Posted on August 24, 2008	print  e-mail
Deadline: January 1, 2009Quarterly

Community Leaders Invited to Apply for Preserve America Community Designation

Community leaders across the United States are invited to apply for the Preserve America community designation, which recognizes a community's efforts to care for and share its cultural and natural heritage. The designation also makes the community eligible for special federal funding. Preserve America is a White House initiative conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other federal agencies.

Through participation in Preserve America, communities share knowledge about the nation's past, strengthen local identities and local pride, increase neighborhood participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets, and support economic vitality.

Once a community receives the Preserve America designation, it is eligible to apply for Preserve America grants, which may be used for research and documentation, education and interpretation, planning, marketing, or training. These grants, which must be matched by the community, cannot be used for construction or repair projects. In 2008, $7.5 million has been made available for the grants, which range from $20,000 to $150,000 each.

To win the designation, applicants must submit an application with written support from community leaders and evidence of cultural or historic preservation activities.

Applicants must be: municipalities or counties with an elected governing official, or unincorporated communities within their jurisdiction; distinct neighborhoods within large cities or city-counties with a population of 200,000 or greater; or tribal communities (federally recognized) with an elected governing official or subdivisions of such tribes.

Applications are accepted quarterly. Upcoming deadlines are September 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008

Further information is available at the program's Web site.

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Primary Subject: Arts and Culture
Geographic Funding Area: National

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