Vermont Business MagazineThe Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced grants totaling $68,880 to support historic preservation efforts in six Vermont communities. Funding for the grants is provided through the Certified Local Government (CLG) program, a federal initiative administered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation."This program is a valuable tool that can document our state's historic resources and provide individual communities the opportunity to protect and enhance their local heritage," stated Commissioner Noelle MacKay of the Department of Housing and Community Development. "The CLG project awards enable local governments to continue ongoing preservation efforts by increasing awareness, educating the public, and providing opportunities to plan for the future while recognizing the past."
The matching grants will be used to prepare National Register of Historic Places nominations for the Goodrich Four Corners Historic District and a mid-century modern historic district, both in Norwich; update the White River Junction Historic District nomination in Hartford; and provide a baseline flood analysis for the historic Calais Town Hall. Additionally, funding is granted to Rockingham for the annual Old House Awards program and lecture series, to Stowe for the sponsorship of the 2016 Historic Preservation & Downtown Conference to be held in Waterbury on June 10th, and to Windsor for the continued development of an online digital historic resources survey application being developed by the National Park Service.
Laura V. Trieschmann, Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, emphasized the importance of the preservation partnerships made possible through the CLG program: "These CLG communities value their local history and historic resources, and are committed to protecting them. We are proud to partner with these communities and support their local efforts, which benefit our statewide historic preservation efforts."
Established in 1980, the CLG program is jointly administered by the National Park Service, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, and Vermont's CLG communities. Each CLG community has made a local commitment to historic preservation and can apply annually for grant funding in support of local historic preservation projects. These grants can fund a wide variety of projects including historic surveys, National Register nominations, rehabilitation work, design guidelines, educational programs, training, structural assessments, and feasibility studies.
For more information on how to become a CLG community and grant opportunities, please visit:
http://accd.vermont.gov/strong_communities/preservation/grants/certified_local_govt