Arkansas Historic Preservation Program accepting grant applications

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will accept grant applications for 2021 Historic Preservation Restoration Grants from Jan. 5 to March 5. The electronic applications need to be filled out at Bit.ly/3mGkHzc.

The Historic Preservation Restoration Grants are financed through proceeds from the state Real Estate Transfer Tax and/or federal funds received from the National Park Service. The grants provide assistance to those seeking to preserve historic structures in the state. Generally speaking, there are three Historic Preservation Restoration Grant options, including grants of up to $10,000 for properties on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places and/or identified as a noncontributing structure in a National Register District; grants of $10,000 or more for properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places and/or owned by a nonprofit or municipality; and grants of $5,000 to $9,999 for National Register-listed cemeteries with proposed restoration projects. More information about specific grant qualifications is available at www.arkansaspreservation.com under the funding/grants tab.

Direct questions about these grants to Joia Burton, grants administrator, at (501) 324-9883.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is an agency of Arkansas Heritage that is responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Historic Arkansas Museum and the Arkansas State Archives. Arkansas Heritage is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.