Preservation CT Maintenance & Repair Grants for Private Non-Profits

Overview

Preservation Connecticut Mission

We preserve, protect, and promote the buildings, sites, and landscapes that contribute to the heritage and vitality of Connecticut communities.

For over four decades, we have successfully championed the protection of remarkable community assets all over the state by leveraging funding, advocating, forming partnerships, and promoting stewardship.

We believe that preservation truly matters. It matters because historic places connect us to the lessons, techniques, stories and people of the past. They evoke emotions and memories. Some are considered sacred. The historic places we choose to preserve speak to our identity and reflect our values as a society.

Preservation is not just a feel good exercise: tourism, rehabilitation, maintenance, and related activities have added more than 6,000 jobs and nearly half a billion dollars to the economy in the last decade. For every $100 invested in the rehabilitation of a historic structure, some $83 ends up in the pockets of Connecticut workers.

In addition, preservation and sustainability go hand in hand. Historic buildings tend to be built better and are more comfortable than current construction. Their warm materials often appeal to the heart. And the “greenest” building is a building that’s lasted for generations.

1772 Foundation and Preservation Connecticut Maintenance and Repair Grant Program

Eligible preservation projects are:

* exterior painting
* exterior finishes and surface Restoration
* fire detection
* lightning protection
* security systems
* repairs to/restoration of porches, roofs, and windows
* repairs to foundation and sills
* repairs to chimney
* masonry repointing

Eligibility

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

* To be eligible to apply, organizations must have a 501 (c) (3) IRS designation and have closed any previously awarded matching grant.
* 1:1 Matching funds are required

Ineligibility

* Funding will not be provided for schools or churches.