$3.6M In LCHIP Grants Awarded Across New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — The Land & Community Heritage Investment Program has released its latest list of projects that are receiving matching grants this year. According to the org, 35 different projects around New Hampshire will receive $3.6 million in grants and will be matched by more than $11 million in monies from other funds. The grants ranged from $4,000 – for the Woman’s Memorial Bell Tower in Rindge – to $390,000 for the St. Mary & Archangel Michael Church in Nashua, according to a press release.

“The LCHIP Board of Directors and staff have the responsibility and privilege of helping to protect natural, cultural, and historic resources across New Hampshire,” said LCHIP Board Chair Amanda Merrill, a former state senator and representative from Durham. “It's a pleasure to work with dedicated colleagues from non-profits, local government, and citizen groups to preserve the places that make our state special.”

Other projects in and around Patch communities include: The Cart Shed Planning Study at Canterbury Shaker Village; the Chamberlin House, owned by the Woman’s Club of Concord, as well as the Kimball Jenkins Carriage House in Concord; the First Parish Church, United Church of Christ in East Derry; the Rundlet-May House in Portsmouth; the Rye town hall, St. Andrey’s-by-the-Sea, and the Star Island Oceanic Hotel on the Isle of Shoals, all in Rye.

For more information about grant applications, visit lchip.org.

Image of Star Island Oceanic Hotel via Star Island Corporation. Credit: Sean Elliot.