Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant program
Description
The grant application is for activities such as historic resources survey, National Register nominations,
preservation planning, design guidelines, information/education projects, historic structures reports,
conditions assessment reports, structural assessment reports, preservation plans, architectural
drawings, and specifications. Cemetery projects such as cemetery resource/monument surveys, groundpenetrating radar surveys, preservation plans, master plans, or conditions assessment reports are also
eligible.
This grant application also supports physical “bricks and mortar” rehabilitation activities for historic sitespecific buildings, structures, monuments, and places, including cemeteries and parks. Development
project applications must provide the following three items to be considered eligible for HPF grant
funding: a legal description of the property, listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and
previous documentation of predevelopment/planning activities associated with the resource. At the
completion of a development project, a preservation agreement or covenant is required for the
property