[preservation tips & tools] find funding for emergency/intervention preservation projects
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Unexpected damage to a historic building can be devastating, and figuring out the next steps can be overwhelming. The good news: The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Emergency/Intervention (E/I) Fund Grants might be able to help. While our Grants team hopes you never have a reason to ask about an Emergency/Intervention Fund grant, a grant for planning from the National Trust could be just what you need to kickstart a campaign to return a building to use post-disaster. This toolkit shares the information you need to apply for (and hopefully receive) an E/I Grant. While funding is limited, we want to help as much as we can, so check out the steps and see if your project fits the bill. http://blog.preservationnation.orgTRANSCRIPT
How to Find Funding for
EMERGENCY/INTERVENTION PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Emergency/ Intervention (E/I) Fund Grants Unexpected damage to a historic
building can be devastating, and
figuring out the next steps can be
overwhelming. The good news:
The National Trust for Historic
Preservation’s E/I Fund Grants
might be able to help.
What kinds of projects are eligible?• If the site has been damaged in the last few days or weeks, and• It was damaged by an unexpected event such as a fire, flood, or
high winds. A roof caving in from heavy snow probably would not be
eligible, since the roof failure could have been a previous
maintenance issue.
Additional eligibility• Emergencies are not limited to natural disasters. Funding can also
be used to support advocacy campaigns in response to pending
legislation or development pressures. • Contact the National Trust Grants Office (202-588-6277) if you have
questions about whether your project qualifies.
What do you need to know about Emergency/Intervention Fund Grants?• Emergency/Intervention (E/I) Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000
and do not require a cash match.• Applicants need to be Organizational Level Forum members of the
National Trust.• Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a
government agency.
How to Use E/I Funds E/I Funds can only be used for planning purposes. This means they
can’t be used to pay for the cleanup of a building after it has been
damaged, or for bricks and mortar reconstruction. Instead, they can
be used to bring in professionals, such as a structural engineer, to
create a plan for preserving the building.
Case Study: Burlington, Vermont On October 23, 2013, a fire broke out in the east bell tower of the
College Street Congregational Church (above), an 1866 Gothic-
revival style church in Burlington, Vermont. E/I funding helped the
organization recover important information about its historic steeple.
Read more.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation works to save America’s
historic places. Preservation Tips & Tools helps others do the same
in their own communities.
For more information, visit blog.preservationnation.org.
Photo courtesy: (pg. 1, left to right) Sarah P. Lynch, Flickr; Mark Lincoln, Flickr; D.H. Wright, Flickr; David Valdez, Flickr; gigi_nyc, Flickr; Sarah P. Lynch, Flickr; World Bank Photo Collection, Flickr; Don Shall, Flickr.