Applications are available to eligible municipalities and not-for-profit organizations to compete for Preserve New York and Technical Assistance Grants (TAG), the signature grant programs of the Preservation League of New York State and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
A total of $153,603 is available in 2015. The League will disburse this amount over two grant rounds, Preserve New York and TAG in the spring, and an additional TAG funding round in the fall.
The application deadline for Spring TAG and 2015 Preserve New York is Monday, April 13. Guidelines for grants are posted on the League’s website at www.preservenys.org. Prospective applicants must discuss proposed projects with Preservation League staff before receiving an application. Contact Erin Tobin, Director of Preservation, at 518-462-5658 x 12 for information or to request an application.
•Preserve New York provides support to identify, document, and preserve New York’s cultural and historic buildings, structures, and landscapes. Grants can be made for historic structure reports, cultural landscape reports and cultural resource surveys. Eligible projects may include but not be limited to: a historic structure report for a cultural institution or public building; a cultural landscape report for an Olmsted-designed park; or a cultural resource survey of a downtown or residential neighborhood.
In 2015, the Preservation League especially encourages projects that advance the preservation of neighborhoods and downtowns that qualify for the NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit; continue the use of historic public buildings for cultural and artistic purposes; identify and protect buildings and cultural landscapes at risk due to technological, transportation and energy developments; and preserve architecture and landscapes designed after World War II.
•The Preservation League of New York State launched the Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program in 2012 to support discrete projects that preserve New York State’s cultural and historic resources. Not-for-profit arts/cultural groups and municipalities managing arts/cultural facilities are encouraged to apply. The applicant group may apply for short-term, standalone projects that advance the preservation of historic sites, museums, opera houses and theaters, arts facilities and other culturally important institutions that are located in historic buildings and structures that are open to the public. These professional studies include: building conditions surveys, engineering/structural analyses, feasibility/reuse studies and specialized building conservation studies. Preparation of architectural plans and specifications are not eligible.
Grant amounts will not exceed $3,000 and the total cost of the applicant’s project may not exceed $3,500. Each applicant must provide $500 toward the total project cost.
The Preserve New York Grant and Technical Assistance Grant programs are made possible through funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
For a list of previous grant recipients, visit the League’s website at www.preservenys.org. Locally, the Village of Holley received a $5,000 Preserve New York grant to support the cost of a Historic District nomination of some 40 properties located on and near Holley’s Public Square.
