SAVING HISTORICAL PLACES GRANT

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The Saving Historical Places Grant is available to provide funding to help nonprofit organizations and individuals save historical buildings in their communities.

The purpose of this grant is to respond to emergency stabilization issues in historic buildings and jump-start historic preservation projects by providing funds for pre-development costs. For those wanting to save historical buildings in their communities, one of the first steps is understanding what it will take to rehabilitate the building and if the goal they have for the building is feasible.

Saving Historical Places Grant applications will be accepted for emergency stabilization, and planning and pre-development costs, including, but not limited to:

• Emergency stabilization construction costs to save the building,
• Feasibility studies,
• Architectural and engineering fees for purposes such as architectural or engineering drawings or historic structures reports,
• Legal fees for purposes such as title/deed research and transfer of ownership,
• Consultant fees for historic tax credit applications, and
• Consultant fees to complete a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

​Applications for general construction costs will not be considered.

Grant requests will range from $500 to $8,000. Match is not required for this program. Grant funds can be used as match for federal grants.

To qualify for this grant, properties must be listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If you need help determining if your building is listed or eligible for listing, please contact the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office.

Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis, year-round by submitting  
(1) the completed application 
(2) three to five recent photos and
(3) three letters of support
by email to: info@pawv.org with the subject line “Historical Places Grant Application.”
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Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis, and applicants will be notified of the status of their grant award following the Alliance’s quarterly board meeting (usually held in the months of February, April, August and November).