Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grant

The Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grant, administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, aims to enhance local historic preservation efforts. This program supports local governments in identifying significant historic resources and implementing protective measures. By providing financial and technical assistance, it fosters broad participation in preserving the state's rich heritage, ensuring that significant sites are recognized and safeguarded for future generations.

DEP Mission
Committed to sustainable economic growth, NJDEP invests in communities and infrastructure, provides quality open and recreational spaces for residents and visitors, enforces environmental laws, and furthers the promise of environmental justice for all.
Purpose of Funding
The Historic Preservation Office, in partnership with the National Park Service, administers the Certified Local Government program. The goals of the program are to ensure the broadest possible participation of local governments in the national historic preservation program while maintaining standards consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation;” to enrich, develop, and help maintain local historic preservation programs in cooperation and coordination with the SHPO; and to provide financial and technical assistance to further these purposes.
The Historic Preservation Office is required to regrant 10% of the state’s allocation of federal historic preservation funds for pass-through as sub-grants to Certified Local Government communities. The goals for the grant projects are:
To identify buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts which are significant in the areas of history, architecture, archaeology, and engineering and which meet the criteria for inclusion in the
New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places; and
To design and implement planning tools for the protection of historic resources.