MORRIS COUNTY — The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund is accepting grant applications for the 2018 funding round. A historic resource must be listed or certified as eligible for listing on the New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for a matching grant.
Eligible applicants are municipalities, qualified non-profit organizations and the county.
Application forms, rules and regulations for the 2018 grant round of the Historic Preservation Trust Fund are available by clicking here.
Please note the following schedule:
January 31: Application Workshop at the Morris County Cultural Center;
February 28: Declaration of Intent due at Morris County;
March 29: Grant Application Deadline;
The Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation will conduct a workshop to explain the grant application process on January 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Morris County Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Road, in Morris Township. A snow date for the workshop is February 1.
Staff members from the Office of Planning and Preservation will be on hand to answer questions about project eligibility requirements, the kinds of projects that have been funded in the past, the review process and any other questions applicants may have about the Trust Fund.
According to program coordinator Ray Chang, three types of applications are available.
- Projects that are principally construction related will require a Construction Application.
- Grant requests for acquisition and preservation planning documents should be completed on a Preservation Planning Application;
- Grant requests for the preparation of Construction Documents should be completed on the Construction Documents Application.
Applications must be returned to the county no later than March 29. Applicants must also submit a “Declaration of Intent” to the county by February 28.
The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board recommended $2.9 million in county grants from the county’s 2017 Preservation Trust Fund to help preserve, restore, or protect 24 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.
The recommendations, which were approved by the Morris County Board of Freeholders, included grants ranging from $2,746 for the Woman’s Club of Morristown headquarters building to $283,560 for the South Street Presbyterian Church in Morristown and $280,401 for the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison.
More information about the application process or the Historic Preservation Trust Fund may be obtained by contacting Ray Chang at the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation at (973) 829-8138 or rchang@co.morris.nj.us.
