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Grant Programs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do you have any historic
preservation grants available for privately owned homes listed on the
National Register of Historic Places?
A: No. Due to the sheer number of
historic buildings in Arkansas, as well as the limits on AHPP's grant
funds, we are unable to make grants for preservation/restoration
directly to private owners of National Register properties. Owners of
National Register-listed or eligible commercial property, including
commercial residential properties, are eligible for the Federal
Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
AHPP does offer grants of up to $10,000 to private property owners
through Option I of the Historic Preservation Restoration Grant. These
funds can only be used to fund modifications to properties on the
Arkansas Register or listed as non-contributing in a National Register
district, and the project must result in the properties' becoming
eligible for the National Register.
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Q: What are the dollar limits on AHPP grant funds?
A:$10,000 is the maximum amount for
Historic Preservation Restoration Option 1 grant and the minimum for
Option 2. There is no established maximum for Option 2 grants although
the average grant amount is about $25,000 and rarely exceeds $80,000.
Both options require the applicant to provide 2:1 cash match, so a
$10,000 grant requires a $5,000 match. The Courthouse Restoration
grants, which are limited to operational National Register listed county
courthouses and annexes, has no minimum or maximum.
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Q: Architects are expensive. Can't I just let my brother-in-law the contractor do the drawings?
A: Poor planning is even more expensive.
AHPP strongly encourages all applicants to have a licensed architect
review the property and provide written recommendations for which
priorities need to be addressed first. This gives the applicant and
his/her general contractor a rough roadmap to follow as they apply for
funds.
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Q: My organization occupies a
National Register-listed warehouse with a lot of space but also several
problems. We want to completely rehabilitate this building, but we
don't know where to start. Does AHPP offer any planning grants?
A: AHPP funds the creation of master
plans in both the Courthouse Grant Program and the Historic Preservation
Restoration Grant Program. Funds can be used to hire a licensed
architect to do a comprehensive assessment of the building's structure
and needs, and the resulting written plan can be used to justify future
grant proposals to AHPP.
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