Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund

Overview

Funding from the National Trust is awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies, and the majority of our funding is awarded for planning and education projects through our National Trust Preservation Funds grant program.

A grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation can be just the boost a project needs to ensure its success. National Trust grants are primarily for planning preservation projects, though some special programs focus on preservation planning in particular fields or geographic regions or allow for the funding of physical preservation (“bricks and mortar”) work.

Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund

Grants from the Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation are designed to encourage preservation at the local level by providing money for the acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of historic landmarks and memorials on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. These grants enable local groups to respond proactively to a preservation challenge by providing funding for property acquisition, bricks and mortar preservation, and technical assistance, while building public awareness of the value of preserving the Eastern Shore’s unique heritage. The late Bartus Trew, a long-time resident of Chestertown, Maryland, and owner of historic Providence Plantation, provided a generous gift to the National Trust for Historic Preservation which established the Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund.

Eligible Activities

Trew Providence Preservation Fund grants are awarded for preservation projects on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the area south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Examples of eligible activities may include the following:

* The acquisition of historically significant land and/or buildings
* The purchase of perpetual easements
* Restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of historic buildings, including bricks-and-mortar construction and repair, as well as costs associated with retaining the services of professionals in the areas of architecture, engineering, preservation, land-use planning, or natural resource conservation
* Uses related to the conservation of land that contribute to the historic or cultural heritage of Maryland’s Eastern Shore
* Preservation services that directly contribute to the preservation of a specific historic or cultural site including planning, development of promotional/marketing materials, and interpretive or educational programming

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicants must be either a public agency, 501(c) (3), or other nonprofit organization to be considered eligible.
* Applicants that have received previous National Trust financial assistance are eligible provided that all grant requirements are current.
* Only one grant will be awarded per organization in any grant round. Only one grant will be awarded for a particular project phase.
* Only Organizational Level Preservation Leadership Forum Members, Main Street America Community Members, and Main Street America General Members are eligible to receive funding from the National Trust Preservation Fund. Organizations do not need to have an active membership to apply for a grant, but selected grantees will be required to become members prior to the release of funds
* Applicants must be capable of matching the grant amount dollar-for-dollar. Both cash and in-kind donations count toward the one-to-one required match.
* The required match can come from private or public sources, from income earned from registration fees or sales, or from fundraising activities. In-kind donations of labor, materials or services will also be considered eligible for meeting the matching requirement.
* Matching funds must be used to fund eligible expenses.
* Applicants must agree not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, creed, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, mental and physical disabilities, sex (including pregnancy), personal appearance, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation or veteran status.
* Eligible Expenses
* Nonprofit applicants may include staff salaries for staff members directly working on the funded project
* Fees for consultant services
* Speaker/faculty costs (honoraria, travel, and lodging), room rental for conferences
* Mailing costs for distribution of materials
* Web site development
* Materials and services such as printing, photographs, telephone, and supplies. With the exception of publications projects, these costs may not exceed 10 percent of the project budget.

_You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Only Organizational Level Forum members or Main Street America members of the National Trust are eligible to apply for funding from the Bartus Trew Providence Trust Preservation Fund grant program._

Ineligibility

* No more than three grants will be awarded in any two-year period to a single grantee. 
* Other funding from the National Trust may not be used to match an NTPF grant.
* Grants or matching funds cannot be used directly or indirectly to influence a member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation.
* Ineligible Activities
* Academic research
* Book-length publications
* Historic resource surveys to create inventories or to list resources in the National Register
* Ineligible Expenses
* Organizational overhead costs
* Expenses incurred prior to the application date