Russ, This is what the gov web site has to say regarding grants.
Benefits of designation include:
• White House recognition;
(letter received last week in Abq.)
• a certificate of recognition;
• a Preserve America Community road sign;
(Cross bucks?)
• eligibility for Preserve America grants;
• authorization to use the Preserve America logo on signs, flags, banners, and promotional materials;
• listing in a web-based Preserve America Community directory;
• inclusion in national and regional press releases;
• official notification of designation to State tourism offices and visitor bureaus; and
• Enhanced community visibility and pride.
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What type of work is eligible for funding?
Preserve America grants support planning, development, and implementation of innovative activities and programs in heritage tourism such as surveying and documenting historic resources, interpreting historic sites, planning, marketing, and training. Successful applicants will emphasize creative projects that promote and preserve the community's cultural resources. Successful projects will involve public-private partnerships and serve as models to communities nationwide for heritage tourism, education, and economic development.
Your project must fit one of the following categories:
• Research and Documentation
• Education and Interpretation
• Planning
• Marketing
• Training
Preserve America grants
do not fund:
• Repair, rehabilitation, or acquisition of historic properties, sites, or collections.
• Conservation of collections.
• Long-term maintenance or curatorial work.
• Reconstructing former historic properties.
• Moving historic properties.
• Construction of new buildings.
• Cash reserves, endowments, or revolving funds.
• Fund-raising costs.
• Work performed prior to announcement of award.
• Miscellaneous costs such as contingencies, reserves, food, and overhead.