Historic Preservation Grants For 2023 Offered In Monmouth County

FREEHOLD, NJ – Grant applications for 2023 for the History Regrant Program and the Historic Preservation Grant Program are now available from the Monmouth County Historical Commission.

And the commission will offer two in-person and virtual workshops to explain the application process for eligible nonprofit organizations or municipalities, the county said in a news release.

• Two types of grants are available through the 2023 History Regrant Program: General Operating Support for historical organizations’ overall expenses or Special Project funding for local history projects and programs that are open and accessible to the public.
• The Historic Preservation Grants provide matching funds with a minimum of $500 and $10,000 maximum to restore historic buildings owned by organizations or municipalities.

The workshop for the Monmouth County History Regrant Program is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12. The workshop for the Historic Preservation Grant Program will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26.

Both workshops are offered in-person or remotely via Cisco WebEx. Participants must register for the link to the workshops by contacting Executive Director John Fabiano.

The 2023 History Regrant Program is funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the NJ Department of State. The goal of the program is to strengthen local history organizations, inspire projects to preserve and contribute to the local historic record and increase public awareness and participation in local history programming, the commission said.

The deadline to declare intent to apply for the Monmouth County History Regrant Program is Oct. 1, and the completed application is due on Oct. 31.

The Historic Preservation Grant Program application is due on Nov. 4.

“On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, we would like to thank the Monmouth County residents and municipalities for your due diligence in restoring and preserving Monmouth County historical structures,” said Commissioner Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Historical Commission.

“The county is dedicated to providing funds to those organizations who help maintain and preserve our history through the History Regrant and Historic Preservation Grant Programs,” she said in the news release.

The Monmouth County Historical Commission was established by what was previously known as the Board of Chosen Freeholders in August 1988 for the preservation and conservation of Monmouth County history. The commission’s principal programs provide grants, maintain historic buildings and support history programming in order to preserve Monmouth County’s rich and diverse historic legacy, the news release said.

For more information, visit the county's website.