Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has awarded $2.3 million in Keystone Historic Preservation Grants to support the preservation efforts of historical and heritage organizations, museums, and local governments in 21 counties.
The commission awarded 54 grants selected from 92 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 50/50 cash match and were awarded through a competitive selection process.
“We are pleased to support these important projects from across the commonwealth. It is rewarding to impact communities in 21 different counties,” said PHMC Executive Director Andrea Lowery. “The selected projects represent the breadth of historic resources that Pennsylvanians value – from a grant to the City of Erie to further their preservation goals, to funding that supports the repair of the architecturally significant Thunderbird Lodge in Rose Valley, Delaware County, to a grant to Bellefonte Borough, Centre County, to assist the community’s continued investment in and promotion of historic preservation. This investment ensures that Pennsylvania’s cultural memory will be preserved for future generations.”
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 helps facilitate 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 & Conservation Fund, which is supported annually from a portion of the state realty transfer tax revenue.
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Media Contact: Howard Pollman, 717-705-8639
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The following is a list of Keystone Historic Preservation Grants by county:
Carnegie Library of Homestead - $100,000
City of Pittsburgh - $17,500
Frick Art and Historical Center - $100,000
Hill Community Development Corp. - $100,000
Mt. Lebanon Partnership - $10,000
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh - $100,000
Rivers of Steel Heritage Corp. - $100,000
Rodef Shalom Congregation - $13,085
Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka (SPMMMV) - $100,000
Township of Moon - $100,000
Ambridge Historic District Economic Development Corp. - $17,950
New Brighton Historical Society - $25,000
Bedford County - $100,000
Everett Borough - $25,000
The 1901 Church Inc. - $25,000
Bellefonte Borough - $41,400
Historic Waynesborough - $38,950
Mt. Zion Historical and Cultural, Educational Community Center and Sepulcher - $35,220
South Middleton Township - $14,700
Historic Harrisburg Association Inc. - $17,094
Hummelstown Area Historical Society - $21,000
The Fair Housing Council of the Capital Region Inc. - $20,000
Rose Valley Centennial Foundation - $100,000
Presque Isle Light Station - $25,000
Franklin County - $12,000
Friends of Blairsville Communities - $16,250
City of Scranton - $100,000
Scranton Cultural Center - $25,000
Waverly Community House Inc. - $25,000
Hoyt Center for the Arts - $100,000
Human Services Center - $31,250
Lawrence County Historical Society - $5,000
First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre - $100,000
Discover Lansdale - $14,310
Friends of Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Cemeteries - $25,000
Historic Trappe - $40,000
Cliveden of the National Trust - $24,923
Cranaleith Spiritual Center - $11,344
Glen Foerd Conservation Corp. - $14,266
Historic RittenhouseTown Inc. - $32,674
John Bartram Association (aka Bartram's Garden) - $100,000
Naomi Wood Trust - $55,788
Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks - $18,675
The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Pennsylvania - $42,315
Third, Scots and Mariners Presbyterian Church - $100,000
Trinity Episcopal Memorial Church - $11,890
Wagner Free Institute of Science - $25,000
Warren County Historical Society - $34,000
Bradford House Historical Association - $23,870
Geyer Performing Arts Center - $12,500
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Westmoreland - $23,375