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TRENTON, N.J. – The Christie Administration today announced that 58 projects at historic sites were recommended for 2010 Historic Preservation Grants by the New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

The list of recommended sites was approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board of Trustees at a meeting today. The list of recommended projects will now go before the Garden State Preservation Trust on May 4 for ratification and then move on to the NJ Legislature for approval. 

"The Historic Trust continues to make great strides in preserving New Jersey's important cultural and historic sites," said Governor Chris Christie. "These grant awards are indicative of our comprehensive efforts to grow the Garden State economy by spurring investment, generating jobs and attracting tourism opportunities to these areas." 

The New Jersey Historic Trust administers the grants from the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund.  The Trust Fund was created to promote historic preservation and encourage joint preservation efforts by the public and private sectors. It funds both capital projects and planning projects for historic preservation across the state.

"Since 1990, the Historic Trust has awarded hundreds of grants to worthy preservation projects in every county in the state," said Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lori Grifa. "The investment reflected by these matching grants will not only save our significant history but create jobs, encourage economic growth and attract tourism.  Buildings and landmarks that might have otherwise faded are now actively used and contributing to our state's economy."

This 2010 Historic Preservation Grant Round is devoted to Historic Sites Management Grants and Capital Preservation Grants.  Historic Site Management Grants support non-construction activities such as conditions assessments, engineering reports, construction documents, archaeology investigations, use feasibility studies and heritage tourism initiatives. Capital Preservation Grants support 'bricks and mortar' repair, restoration and rehabilitation of historic resources for continued active use. The maximum award is $50,000 for planning and $750,000 for capital construction. Special initiatives this year highlighted industrial resources and projects associated with open space or farmland preservation. 

When these recommended projects are approved by the Garden State Preservation Trust and the Legislature, the Trust will have awarded more than $135 million in 697 matching grants since 1990. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from voter-approved referendums in 2007 and 2009, which continues the decade-long funding under the Garden State Preservation Trust, an initiative to preserve open space, farmland and historic sites.

Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust officially became a DCA affiliate in November 2002, in an effort to better realign the state's smart growth initiatives with historic revitalization. Its mission is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities.

For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust, call 609-984-0473, or log on to http://www.njht.org/.

Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund 2010 Recommended Grant Projects:

Historic Site Management (Planning Grants)

Capital Preservation Grants I

Capital Preservation Grants II

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