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Notice of Tentative Application Deadlines for Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants Program

The Minnesota Historical Society will be seeking grant applications to the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants Program to preserve and enhance access to the state’s historical and cultural resources and support projects of enduring value to history and historic preservation statewide – pending legislative action. For the FY 2010-2011 biennium $6.75 million was available, and the FY 2012-2013 biennium $10.5 million was available. The Minnesota History Coalition recommends the legislature provide $16 million for the FY 2014-2015 biennium beginning on July 1, 2013. The program is supported by funding from state appropriations to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Grants will be awarded through a tiered competitive grants process. Applications for Small grants (up to $7,000) have rolling deadlines as shown below. Applications for Mid-size ($7,001 - $50,000) and Large ($50,001 and up) grants will be awarded in two cycles, one for each fiscal year.

SMALL GRANTS DEADLINES (tentative-pending legislative action)

  • FY 2014 Small Grants (up to $10,000)
    • Friday July 12, 2013
    • Friday October 11, 2013
    • Friday January 10, 2014
    • Friday April 11, 2014
  • FY 2015 Small Grants (up to $10,000)
    • Friday July 11, 2014
    • Friday October 10, 2014
    • Friday January 9, 2015
    • Friday April 10, 2015

MID-SIZE AND LARGE GRANTS DEADLINES (tentative-pending legislative action)

  • Mid-Size ($10,001-$50,000) and Large ($50,001 and up) Grants
Fall 2013 FY 2014 awards
Pre-applications due August 2, 2013
Final Applications due September 27, 2013
Review Committee meeting November 7-8, 2013

 

Calendar 2014 FY 2015 awards
Pre-applications due TBA
Final Applications due TBA
Review Committee meeting TBA
 
Eligible applicants include nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, governmental units, tribes and educational institutions. Partnership projects and collaborations are encouraged.

 

Grants are available in categories for history and historic preservation projects.
History categories:
  1. Collections care and management
  2. Digital conversion and online access
  3. Interpretive programs
  4. Museum and archives environments
  5. Oral history
  6. Publications and research
 
Historic preservation categories:
  1. Historic properties (acquisition, pre-development, restoration/preservation, building systems, and accessibility)
  2. Survey and inventory
  3. Evaluation
  4. National Register of Historic Places registration process
  5. Heritage tourism and public education
  6. Preservation planning. Program funds must be used to supplement—not substitute for—traditional sources of funding
 
Projects generally are able to commence 60 days after Small Grant application deadlines and 150 days after pre-application deadlines for Mid/Large proposals. Commencement is contingent upon grantee response to contracts.
 
For further information, help in developing an application, or to request a packet of application materials, contact the Society’s Grants Office at grants@mnhs.org or (651) 259-3467.
 
All information in this notice is subject to change based on legislative action in the spring of 2013.
 

The Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program has been made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society.