Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grant

Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Amount: US $15,000 - US $50,000
Last Updated: November 14, 2025

Summary

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.

Overview

DEP Mission Dedicated to improving and protecting public health and the environment we share, NJDEP uses the best available science to guide the conservation of natural and historic resources, ensure a stable climate and resilient communities, and secure clean and healthy air, water and lands throughout New Jersey. 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. Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grants 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.

Eligibility

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