingwater - $100,000.00
Greene
Greene County Historical Society - $85,675.00
Lackawanna
Lackawanna College - $100,000.00
Lancaster
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society - $30,000.00
Lebanon
Historic Schaefferstown, Inc. - $32,500.00
Lehigh
Lehigh University / LU12, LLC - $21,845.00
Luzerne
Greater Hazleton Historical Society - $30,000
Mifflin
Friends of the Embassy Theatre, Inc. - $14,965.00
The Mifflin County Historical Society - $24,000.00
Monroe
Blakeslee Community Association - $44,721.00
Montgomery
Historical Society of Montgomery County - $5,000.00
Lower Merion Township - $100,000.00
Merion Friends Meeting - $25,000.00
Northampton
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor - $25,000.00
Northumberland
Northumberland County Courthouse - $23,500.00
Perry
Historical Society of Perry County - $10,000.00
Perry County Council of the Arts - $10,845.00
Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society - $44,200.00
Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc. - $20,783.00
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. - $25,000.00
Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation - $65,175.00
Independence Seaport Museum - $37,911.00
Mount Vernon Baptist Church - $45,453.00
Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club - $60,490.00
Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks - $90,000.00
Stenton, NSCDA/PA - $84,525.00
Venango
County of Venango - $100,000.00
Historic Franklin Preservation Association - $27,000.00
Oil Region Alliance dba Oil City Main Street Program - $20,000.00
Venango County Historical Society - $53,500.00
Washington
Washington County Historical Society - $8,339.00
Wayne
Wayne County Historical Society - $12,500.00
Westmoreland
Ligonier Valley Historical Society - $19,265.00
York
Friends of Camp Security - $11,150.00