Awards will be made to those individuals, projects or programs that are judged to demonstrate exceptional merit in the field of historic preservation. All individual accomplishments, projects and programs are limited to activities involving historic resources eligible for listing in the New Jersey and/or National Registers of Historic Places. In addition, projects and programs will be reviewed for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

Eligible categories include:

1. Individuals, Organizations and Agencies: Volunteers, professionals and/or agencies who have made significant contributions to the advancement of historic preservation and/or the preservation of historic resources in New Jersey
2. Projects: Restoration, rehabilitation, or adaptive use of historic buildings, structures, sites, cultural landscapes or maritime properties
3. Other:
   • Pioneering or innovative efforts in historic preservation education or interpretive programs
   • Innovative historic preservation planning documents; including architectural design guidelines, master plan elements and local ordinances
   • Innovative efforts in planning to preserve communities, buildings, complexes, archaeological sites or other types of historic resources
   • Stewards

All applications shall include a completed form and narrative with supporting documentation. The application materials must be submitted in 8. 5" x 11" booklet format. All architectural drawings or renderings must be reduced to 8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14", clearly labeled and folded to booklet size. All visuals must be labeled, identified and cross referenced in the application narrative. If a nominated activity resulted in a planning document, publication or scholarly report, one (1) original must be submitted within the application. Letters of support for the nomination are desirable and should be included at the end of the package.

All materials will become the property of the Historic Preservation Office and will not be returned. Materials may be used (without compensation) by the HPO in promoting the Awards Program or historic preservation in general.

NOMINATION SUBMISSION

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO:
NJ Historic Preservation Awards
c/o Historic Preservation Office
P.O. Box 404
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0404

HAND CARRIED APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE TO:
NJ Historic Preservation Awards
c/o Historic Preservation Office
501 East State Street
5 Station Plaza, 4th Floor
Trenton, New Jersey

All applicants must provide a type written narrative (one (1) page minimum) explaining why the individual, project or program deserves recognition. The narrative must substantiate the exceptional quality and success of the candidate’s project in terms of historic preservation. In general, the narrative must clearly identify all impacts, goals, objectives and benefits (cost savings, innovations, energy savings, community/ economic development, historic/scientific research, planning innovations, etc.) produced by the nominated activity. All Applicants must provide the total project cost, length of time required to complete the project and a list of the members of the project team.

All award applications must be accompanied by either slides and photographs or digital images both printed (as an alternative to photographs) and burned onto a CD-ROM. These images will become part of the awards display, power point presentation and subsequent announcements. All visuals must be labeled, identified and cross referenced in the application narrative. The HPO must receive a minimum of 5 images in the formats described below.

Photo Requirements: All applicants must provide a minimum of five (5) photographs. All photographs must be 5" x 7" or larger, mounted on 8.5" x 11" pages inserted into the application package. The photographs must depict nominated individuals, programs and/or work. Before and after views are encouraged.

Digital Image Requirements: The HPO must receive a CD-ROM containing all of the digital images (five or more) at a minimum of 2100 x 1400 pixels (approximately 2.8 mega-pixels) in size in TIFF format.

The Historic Preservation Awards Jury will review all award applications and select the award winners. The Awards Jury will consist of:

• One member of the Historic Preservation Office
• One member of the Historic Sites Council
• One invited juror who is professionally active in historic preservation

Award winners and their nominators will be notified by the Historic Preservation Office. Please contact the office for questions about the awards program.

Forms and Publications:

1. 2008 Awards Application Form (PDF Format)

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