Institutional Support for Capacity Building Grant for Historic Preservation Nonprofits

The Institutional Support for Capacity Building Grant for Historic Preservation Nonprofits, offered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, aims to enhance the operational capacity of local nonprofit historic preservation organizations. This grant provides funding based on organizational budgets, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 per year. By fostering greater stability and capabilities, the program supports the effective management and planning of historic preservation initiatives, ultimately benefiting the communities these organizations serve.

NOTE: The state accepts applications on a continuing basis as long as grant funds are available.
The State Historic Preservation Office provides Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) grants (Formerly Basic Operational Support Grant)t o local nonprofit historic preservation groups.
The ISCB Grant for Historic Preservation Non-Profit Organizations program is designed to advance the mission of local historic preservation organizations by supporting their ability to build capacity. Capacity building is the process by which organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment and other resources needed to do their jobs both competently and to a greater capacity such as a larger scale, larger audience, or larger impact.
Building capacity will look different for different organizations, and is usually mission dependent. It may include promoting greater organizational stability via increased staff, improved governing board functionality, and/or diversification of funding sources, increasing a historic preservation organization’s management, planning, and fiscal capabilities, and/or encouraging a broad range of educational and advocacy programs in historic preservation. Building capacity always includes some institutional movement from the place where an organization starts to the place where it plans to go.
Funding
Two-year grant will be awarded with annual amounts based on the following scale.
Organizational Budget:

• $100,000 or more: $50,000/year $50,000-99,999: $10,000/yearUnder $50,000: $5,000/year
• Existing grantees that have received Basic Operating Support (BOS) awards in 2017 and 2018 will qualify for funding at the $50,000/year level.