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Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified consultants to create a new conference website that will facilitate our needs to develop and promote the conference while also providing a good user experience
Posted on: 10/24/2024
Introduction:
The New Jersey Historic Trust is an agency affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs whose primary mission is to advance historic preservation for the benefit of the state’s diverse population today and for its future generations. Through its education, tourism, stewardship, and financial investment programs, the Trust saves New Jersey’s heritage and strengthens its communities. The Trust also co-hosts the annual state-wide New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference. The annual conference attracts over 500 participants in the fields of architecture, planning, heritage site and museum management, public history, archaeology, municipal preservation commissions, county heritage offices, developers, students, and more.
Summary:
The New Jersey Historic Trust is seeking a proposal from a consultant team with expertise in dynamic website design and implementation to develop and launch a website to promote and market the New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference.
Tasks to be completed by the consultant team include:
- Develop the overall website architecture (AI) for a fully developed conference website based on the needs outlined above.
- Wireframe all pages and content pieces based on the approved IA.
- Work in collaboration with Trust staff throughout the design process and content development. This includes site-wide copy content, data points for all forms (participation, registration, sponsorships, etc.)
- Design all pages based on the approved wireframes and site-wide copy content.
- Develop backend CMS for site maintenance and updating, frontend development and implementation of approved designs, and integration with 3rd-party systems for payment processing and/or proposal submissions. The fully developed New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference website will:
- Requirements:
- Have a brand identity
- Be interactive and vibrant
- Have the ability to process payments (registration and sponsorship)
- Have the ability to accept session and poster proposals
- Be designed for compatibility on mobile devices
- Have the ability to link to other sites: YouTube, Facebook, etc.
Deadlines:
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 4:00pm
Please send proposals to:
Glenn A. Ceponis, Executive Director glenn.ceponis@dca.nj.gov
USPS: New Jersey Historic Trust, PO Box 457, Trenton, NJ 08625
For hand-deliveries
Glenn A. Ceponis, Executive Director
New Jersey Historic Trust, 101 South Broad Street, 6th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608
For questions or more information, please contact:
Ashley Parker, ashley.parker@dca.nj.gov
Bid Opp - New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference Website Design.pdf
Agency Request For Proposal 25001.pdf
New Jersey Treasury Required Bid Forms:
Click the links below to open pdf files of the New Jersey Treasury required bid forms:
Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist
State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions
Waiver Supplement to Standard Terms and Conditions
More Than $16 Million in Awards Recommended for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, and Capital Projects
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $16,598,738 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-five preservation planning, municipal, county, and regional planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.
“Historic preservation is an integral part of community and economic revitalization and I am excited to see a diverse list of grant recipients this year,” said DCA Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez. “From historic homes, farms, schoolhouses, and churches to train stations, lighthouses, and villages, the work that will be accomplished with the preservation grants will help to secure the future of our most treasured historic places in the Garden State.”
Of the 75 grant award recommendations, 30 will help fund a variety of preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents; two will help fund Intensive-Level Architectural Surveys and an update to existing Design Guidelines; two will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and 41 will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. All grants awarded are to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state governments and require a match from the recipient.
Included in the list of recommendations is $1,500,000 for the next phase of funding for the following previously awarded multiyear projects: Shadow Lawn in Monmouth County and the Passaic County Court House in Passaic County.
“I am very pleased that we are able to assist, through the Preserve New Jersey Fund, so many worthy projects throughout the State of New Jersey,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Glenn Ceponis. “The projects associated with these historic properties will benefit all New Jerseyans and provide lasting impacts to the communities where these sites are located.”
The grant recommendations, which have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are made available. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed over $200 million to more than 1,000 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or certified eligible in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations
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Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust), an affiliate agency of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), announced the retirement of its esteemed Executive Director, Dorothy P. Guzzo, who has been at the helm of the Trust since February 2008 and served for 13 years prior as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of New Jersey. Under her leadership, the Trust has significantly contributed to the preservation of New Jersey’s historic resources. Succeeding her is Glenn Ceponis, a veteran in the field of cultural resource management and historic preservation.
“Dorothy Guzzo administered significant preservation initiatives that were crucial in implementing historic preservation programs at both the state and municipal levels. Her work leaves a legacy for generations to come providing insights into the history of our state and country. Our lives are enriched thanks to her dedicated service,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez.
Dorothy Guzzo's career spans more than three decades in government service, devoted to historic resource stewardship. "I will miss working with everyone at the Trust and with all the wonderful stewards of New Jersey’s resources. I am excited to see what’s next for me. With Glenn Ceponis taking over, I am confident that the Historic Trust will continue to excel in preserving our state's historic treasures," said Guzzo.
Before her tenure as Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Ms. Guzzo managed restoration and development projects for state-owned historic sites, showcasing her diverse experience in preserving a wide range of historic resources ranging from Revolutionary War Battlefields, agricultural villages, 18th and 19th century mansions, to lighthouses, ironworks, and sawmills.
Glenn Ceponis, with his extensive experience within the New Jersey Historic Trust and his commitment to historic preservation, is set to continue the impactful work of the Trust. “We are thrilled to have Glenn serve as our new Executive Director. His expertise ensures that the Historic Trust will continue to thrive and provide important leadership within the preservation community,” said NJ Historic Trust Board of Trustees Chairman, Peter Lindsay.
"I am thrilled to work with the Board of Trustees and the dedicated staff at the Trust. We will build upon Dorothy’s remarkable legacy and keep pushing forward the mission of the Trust in preserving New Jersey’s built heritage," said Ceponis.
The New Jersey Historic Trust, since its inception in 1967, has been pivotal in advancing historic preservation in New Jersey, a mission Dorothy Guzzo has significantly contributed to and one that Glenn Ceponis is committed to continuing.
The Board of Trustees and staff thank Dorothy P. Guzzo for her invaluable service and warmly welcome Glenn Ceponis as the new Executive Director.
- Posted on: 09/27/2023
More Than $14 Million in Awards Recommended for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, and Capital Projects
TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $14,038,043 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Seventy-one preservation planning, municipal, county, and regional planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.
“As the state’s leading voice for historic preservation, the Trust has consistently advanced historic guardianship in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship, and financial investment programs that protect our traditions and strengthen our communities,” said DCA Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez. “This investment in historic resources will help to preserve New Jersey’s history for generations to come.”
Of the 71 grant award recommendations:
- 26 will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents;
- One grant will help fund a historic preservation ordinance and an update to an existing Master Plan Historic Preservation Element;
- Eight grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and
- 36 grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
All grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county, and state governments require a match from the recipient.
Included in the list of recommendations is $125,000 in support of two special initiatives: the Discover New Jersey History License Plate Fund and the Emergency Intervention Fund. Also included is $750,000 for the next tranche of funding for the multi-year project at Hoboken Public Library in Hudson County.
“We are pleased to be able to make the investment of more than $14 million in 16 counties throughout the state,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We will continue to assist new grantees through our grant programs to help preserve New Jersey’s historic legacy.”
The grant recommendations, which have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are made available. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referenda that have committed over $190 million to more than 1,000 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or certified eligible in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
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Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
Posted: 08/31/2023
Introduction:
The New Jersey Historic Trust is in but not of the Department of Community Affairs. Its mission is to advance historic preservation through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities. In addition to its role as the primary provider of bricks and mortar grants to NJ’s historic properties, the Trust also administers the heritage tourism grant program and heritage tourism website Journey Through Jersey. Home | Journey Through Jersey.
Summary:
The Historic Trust seeks to promote www.journeythroughjersey.com through a targeted marketing campaign across multiple forms of media (digital, print, social media, web articles etc.) in order to reach a broad audience and promote heritage tourism in the state of New Jersey. The Historic Trust seeks a marketing/advertising consultant with five or more years of demonstrated expertise in content development, creative marketing, and managing a strategic advertising campaign with proven results of a significantly increased return on marketing investment. The successful consultant/team will propose a Statement of Work (SOW) that outlines your digital strategy, including research and analytics, pre- and post-launch data analytics, design approach, project milestones, performance strategy, account management plan, as well as a plan for long term performance monitoring. Please note that the campaign does not require re-branding.
Deadlines:
September 29, 2023, by 3pm
For more information, please contact:
Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director
dorothy.guzzo@dca.nj.gov
(609) 913-4436
Bid Opp - Journey Through Jersey Marketing Campaign.pdf
Agency Request For Proposal 8.29.2023.pdf
New Jersey Treasury Required Bid Forms
Click the links below to open pdf files of the New Jersey Treasury required bid forms:
Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist
Grant Funding Supports Capital Projects for Nonprofit Arts Organizations in NJ
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts today announced the FY23 Capital Arts – Historic Locations grant award recipients. This grant opportunity prioritized project proposals that will be used to halt and remediate the physical deterioration of historic locations. There were 13 grants awarded totaling more than $2.6 million, with a maximum award of $250,000.
The FY23 Capital Arts - Historic Locations grant program is presented through a new partnership between the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (Arts Council), a division of the New Jersey Department of State, and the New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust), affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. The grant program is designed to assist New Jersey’s nonprofit arts organizations that are operating within buildings that are listed or eligible for listing in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. Funds may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and expansion to improve or enhance the facility. Grant funding is provided by the Arts Council and reviewed and administered by the Trust.
"Keeping history alive through preservation is key to building generational awareness and providing educational and recreational opportunities," said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. "We are pleased that the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historic Trust are combining resources to preserve historic properties, which play a key role in increasing tourism and economic development at both the local and state level."
"The extraordinary partnership between the State Arts Council and the Historic Trust highlights the best of state government – two sister agencies working together to address the needs of our state’s arts sector," said Secretary of State Tahesha Way. "I’m honored to work closely with the Arts Council as they find new and innovative ways to support the arts in New Jersey, and I’m excited to see the expertise and dedication that the Trust will bring in helping preserve these organizations and buildings as crucial anchors in their communities."
"Funding these worthy projects will assist in providing for the continued growth and development of the arts in many communities in the state," said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. "These projects will also create jobs and bolster the economy for years to come."
"This program is in direct response to what we learned last year about the needs of arts organizations operating out of historic properties," said New Jersey State Council on the Arts Executive Director Allison Tratner. "By partnering with the Trust, we can simultaneously invest in the preservation of important historic spaces while we help build sustainability in our state’s arts industry."
FY23 Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program Awards
Applicant |
Project Name |
County |
Municipality |
Award |
Perkins Center for the Arts |
Perkins House |
Burlington |
Moorestown |
$250,000 |
Montclair Art Museum |
Montclair Art Museum |
Essex |
Montclair |
$248,488 |
Newark Public Radio, Inc. WBGO-FM |
WBGO News (Military Park Commons HD) |
Essex |
Newark |
$106,334 |
The Newark Museum Association |
Ballantine Mansion, Newark Museum (James Street Commons HD) |
Essex |
Newark |
$250,000 |
Hunterdon Art Museum |
Hunterdon Art Museum (Dunham’s/ Parry’s Mill) |
Hunterdon |
Clinton |
$250,000 |
CoLAB Arts |
Fellowship Hall (First Dutch Reformed Church) |
Middlesex |
New Brunswick |
$250,000 |
American Repertory Ballet Company |
ARB Princeton (Cranbury HD) |
Middlesex |
Cranbury |
$47,138 |
Ocean Grove Historic Preservation Society/Jersey Shore Arts Center |
Old Neptune High School (Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association HD) |
Monmouth |
Ocean Grove |
$175,000 |
Axelrod Performing Arts Center |
Bell Labs |
Monmouth |
Holmdel |
$250,000 |
Growing Stage/The Children’s Theatre of NJ |
Palace Theatre |
Morris |
Netcong |
$218,417 |
South Street Theatre/The Community Theatre |
Community Theatre (Morristown HD) |
Morris |
Morristown |
$250,000 |
Ocean Professional Theatre Company |
Surflight Theatre (Beach Haven HD) |
Ocean |
Beach Haven |
$250,000 |
Peters Valley Crafts Center Inc. |
Munson House (Peters Valley HD) |
Sussex |
Layton |
$126,496 |
ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council believes the arts are central to every element we value most in a modern society including: human understanding; cultural and civic pride; strong communities; excellent schools; lifelong learning; creative expression; and economic opportunity. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.
ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY HISTORIC TRUST
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.
Application Period Open for $10 Million in Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism, Capital Grant Funding, and Municipal, County, and Regional Planning
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust) today announced that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 19, 2023.
The Trust, which is affiliated with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), will this year offer preservation planning; municipal, county, and regional planning; and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants, as well as ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501c non-profit organizations and units of county, municipal, or state government. Properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2023, to be eligible to receive funds.
“New Jersey has a rich history and we want to continue to preserve it for future generations,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “We are excited to make $10 million available to preserve historic properties, which play a key role in increasing tourism and economic development at both the local and state level.”
“This program is helping more sites become visitor ready,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “This in turn will bolster the state’s economic return from heritage tourism.”
Planning grants may be used for activities that assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development, and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies, or archaeological assessments. Heritage tourism initiatives may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The Trust is also offering grants for municipal, county, and regional planning projects that are intended to foster sound planning and stewardship for New Jersey’s historic properties by developing local historic preservation ordinances, historic preservation components to a municipal or county master plan, architectural surveys, or design guidelines. The maximum grant request for planning grants is $75,000. The matching grant requires a $1 match for every $3 requested.
Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of a historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital requests. At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.
Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s website: https://www.nj.gov/dca/njht/programs/preservenj/overview/
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding. Staff is available to answer questions at 609-984-0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.
The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland, and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $185 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.
Study Commissioned by New Jersey Historic Trust Finds that More Than $3.6 Billion in Visitor Spending at NJ Historic Attractions Supports Nearly 50,000 Jobs
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust), an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today announced the release of a new study “Heritage Tourism in New Jersey” commissioned by the Trust and completed by Tourism Economics, which conducts research for the State’s Office of Travel and Tourism. The study measured spending by visitors to heritage sites in New Jersey, the on-site spending at heritage sites and off-site spending at other businesses in the local community, as well as total economic impacts, including total GDP (gross domestic product), employment, labor income, and fiscal (tax) impacts. It found that heritage tourism generated nearly 10 million visits in 2019, resulting in $3.6 billion in visitor spending, which helped support nearly 50,000 jobs. The study can be found at Heritage Tourism Resources (nj.gov).
“This study supports the economic importance of heritage tourism in New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “This data will assist the Trust in informing decisions regarding funding and prioritization of the sector’s development and carefully monitoring its successes and future needs.”
New Jersey has a wealth of historic and cultural resources including museums, archaeological sites, agricultural and industrial buildings, theaters, and residential neighborhoods that attract 9.9 million visitors, including 4.4 million out-of-town visitors and 5.4 million local residents, the study concluded. The highest concentration of heritage sites are in Bergen, Essex, and Morris counties, and the greatest number of visitors were to sites in Essex, Bergen, Cape May, and Morris counties.
“This study was intentionally designed to measure 2019 before Covid because, as we know, many historic establishments were closed due to the pandemic,” said Dorothy Guzzo, director of the Trust. “The report illustrates the tremendous positive impact that heritage tourism has on the state’s economy and demonstrates why we need to continue to invest and strengthen New Jersey’s historic sites.”
The full economic importance of heritage tourism was first quantified in Tourism Economics’ 2013 economic impact analysis. Tourism Economics conducted an updated analysis of New Jersey’s heritage tourism economy, which included detailed economic and fiscal impacts for 2019 in order to capture the impacts of heritage tourism on the state economy prior to the effects of COVID-19 on the tourism industry.
Similar to its 2013 study, Tourism Economics prepared a comprehensive model to quantify the impacts arising from spending by visitors to heritage sites in New Jersey. The results of the updated study show the industry’s total GDP impact of $3.0 billion in 2019 represented more than 7% of the GDP impact of the entire New Jersey tourism industry and resulted in $357.5 million in state and local tax revenues.
Links to these studies can be downloaded from www.njht.org/touring/resources.
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. 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 and its funding programs, visit: http://www.njht.org.
Request for Proposals for marketing and advertising consultant/firm to develop and implement a promotional campaign for NJHT’s heritage tourism website, Journey Through Jersey. www.journeythroughjersey.com
RFP/Bid Solicitation Number: HT2023-002 Department: New Jersey Historic Trust
Related Links: Bid_Opp-Journey_Through_Jersey_Marketing_Campaign.pdf, RFP Fiscal Form.pdf, RFP_Marketing_Solutions_for_JtJ_FY23.pdf, NJ W9.pdf, NJ Standard Terms and Conditions.pdf, Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist.pdf
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The New Jersey Historic Trust is in but not of the Department of Community Affairs. Its mission is to advance historic preservation through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities. In addition to its role as the primary provider of bricks and mortar grants to NJ’s historic properties, the Trust also administers the heritage tourism grant program and heritage tourism website Journey Through Jersey. Home | Journey Through Jersey. |
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The Historic Trust seeks to promote www.journeythroughjersey.com through a targeted marketing campaign across multiple forms of media (digital, print, social media, web articles etc.) in order to reach a broad audience and promote heritage tourism in the state of New Jersey. The Historic Trust seeks a marketing/advertising consultant with five or more years of demonstrated expertise in content development, creative marketing, and managing a strategic advertising campaign with proven results of a significantly increased return on marketing investment. The successful consultant/team will propose a Statement of Work (SOW) that outlines your digital strategy, including research and analytics, pre- and post-launch data analytics, design approach, project milestones, performance strategy, account management plan, as well as a plan for long term performance monitoring. Please note that the campaign does not require re-branding.
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Submission of bid closes on November 11, 2023, by 3pm |
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For Questions or More Information, Please Contact: Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director |
All bid submissions must include completed mandatory compliance forms.
Click on the links below for mandatory compliance documents:
NJ Standard Terms and Conditions.pdf
Waiver and DPA Contract Checklist.pdf
Click on this link for the NJSTART Vendor Portal:
https://www.njstart.gov/bso/
TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $15,758,315 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Sixty-five preservation planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects are included in this year’s list of recommendations.
“The New Jersey Historic Trust is committed to its mission of saving and telling New Jersey’s history,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “This round of grant recommendations for preservation planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects will help to preserve historic structures, documents, and artifacts that tell the stories of New Jersey’s history to future generations.”
Of the 65 grant award recommendations, 27 will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents; one grant will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites; and 37 grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. All grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state governments require a match from the recipient.
Included in the list of recommendations is $649,789 in support of two special projects to fund a master plan for the Delaware and Raritan Canal as well as a survey of civil rights sites in Camden. Also included is $2,922,000 for the next tranche of funding for the following multi-year projects: Lambert Castle in Passaic County, Hoboken Public Library in Hudson County, East Trenton Library in Mercer County, and the Seward House in Morris County.
“I am grateful that we were able to fund so many worthy projects this year, especially when you consider the challenges our historic sites have endured over the past few years,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “These projects will create jobs to bolster the economy and sustain our heritage for years to come.”
The grant recommendations, which have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are made available. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed over $180 million to more than 1,000 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or certified eligible in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations
Historic Site Management Grants (up to $75,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
City of Atlantic City |
Atlantic City Fire Station #4 |
Atlantic City |
Atlantic |
$50,000 |
Borough of Oradell |
Oradell Railroad Station |
Oradell Borough |
Bergen |
$34,958 |
Palisades Interstate Park Commission |
Palisades Interstate Park |
Alpine Borough |
Bergen |
$71,686 |
Community House of Moorestown |
Moorestown Community House |
Moorestown Township |
Burlington |
$34,163 |
New Jersey Pinelands Commission |
Fenwick Manor |
Pemberton Township |
Burlington |
$31,387 |
Friends of White Hill Mansion |
White Hill Mansion |
Fieldsboro Borough |
Burlington |
$35,131 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC) |
Emlen Physick Estate |
Cape May City |
Cape May |
$61,845 |
Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society |
John Holmes House |
Middle Township |
Cape May |
$7,014 |
Cape May Point Science Center |
St. Mary’s by the Sea (fka Shoreham Hotel) |
Cape May Point Borough |
Cape May |
$59,955 |
Millville Army Airfield Museum |
Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
Millville City |
Cumberland |
$22,500 |
Cumberland County Historical Society |
Greenwich Historic District (Log Granary) |
Greenwich Township |
Cumberland |
$11,750 |
Van Riper House, Inc. |
Van Riper House |
Nutley Township |
Essex |
$64,080 |
Borough of High Bridge |
Solitude House |
High Bridge Borough |
Hunterdon |
$6,375 |
Delaware River Mill Society |
Prallsville District |
Stockton Borough |
Hunterdon |
$8,250 |
120 East State |
First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$75,000 |
City of Trenton |
Mansion House (Ellarslie, McCall House) |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$75,000 |
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc. |
Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club |
Rumson Borough |
Monmouth |
$18,337 |
Monmouth County Historical Association |
Allen House |
Shrewsbury Borough |
Monmouth |
$41,587 |
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc. |
German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill) |
Washington Township |
Morris |
$21,000 |
Long Beach Island Historical Association |
Beach Haven Historic District (LBI Historical Association) |
Beach Haven Borough |
Ocean |
$25,181 |
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach |
Tower Cottage |
Point Pleasant Beach Borough |
Ocean |
$72,750 |
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum |
True Farmstead |
Montgomery Township |
Somerset |
$75,000 |
Liberty Hall Museum, Inc. |
Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House) |
Union Township |
Union |
$75,000 |
Borough of Fanwood |
Central Railroad of New Jersey Main Line Corridor Historic District |
Fanwood Borough |
Union |
$75,000 |
Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F&AM |
Plainfield Masonic Temple, Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM |
Plainfield City |
Union |
$75,000 |
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Frazee House, Inc. |
Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House |
Scotch Plains Township |
Union |
$33,263 |
Town of Westfield |
Westfield Fire Headquarters |
Westfield Town |
Union |
$45,000 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$1,206,212 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $75,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc. |
Great Falls of the Passaic |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$75,000 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$75,000 |
Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($50,000 – $150,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
Fernbrook Environmental Education Center, Inc. |
Fernbrook Farm Historic District |
Chesterfield Township |
Burlington |
$150,000 |
Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library |
Vincentown Historic District |
Southampton Township |
Burlington |
$85,622 |
Historical Society of Haddonfield |
Greenfield Hall |
Haddonfield Borough |
Camden |
$150,000 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC) |
Emlen Physick Estate |
Cape May City |
Cape May |
$110,475 |
Historic Cold Spring Village (HCSV) Foundation |
Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$88,415 |
Friends of Locktown Stone Church, Inc. |
Locktown Baptist Church |
Delaware Township |
Hunterdon |
$148,869 |
Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc. |
Isaac Pearson House |
Hamilton Township |
Mercer |
$150,000 |
Piscataway Township |
Metlar House (Knapp House/Bodine House) |
Piscataway Township |
Middlesex |
$138,000 |
Allaire Village, Inc. |
Deserted Village of Allaire Historic District |
Farmingdale Borough |
Monmouth |
$150,000 |
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township |
Friends Meetinghouse |
Randolph Township |
Morris |
$74,525 |
Chester Historical Society |
Chester’s Rockefeller Center |
Chester Borough |
Morris |
$45,610 |
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc. |
German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill) |
Washington Township |
Morris |
$31,064 |
Morris County Historical Society |
Acorn Hall |
Morristown Town |
Morris |
$102,300 |
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms |
Craftsman Farms (White Cottage) |
Parsippany-Troy Hills |
Morris |
$150,000 |
Township of Rockaway and Historical Society of Rockaway Township |
Ford-Faesch Manor House |
Rockaway Borough |
Morris |
$68,390 |
Township of Hanover |
Joseph Tuttle House |
Hanover Township |
Morris |
$7,965 |
Sussex County Historical Society |
Newton Town Plot Historic District (Old Newton Academy) |
Newton Town |
Sussex |
$147,780 |
State of New Jersey, DEP, Division of Parks and Forestry |
Boxwood Hall |
Elizabeth City |
Union |
$128,140 |
Historical Society of Plainfield |
Nathaniel Drake House |
Plainfield City |
Union |
$135,240 |
Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum |
Merchants and Drovers Tavern |
Rahway City |
Union |
$45,000 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$2,107,395 |
Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
Save Lucy Committee, Inc. |
Lucy, the Margate Elephant |
Margate City |
Atlantic |
$669,133 |
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
USS New Jersey (BB-62) |
Camden City |
Camden |
$750,000 |
Camden County Historical Society |
Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern |
Camden City |
Camden |
$750,000 |
Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Foundation |
Hangar No. 1 |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$473,780 |
Montclair Historical Society dba Montclair History Center |
Israel Crane House |
Montclair Township |
Essex |
$366,000 |
City of Newark |
Newark City Hall |
Newark City |
Essex |
$750,000 |
City of Hoboken |
Hoboken City Hall |
Hoboken City |
Hudson |
$598,726 |
Hunterdon Land Trust |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead |
Raritan Township |
Hunterdon |
$500,000 |
Trent House Association, Inc. |
William Trent House |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$299,870 |
120 East State |
First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$750,000 |
Morris County Park Commission |
Merchiston Farm (Bamboo Brook) |
Chester Borough |
Morris |
$260,605 |
Historical Society of the Township of Chatham |
Mount Vernon School |
Chatham Township |
Morris |
$266,050 |
City of Clifton |
United States Animal Quarantine Station |
Clifton City |
Passaic |
$453,600 |
Passaic County |
Lambert Castle (Belle Vista) |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$750,000 |
Borough of Somerville |
Daniel Robert House |
Somerville Borough |
Somerset |
$218,907 |
Union County |
Feltville Historic District |
Berkeley Heights Township |
Union |
$191,248 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$8,047,919 |
Multiphase Capital Preservation Grants ($500,000 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
NJ Division of Parks & Forestry |
Walt Whitman Neighborhood |
Camden City |
Camden |
$750,000 |
Hoboken Public Library |
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School: Phase II Commitment |
Hoboken City |
Hudson |
$750,000 |
New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of NJ, Inc) and the City of Trenton |
East Trenton Public Library: Phase II Commitment |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$750,000 |
Township of Mount Olive |
Seward House: Phase II Commitment |
Mount Olive Township |
Morris |
$672,000 |
County of Passaic |
Lambert Castle (Belle Vista): Phase III Commitment |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$750,000 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$3,672,000 |
Special Projects
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
D & R Canal Commission |
Master Plan for the Delaware and Raritan Canal |
Princeton |
Mercer |
$550,000 |
New Beginnings |
Survey of Civil Rights Sites in Camden |
Camden City |
Camden |
$99,789 |
|
|
|
Total: |
$649,789 |
Total Recommended Grant Awards: |
$15,758,315 |
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (the Trust) today announced that the applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 14, 2022.
This year, the Trust has committed to awarding $10 million in Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation funds and will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501c non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government. Properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2022 to be eligible to receive funds.“Continuing to fund the preservation and restoration of historic places through these grants is essential to community and economic development in New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). “Despite the ongoing challenges the pandemic has presented, Governor Murphy and I remain committed to supporting this important work to promote heritage tourism and save our historic cultural and educational places throughout the State.”
“Being able to help so many of New Jersey’s treasured historic resources is very rewarding,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We are looking forwarding to working with the new applicants.”
Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development, and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. New for this year, the maximum grant request has been raised from $50,000 to $75,000. The matching grant requires a $1 match for every $3 requested.
Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request. At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations, such as preservation plans or assessments.
The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit to up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.
Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s website: https://www.nj.gov/dca/njht/programs/preservenj/overview/
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding. Staff is available to answer questions at 609-984-0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.
The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland, and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax.
The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save New Jersey’s heritage and strengthen its communities.
The DCA offers a wide range of programs and services, including local government management and finance, affordable housing production, fire safety, building safety, community planning and development, and disaster recovery and mitigation.
More Than $14 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects and Special Initiatives
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $14,305,959 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 69 preservation planning, heritage tourism and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Of note this year, the Trust received the highest number of applications requesting funding for heritage tourism initiatives.
“I am pleased to see such a great response to this year’s grant round,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants provide an opportunity for applicants to honor, preserve, and restore irreplaceable landmarks, which serve as a voice for historic preservation in New Jersey. I look forward to seeing these projects and special initiatives come to fruition.”
Nineteen of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Five grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites. Forty-four grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
All grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state governments require a match from the recipient. Included in this list is funding to create an emergency intervention fund that can be accessed when sites are threatened or endangered. Having the ability to quickly intervene in an emergency increases the Trust’s relevancy in the protection of New Jersey’s irreplaceable heritage.
Also included in this list is the second tranche of funding for the multi-year project to restore the Lambert Castle in Passaic County.
“We’re thrilled to recommend so many interesting projects for funding. We look forward to working with these applicants to preserve and restore some of New Jersey’s most loved treasures,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We are especially excited to see so many historic sites embrace heritage tourism. Creating an enriching experience for heritage travelers will benefit the New Jersey economy.”
The grant recommendations, which have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are made available.
Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed over $180 million to more than 1,000 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations
Historic Site Management Grants (up to $50,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
The Radburn Association |
Radburn Historic District |
Fair Lawn Borough |
Bergen |
$50,000 |
Roebling Main Gate Museum [DBA: Roebling Museum] |
Roebling Historic District |
Florence Township |
Burlington |
$15,155 |
Borough of Gibbsboro |
John Lucas House |
Borough of Gibbsboro |
Camden |
$50,000 |
Camden County Parks Department |
Ebenezer Hopkins House |
Haddon Township |
Camden |
$50,000 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities |
Emlen Physick Estate |
City of Cape May |
Cape May |
$47,370 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities |
Emlen Physick Estate |
City of Cape May |
Cape May |
$50,000 |
Downe Township |
Union Hall |
Downe Township |
Cumberland |
$29,000 |
Newark Landmarks |
Weequahic High School |
City of Newark |
Essex |
$13,580 |
City of Jersey City |
Fickens Warehouse |
City of Jersey City |
Hudson |
$50,000 |
Borough of High Bridge |
Solitude House |
High Bridge Borough |
Hunterdon |
$7,500 |
Isles, Inc. |
Elks - BPOE Building (Carver Center YMCA) |
City of Trenton |
Mercer |
$50,000 |
Twin Lights Historical Society |
Navesink Lighthouse (Twin Lights) (Navesink Light Station) |
Highlands Borough |
Monmouth |
$27,072 |
Township of Middletown |
Dempsey Pump House |
Middletown Township |
Monmouth |
$15,000 |
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc. |
Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill (German Valley Historic District) |
Washington Township |
Morris |
$36,000 |
Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc. |
Morris Canal |
City of Clifton |
Passaic |
$50,000 |
Town of Newton |
Newton Town Plot Historic District |
Town of Newton |
Sussex |
$30,000 |
The Plainfield Garden Club |
Cedar Brook Park |
City of Plainfield |
Union |
$9,000 |
Historical Society of Plainfield |
Nathaniel Drake House |
City of Plainfield |
Union |
$14,025 |
Westfield Historical Society |
William Edgar Reeve House |
Town of Westfield |
Union |
$45,600 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $50,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, Inc. |
Palisades Interstate Park |
Fort Lee Borough |
Bergen |
$50,000 |
South Mountain TheaterWorks, Inc. (d/b/a South Mountain TV) |
Krueger Mansion |
City of Newark |
Essex |
$50,000 |
Trent House Association |
William Trent House |
City of Trenton |
Mercer |
$37,403 |
Millstone Township Historic Preservation Commission |
Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church |
Millstone Township |
Monmouth |
$50,000 |
Musconetcong Watershed Association |
Hoffman Grist Mill |
Franklin Township |
Warren |
$50,000 |
Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($5,000 – $150,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
Friends of West Hill, Inc. |
West Hill |
Burlington Township |
Burlington |
$7,619 |
Evesham Historical Society |
John Inskeep Homestead |
Evesham Township |
Burlington |
$23,347 |
Doane Academy |
St. Mary's Hall (Doane Academy) |
City of Burlington |
Burlington |
$114,628 |
Bordentown Historical Society |
Bordentown Historic District (Clara Barton School) |
City of Bordentown |
Burlington |
$109,034 |
City of Burlington |
Burlington Historic District (The Carriage House) |
City of Burlington |
Burlington |
$142,164 |
Newton Monthly Meeting (NMN) |
Newton Friends Meetinghouse |
City of Camden |
Camden |
$104,388 |
Lawnside Historical Society, Inc. |
Peter Mott House |
Lawnside Borough |
Camden |
$60,607 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities |
Emlen Physick Estate |
City of Cape May |
Cape May |
$38,763 |
Historic Restoration Trust of the Town of Nutley, New Jersey |
Kingsland Manor |
Nutley Township |
Essex |
$23,910 |
Red Mill Museum Village |
M.C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry [Red Mill, Hunt's Mill] |
Town of Clinton |
Hunterdon |
$46,656 |
Historic Morven, Inc. |
Morven |
Municipality of Princeton |
Mercer |
$31,434 |
Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc. |
Isaac Pearson House |
Hamilton Township |
Mercer |
$126,531 |
The Growing Stage - Children's Theatre of New Jersey |
Palace Theater |
Netcong Borough |
Morris |
$87,728 |
Dover Area Historical Society |
Condict House/ Presbyterian Church House |
Town of Dover |
Morris |
$38,618 |
Skylands Association |
Skylands (Pump House) |
Ringwood Borough |
Passaic |
$43,200 |
Friends of Long Pond Ironworks |
Long Pond Iron Works (Hewitt Church) |
West Milford Township |
Passaic |
$56,730 |
Liberty Hall Museum, Inc. |
Liberty Hall |
Union Township |
Union |
$110,004 |
Township of Berkeley Heights |
Littel-Lord Farmstead |
Berkeley Heights Township |
Union |
$60,000 |
Allamuchy Township School District |
Rutherfurd Hall (Rutherfurd Mansion) |
Allamuchy Township |
Warren |
$122,000 |
Township of Harmony |
Van Nest-Hoff-Vannatta Farm |
Harmony Township |
Warren |
$25,000 |
Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
County |
Recommended Award |
City of Atlantic City |
Fire Station #8 (Fire Department 4 and Drill School) |
City of Atlantic City |
Atlantic |
$750,000 |
Village of Ridgewood |
John A. L. Zabriskie House |
Ridgewood Village |
Bergen |
$499,166 |
Riverton Steamboat Landing Foundation |
Riverton Steamboat Landing (Riverton Yacht Club) |
Riverton Borough |
Burlington |
$322,500 |
Alice Paul Institute |
Alice Paul Birthplace (Paulsdale) |
Mount Laurel Township |
Burlington |
$304,500 |
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
USS New Jersey (BB-62) |
City of Camden |
Camden |
$750,000 |
Haddonfield Friends School |
Haddonfield Friends School |
Haddonfield Borough |
Camden |
$725,000 |
NASW Foundation |
Hangar No. 1 |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
$362,880 |
County of Cumberland |
Bridgeton Historic District Cumberland County Courthouse) |
City of Bridgeton |
Cumberland |
$545,557 |
Township of Bloomfield |
Collins House |
Bloomfield Township |
Essex |
$450,000 |
Township of Livingston |
Theophilus Ward/Thomas Force House and Condit Family Cook House |
Livingston Township |
Essex |
$403,052 |
City of Jersey City |
Reservoir #3 |
City of Jersey City |
Hudson |
$750,000 |
Kingwood Township |
William Lindsay White House |
Kingwood Township |
Hunterdon |
$247,121 |
City of Trenton |
Trenton City Hall |
City of Trenton |
Mercer |
$749,909 |
The Watershed Institute |
Andrew and Hannah Drake Farmstead/ Brookdale Farm |
Pennington Borough |
Mercer |
$320,570 |
Municipality of Princeton |
Princeton Ice Company (Mountain Lakes Preserve) |
Municipality of Princeton |
Mercer |
$395,218 |
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc. |
Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club |
Rumson Borough |
Monmouth |
$304,070 |
Borough of Mendham |
Phoenix House |
Mendham Borough |
Morris |
$348,565 |
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts |
Madison Public Library and the James Building |
Madison Borough |
Morris |
$303,933 |
Borough of Madison |
Madison Masonic Lodge |
Madison Borough |
Morris |
$488,100 |
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms |
Craftsman Farms |
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township |
Morris |
$750,000 |
Morris Museum |
Normandy Park Historic District (Twin Oaks) |
Town of Morristown |
Morris |
$472,893 |
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township, New Jersey |
Friends Meetinghouse |
Randolph Township |
Morris |
$221,500 |
Morris County Historical Society |
Acorn Hall |
Town of Morristown |
Morris |
$248,350 |
County of Ocean |
Mary Etta Cox House |
Barnegat Township |
Ocean |
$518,645 |
Additional Funding Commitments |
|
Multiphase Phase II Commitment: Lambert Castle |
$750,000 |
Multiphase Phase II Commitment: Flemington Historic District: Hunterdon County Courthouse |
$750,000 |
Emergency Intervention Fund |
$75,000 |
TRENTON - The New Jersey Historic Trust announces that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 29, 2021.
This year the Historic Trust will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501©3 non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government. Eligible properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 2, 2021.
“We anticipate a highly competitive grant round,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “There is a very strong need for planning money, but even more so for construction funds that will help save our historic resources for new and continued uses.”
Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for the long-term stewardship, development and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The maximum grant request is $50,000 and requires a $1 match for every $3 in request.
Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request: At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and required a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous investigations, such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit to up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.
Applications and guidelines are available on the Trust’s web site: http://njht.org/dca/njht/applguid/
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Grant Guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding. Staff is available to answer questions at 609 984 0473 or njht@dca.nj.gov.
The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations
More Than $10.7 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects and Special Initiatives
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $10,227,499 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 50 preservation planning, heritage tourism and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. In addition to the Preserve New Jersey grant applications, two special initiatives have also been included for funding, the Passaic County Regrant Program and an allocation of funds to the Discover New Jersey License Plate Fund. Together, these special initiatives total $550,000, which brings the total amount of funds recommended for the 2020 round to $10,777,499.
“Investing in historic properties is key to preserving our past, present and future,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Each project represents a piece of New Jersey’s rich history. Restoring and preserving these properties will allow for the continued use of these structures and ensure that they continue to enrich and benefit the communities in which they are located.”
Twenty-three of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Four grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve the visitor experience at historic sites. Twenty-three grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. All grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state governments require a match from the recipient.
“We’re happy to recommend this year’s grants, which will help to provide the financial and technical support needed to stabilize and revitalize historic properties throughout the state,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “We will continue to advance historic preservation and ensure that our historic treasures are available for future generations.”
The grant recommendations, which have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are made available. Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed over $166 million to more than 950 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recommendations
Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current or common name of the property. Projects are listed in each category alphabetically by county.
Historic Site Management Grants (up to $50,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
Palisades Parks Conservancy |
Palisades Interstate Park |
Fort Lee Borough |
Bergen |
$50,000 |
The Radburn Association |
Radburn |
Fair Lawn Borough |
Bergen |
$42,255 |
Woman's Club of Englewood |
Brinckerhoff Carriage House |
Englewood City |
Bergen |
$39,600 |
Newton Monthly Meeting |
Newton Friends Meetinghouse |
Camden City |
Camden |
$21,390 |
Siloam Cemetery Association |
Siloam Cemetery Historic District |
Vineland City |
Cumberland |
$30,000 |
Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society |
Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society Building |
Vineland City |
Cumberland |
$20,790 |
Montclair History Center |
Israel Crane House |
Montclair Township |
Essex |
$45,150 |
Borough of High Bridge |
Solitude House |
High Bridge Borough |
Hunterdon |
$25,500 |
Trent House Association |
William Trent House |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$42,360 |
Mercer County Park Commission |
Pleasant Valley Historic District |
Hopewell Township |
Mercer |
$46,937 |
City of Trenton |
Mercer Cemetery |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$50,000 |
First Presbyterian Church of Trenton |
First Presbyterian Church |
Trenton City |
Mercer |
$44,482 |
Borough of Jamesburg |
Ensley-Mount-Buckalew House |
Jamesburg Borough |
Middlesex |
$48,750 |
Borough of Metuchen |
Middlesex Avenue / Woodwild Park Historic District |
Metuchen Borough |
Middlesex |
$15,000 |
SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc. |
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club |
Rumson Borough |
Monmouth |
$17,738 |
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts |
Madison Public Library and the James Building |
Madison Borough |
Morris |
$50,000 |
Morris Museum |
Twin Oaks (Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Residence) |
Morristown Town |
Morris |
$30,180 |
Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc. |
Ayres’ Farm (Ayres Knuth Farmstead) |
Denville Township |
Morris |
$29,738 |
Borough of Mendham |
Phoenix House |
Mendham Borough |
Morris |
$12,000 |
City of Paterson |
Great Falls / S.U.M. Historic District (ATP Site) |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$50,000 |
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum |
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church |
Montgomery Township |
Somerset |
$50,000 |
NJ State Park Service |
Six Mile Run Historic District |
Franklin Township |
Somerset |
$23,531 |
Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM |
Plainfield Masonic Temple |
Plainfield City |
Union |
$45,000 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism (up to $50,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
City of Camden |
Camden City Hall |
Camden City |
Camden |
$50,000 |
Rutgers University |
Queen’s Campus |
New Brunswick City |
Middlesex |
$22,275 |
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association |
Grover House |
Middletown Township |
Monmouth |
$22,291 |
County of Passaic |
Dey Mansion |
Wayne Township |
Passaic |
$19,443 |
Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($50,000 – $150,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
NJ State Park Service |
Absecon Lighthouse |
Atlantic City |
Atlantic |
$88,560 |
Borough of Fieldsboro |
White Hill Mansion |
Fieldsboro Borough |
Burlington |
$24,000 |
Cape May MAC |
Emlen Physick Estate |
Cape May City |
Cape May |
$81,620 |
Llewellyn Park Preservation Foundation, Inc. |
Llewellyn Park Historic District |
West Orange Township |
Essex |
$150,000 |
Morris County Park Commission |
Speedwell Village |
Morristown Town |
Morris |
$115,000 |
Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
Save Lucy Committee, Inc. |
Lucy, the Margate Elephant |
Margate City |
Atlantic |
$673,668 |
County of Burlington |
Burlington County Prison |
Mt. Holly Township |
Burlington |
$526,500 |
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
USS New Jersey |
Camden City |
Camden |
$500,000 |
Newark Performing Arts Corp. |
Salaam Temple (Symphony Hall) |
Newark City |
Essex |
$750,000 |
Borough of Hopewell |
Hopewell Railroad Station |
Hopewell Borough |
Mercer |
$249,907 |
Lake Hopatcong Foundation |
Landing Railroad Station |
Roxbury Township |
Morris |
$254,879 |
Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. |
King Store and Homestead |
Roxbury Township |
Morris |
$177,127 |
Town of Boonton |
Stone Arch Bridge |
Boonton Town |
Morris |
$320,000 |
Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders |
Mary Etta Cox House |
Barnegat Township |
Ocean |
$750,000 |
NJ State Park Service |
Ringwood Manor |
Ringwood Borough |
Passaic |
$550,000 |
New Jersey Community Development Corporation |
First Presbyterian Church of Paterson |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$750,000 |
City of Clifton |
US Animal Quarantine Station |
Clifton City |
Passaic |
$300,750 |
Stand Up For Salem |
Broadway Historic District (J. C. Penney) |
Salem City |
Salem |
$630,000 |
Township of Warren |
Mount Bethel Baptist Meeting House |
Warren Township |
Somerset |
$218,495 |
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Frazee House Inc. |
Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House |
Scotch Plains Township |
Union |
$337,161 |
Musconetcong Watershed Association |
Hoffman Grist Mill |
Franklin Township |
Warren |
$525,000 |
Multi-Phase Capital Level II Preservation Grants ($500,000 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
Save Ellis Island Inc. |
Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island |
Jersey City |
Hudson |
$560,422 |
Monmouth University |
Shadow Lawn |
West Long Branch Borough |
Monmouth |
$750,000 |
Special Initiatives
Applicant |
Project Name |
Municipality |
Property County |
Recommended Award |
County of Passaic |
Passaic County Regrant Program |
Paterson |
Passaic |
$500,000 |
New Jersey Historic Trust |
Discover New Jersey License Plate Program |
Trenton |
Mercer |
$50,000 |
In response to the COVID-19 health crisis sweeping the nation, the New Jersey Historic Trust is extending the 2020 Preserve New Jersey grant deadline until June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm. We understand that our applicant organizations may be having difficulty completing the application by the original due date of April 23, 2020. As a result, all Preserve New Jersey grant applicants have until June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm to submit the online application. Additionally, all supporting documentation must be uploaded to a USB drive and received by the New Jersey Historic Trust no later than June 4, 2020 at 4:00pm.
We appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns about your 2020 Preserve New Jersey grant application, please reach out to NJHT staff.
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust) today announced that applications for the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund are now available. Applications must be submitted by April 23, 2020.
This year, the Trust will offer both planning and heritage tourism (Historic Site Management) grants and ‘bricks and mortar’ (Capital Preservation) grants. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, as well as units of county, municipal or state government. Eligible properties must be certified eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places by August 1, 2020.
“Historic preservation can open the door for cultural enrichment, education, and revitalization opportunities in every single one of our communities, which is why our Administration is expanding ways to advance capital preservation and planning projects throughout New Jersey,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Governor Murphy and I are encouraging all 565 municipalities to take advantage of the many revitalization and enhancement opportunities that are now available through the Trust by applying for these valuable grants.”
Planning grants may be used for activities that will assist in planning for long-term stewardship, development and successful management of historic sites, including developing preservation plans, engineering studies or archaeological assessments. The Trust is also offering grants to foster heritage tourism initiatives that may include visitor readiness surveys, wayfinding, and developing linkages between attractions. The maximum grant request is $50,000 and requires a $1 match for every $3 requested.
“We anticipate a highly competitive grant round,” said New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy Guzzo. “There is a very strong need for planning money, but even more so for construction funds that will help save our historic resources for new and continued uses.”
Capital preservation grants may be used for construction expenses related to the preservation, restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of historic property and professional fees necessary to prepare and complete the construction project. There are two levels of capital request. At Level I, the maximum request is $150,000 and requires a match of $2 for every $3 requested. At Level II, the maximum request is $750,000 and requires a match of $1 for every $1 requested. All construction projects should be supported by previous studies, such as preservation plans or assessments. The Trust will again offer applicants the opportunity to apply for a multi-phase project to facilitate funding for substantially complex projects. In this category, the Trust may commit up to three years of funding at the $750,000 level, assuming all other requirements have been met.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the grant guidelines to determine if the proposed project is eligible for funding and may contact Trust staff with questions at 609-984-0473.
The Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund was established by legislation in 2016 after New Jersey voters approved a change to the state constitution to provide a stable source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation by dedicating funds from the corporate business tax. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund (2000-2012) and the Historic Preservation Bond Program (1990-1997). Since 1990, more than $156 million in matching grants has been awarded to worthy historic preservation construction and planning projects throughout the state.
Created by the State Legislature, the New Jersey Historic Trust is a nonprofit historic preservation organization affiliated with the Department of Community Affairs. Governed by a 15-member board of trustees, the mission of the Trust 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.
New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations
Nearly $12 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning, Heritage Tourism and Capital Projects
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Historic Trust (Trust), an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $11,902,723 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund (Fund) for 67 preservation planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Implementing legislation signed by Governor Murphy in June increased the Trust’s portion of the corporate business tax dedication from 5% to 7%. The grant recommendations, approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting on October 8, 2019. The grants will then require a legislative appropriations bill and the governor’s approval before funds become available.
“Historic structures and places are a foundational part of our towns that serve as community gathering spaces, heritage and tourism attractions, and places of recreation and respite - they are the places we love and they are so vital to improving New Jersey’s economy and quality of life,” said Acting Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “Preserving our treasured historic places through these Trust grant awards will also help to ensure that future generations will benefit from knowing and experiencing their rich and storied past.”
Twenty-six of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. Three grants will help fund heritage tourism initiatives to improve visitors’ experiences at historic sites. Thirty-eight grants will fund capital preservation projects on sites listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. All of the grants awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county, and state government require a recipient match.
New this year, the Trust accepted applications for large-scale, multi-phased projects. Five of the thirty-eight capital grants were approved for their first phase. Future phases will be allocated in subsequent appropriations.
“We are very excited to recommend so many worthwhile projects for funding. The increase in the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund has enabled the Trust to help many more historic sites” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “Increasing access to our state’s historic places is a top priority for the Trust. Sites from every corner of the state are reflected in this list.”
Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which is supported by income from the corporate business tax and will receive an annual allocation in support of historic preservation. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed over $156 million to more than 900 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust became a DCA affiliate in 2002 in an effort to better align 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.
2019 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients
Note: the project names are as listed in the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current names of the property. Projects are listed in each category alphabetically by county.
Historic Site Management Grants for Planning Documents (up to $50,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
New Milford Borough |
French Huguenot Cemetery and Huguenot Church Site Historic District |
Bergen |
New Milford Borough |
$11,250.00 |
Alice Paul Institute |
Alice Paul Birthplace (Paulsdale) |
Burlington |
Mt. Laurel Township |
$27,263.00 |
Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc. |
Red Dragon Canoe Club |
Burlington |
Edgewater Park Township |
$15,150.00 |
Doane Academy |
Doane Academy |
Burlington |
Burlington City |
$41,524.00 |
John Woolman Memorial Association |
John Woolman Memorial House |
Burlington |
Mount Holly Township |
$38,445.00 |
New Hanover Township |
General Edward S. Godfrey House |
Burlington |
New Hanover Township |
$30,000.00 |
Haddonfield Friends School |
Haddonfield Friends School |
Camden |
Haddonfield Borough |
$50,000.00 |
Camden County Historical Society |
Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern |
Camden |
Camden City |
$50,000.00 |
City of Jersey City |
Van Vorst Park Historic District |
Hudson |
Jersey City |
$45,000.00 |
Hudson County |
Lincoln Park (West Side Park) |
Hudson |
Jersey City |
$50,000.00 |
City of Bayonne |
Bayonne Truck (Hook and Ladder) House #1 |
Hudson |
Bayonne City |
$22,500.00 |
Trent House Association |
William Trent House |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$46,950.00 |
Edison Memorial Tower Corporation bda/ Thomas Edison Memorial Center at Menlo Park
|
Thomas A. Edison Memorial Tower |
Middlesex |
Edison Township |
$28,688.00 |
Allentown Public Library Association, Inc. |
First Baptist Church and Parsonage |
Monmouth |
Allentown Borough |
$18,750.00 |
Town of Boonton |
Boonton Ironworks |
Morris |
Boonton Town |
$50,000.00 |
Roxbury Township |
Lafayette School |
Morris |
Roxbury Township |
$12,815.00 |
Morris County Park Commission |
Merchiston Farm |
Morris |
Chester Township |
$50,000.00 |
Morris County Park Commission |
Mount Hope Miners’ Church |
Morris |
Rockaway Township |
$23,738.00 |
Morris County Park Commission |
Moses Estey House at The Speedwell Village Historic District |
Morris |
Morristown Township |
$23,625.00 |
County of Passaic |
Passaic County Courthouse |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$50,000.00 |
City of Paterson |
Great Falls Historic District (Ivanhoe Mill Wheelhouse) |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$50,000.00 |
Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc. |
S.U.M. Auxiliary Steam Plant Foundation |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$24,000.00 |
Friends of Passaic County Parks |
Westervelt-Vanderhoef House |
Passaic |
Clifton City |
$14,049.00 |
Friends of Long Pond Ironworks |
Long Pond Iron Works (Hewitt Church) |
Passaic |
West Milford Township |
$13,447.00 |
City of Clifton |
John and Anna Vreeland/Hamilton House |
Passaic |
Clifton City |
$25,312.00 |
Musconetcong Watershed Association |
Hoffman Grist Mill |
Warren |
Franklin Township |
$50,000.00 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism Projects (up to $50,000)
Applicant
|
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Old Barracks Association |
Old Barracks |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$16,239.00 |
Trenton Downtown Association |
Old Barracks |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$30,000.00 |
Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms |
Craftsman Farms |
Morris |
Morris Plains Borough |
$43,875.00 |
Level I Capital Preservation Grants ($5,000 - $150,00)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Save Lucy Committee, Inc. |
Lucy, the Margate elephant |
Atlantic |
Margate City |
$20,400.00 |
City of Linwood |
Linwood Borough School #1 (Linwood Public Library) |
Atlantic |
Linwood City |
$60,000.00 |
The Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc. |
Red Dragon Canoe Club |
Burlington |
Edgewater Park |
$125,700.00 |
Cherry Hill Township |
Barclay Farmstead |
Camden |
Cherry Hill Township |
$90,000.00 |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities |
The Cape May Lighthouse |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$29,090.00 |
HCSV Foundation |
Spicer Leaming House (HCSV) |
Cape may |
Lower Township |
$51,200.00 |
Millville Army Air Field Museum, Inc. |
Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
Cumberland |
Millville City |
$42,189.000 |
Gloucester County |
James and Ann Whitall House at Red Bank Battlefield |
Gloucester |
National Park Borough |
$142,500.00 |
Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission
|
George Morgan Jr. Stone House |
Gloucester |
Washington Township |
$22,887.00 |
Gloucester County Historical Society |
Moravian Church |
Gloucester |
Woolwich Township |
$90,000.00 |
1759 Vought House, Inc. |
Christoffel Vought Farmstead |
Hunterdon |
Clinton Township |
$15,000.00 |
Historic Morven, Inc. |
Morven |
Mercer |
Princeton Township |
$53,550.00 |
The Information Age Science and History Learning Center and Museum (InfoAge) |
Camp Evans Historic District |
Monmouth |
Wall Township |
$14,124.00 |
Allaire Village, Inc. |
Deserted Village of Allaire Historic District |
Monmouth |
Wall Township |
$20,000.00 |
Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc. |
Ayres (Knuth) Farm |
Morris |
Denville Township |
$73,000.00 |
Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township |
Friends Meeting House |
Morris |
Randolph Township |
$143,844.00 |
Roxbury Township |
Morris Canal Inclined Plane 2 east |
Morris |
Ledgewood Township |
$50,040.00 |
Salem Old House Foundation |
Abel Nicholson House |
Salem |
Elsinboro Township |
$86,400.00 |
Peters Valley School of Craft |
Peters Valley Historic District |
Sussex |
Layton Township |
$51,150.00 |
Merchants and Drovers Museum |
Merchants and Drovers Tavern |
Union |
City of Rahway |
$150,000.00 |
Township of Mansfield |
Mount Bethel Methodist Church |
Warren |
Mansfield Township |
$120,000.00 |
Level II Capital Preservation Grants ($150,001 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
City of Burlington |
William R. Allen School |
Burlington |
Burlington City |
$746,250.00 |
Bayshore Center at Bivalve |
Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks, and "AJ Meerwald" Schooner |
Cumberland |
Commercial Township |
$533,105.00 |
City of Jersey City |
Reservoir #3 |
Hudson |
Jersey City |
$750,000.00 |
Hunterdon Land Trust |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead |
Hunterdon |
Raritan Township |
$750,000.00 |
Township of Piscataway/Fellowship for Metlar House |
Metlar House (Knapp/Bodine House) |
Middlesex |
Piscataway Township |
$175,000.00 |
Township of Rockaway |
Ford-Faesch Manor House |
Morris |
Rockaway Township |
$348,388.00 |
Borough of Seaside Heights |
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel and Wurlitzer 146 Band Organ |
Ocean |
Seaside Heights Borough |
$750,000.00 |
Township of Berkeley |
Manitou Park School House |
Ocean |
Berkeley Township |
$656,537.00 |
City of Paterson |
Van Houten House |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$250,000.00 |
Friends of Historic Bernardsville |
Dunster Squibb House |
Somerset |
Bernardsville Borough |
$222,349.00 |
County of Union |
Feltville Historic District |
Union |
Berkeley Heights Township |
$450,000.00 |
Knowlton Township Historic Commission |
Ramsaysburg Homestead |
Warren |
Knowlton Township |
$365,725.00 |
Multi-Phase Capital Level II Preservation Grants ($500,000 - $750,000)
Applicant |
Project Name |
County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Hoboken Public Library |
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$750,000.00 |
Hunterdon county Board of Chosen Freeholders |
Flemington Historic District (Hunterdon County Courthouse) |
Hunterdon |
Flemington Borough |
$747,000.00 |
New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of NJ, Inc) and the City of Trenton |
East Trenton Library |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$750,000.00 |
Township of Mount Olive |
Seward House |
Morris |
Mount Olive Township |
$504,675.00 |
County of Passaic |
Lambert Castle (Belle Vista) |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$750,000.00 |
The New Jersey Historic Trust is proud to present a short-form documentary produced by On Demand with Rob Lowe highlighting the important preservation work the Trust undertakes throughout the state of New Jersey. Dorothy Guzzo, Executive Director of the New Jersey Historic Trust, was joined by Vonda Givens from the Stickley Museum, and Linda Caldwell Epps from Sankofa Collaborative, in this short-form documentary featuring Craftsman Farms. The segment discusses the role of historic preservation in saving New Jersey’s history and the positive impact the Trust’s grant programs have on hundreds of historic sites across the state.
Click here to see the full five minute short-form documentary.
Click here to see the one-minute short.
Look for us on prime-time television! Our commercial will be featured on nearly 200 television stations throughout the U.S. and broadcasted in the NYC and Philadelphia tri-state areas between 7:00 am-11:45 am and 6:00 pm-11:45 pm on the following networks: CNN, Headline News, CNBC, MSNBC, The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and The Discovery Channel! The short-form documentary will begin airing on PBS, with a special introduction by actor, producer, and director Rob Lowe, on May 27, 2019 and run approximately 10 times per month for one year. It’s an exciting time to promote historic preservation and heritage tourism in New jersey!
September 28, 2018, TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust is launching a new state-wide campaign, “Revolutionize. Revitalize. Rediscover. NJ History,” to help save New Jersey’s history through sales of the Discover NJ History license plates.
The New Jersey Historic Trust plays a key role in preserving New Jersey history for future generations. The Trust has helped restore and preserve hundreds of historic locations in every county in the state. Unfortunately, many historic sites are still threatened.
Proceeds from sales of the Discover NJ History license plates are used to provide grants to communities and non-profit organizations to preserve the state’s historic sites.
“Every New Jerseyan can support the Trust’s important work by purchasing a Discover NJ History license plate,” said Dorothy Guzzo, executive director of the New Jersey Historic Trust. “Buying and displaying the license plate helps save New Jersey’s history, now.”
Just a few sites aided by the New Jersey Historic Trust include:
- The Hunterdon County Courthouse is best-known as the site of the 1934 “Trial of the Century,” where Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted for the abduction and murder of the son of aviation hero Charles Lindberg. Grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust helped restore the courthouse and attached jail to its appearance during the Lindberg trial era.
- A major Jersey shore attraction for over a century and a National Historic Landmark, Lucy the Margate Elephant stands six stories high and is visited by more than 25,000 people a year. Lucy required a great deal of work to ensure her continued survival. New Jersey Historic Trust grants helped fund exterior repairs and painting, including the “Howdah” mounted on her back that is used as the observation deck.
- The Dey Mansion, located in Wayne, served twice as George Washington’s headquarters. Washington advisors Alexander Hamilton and James McHenry stayed at the mansion with him. Here Washington gave command of West Point to infamous traitor Benedict Arnold. It has served as a museum since 1934. The New Jersey Historic Trust helped fund interior and exterior restoration.
- The Peter Mott House is the oldest known house in the community of Lawnside, which was founded as a free African-American settlement. It was almost demolished, but local efforts helped save it. It is now a museum that highlights the connections between the house, Lawnside, and the Underground Railroad. New Jersey Historic Trust grants helped fund exterior restoration and interior rehabilitation of the house.
Another goal of this campaign is to support heritage tourism, a major reason visitors come to New Jersey.
About 11 million people visit New Jersey’s historic sites each year, almost half from out-of-state, resulting in $2.8 billion in spending, supporting almost 40,000 jobs and generating $715 million in federal, state and local taxes.*
You can learn more about The New Jersey Historic Trust, how to help save New Jersey’s history and how to purchase the Discover NJ History license plate by visiting https://www.preservenjhistory.com/.
*Source: The Economic & Fiscal Impacts of Heritage Tourism in New Jersey
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New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations
More Than $1 Million Awarded for Preservation Planning Projects
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved $1,037,621 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 33 preservation planning projects to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. The grant recommendations, approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust Board, will be presented to the Garden State Preservation Trust at its next meeting and require a legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are available.
“Historic preservation is an integral part of community and economic revitalization and I am excited to see a diverse list of grant recipients this year,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. “From historic homes, farms, libraries, train stations, and villages, the work that will be accomplished with the preservation grants will help to secure the future of our most treasured historic places in the Garden State.”
Twenty-nine of the grants will help fund preservation planning projects such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, and construction documents. The remaining four grants will help fund projects to improve visitors’ experience at historic sites by assessing heritage tourism potential and creating interpretive plans and signage. All the grants, awarded to nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state government, require a match from the recipient.
“We are pleased to recommend funding for preservation planning to so many worthy projects in this grant round, and particularly to support sites that wish to develop heritage tourism and improve the visitor experience,” said Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “By saving our historic buildings, we can benefit from their impact on the tourism economy as well as encourage local pride.”
Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which is supported by income from the corporate business tax and will receive an annual allocation in support of historic preservation. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter-supported referendums that have committed $145 million to more than 800 historic preservation projects since 1990. All funded resources are listed or eligible to be listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust became a DCA affiliate in 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.
2018 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients
Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current names of the property. Projects are listed in each category alphabetically by county.
Historic Site Management Grants for Planning Documents (up to $50,000)
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Fire Station #8 |
Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
$50,000.00 |
James C. Rose Residence |
Bergen |
Ridgewood Village |
$37,224.00 |
Greenfield Hall |
Camden |
Haddonfield Borough |
$24,352.00 |
Hangar #1 |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$29,813.00 |
Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$37,107.00 |
Judge Nathaniel Foster House |
Cape May |
Lower Township |
$38,850.00 |
Cumberland County Courthouse |
Cumberland |
Bridgeton City |
$50,000.00 |
Old Stone School |
Cumberland |
Greenwich Township |
$11,109.00 |
Moravian Church |
Gloucester |
Woolwich Township |
$43,186.00 |
West Jersey Depot Train Station (Glassboro Train Station) |
Gloucester |
Glassboro Borough |
$7,500.00 |
Hoboken Firehouses & Fireman's Monument |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$37,500.00 |
Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School |
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
$50,000.00 |
Mahlon Fisher Residence (Doric House) |
Hunterdon |
Flemington Borough |
$20,625.00 |
William Lindsay White House |
Hunterdon |
Kingwood Township |
$30,000.00 |
Andrew and Hannah Drake Farmstead/Brookdale Farm |
Mercer |
Pennington Borough |
$49,090.00 |
In and Out Social Club |
Mercer |
Trenton City |
$22,500.00 |
Isaac Pearson House |
Mercer |
Hamilton Township |
$50,000.00 |
Buckelew/Austin/Webb/Pulda Farm Historic District |
Middlesex |
North Brunswick Township |
$21,375.00 |
Allen House |
Monmouth |
Shrewsbury Borough |
$47,550.00 |
Ayres' Farm |
Morris |
Denville Township |
$5,550.00 |
Jacob Ford Powder Mill Site |
Morris |
Morristown Town |
$30,954.00 |
Lafayette School |
Morris |
Roxbury Township |
$14,156.00 |
Middle Valley Chapel |
Morris |
Washington Township |
$5,000.00 |
Lambert Castle |
Passaic |
Paterson City |
$50,000.00 |
Van Riper Hopper House & Van Duyne House |
Passaic |
Wayne Township |
$28,500.00 |
Daniel Robert House |
Somerset |
Somerville Borough |
$23,535.00 |
Voorhees Dutch Barn |
Somerset |
Bedminster Township |
$50,000.00 |
Old Newton Academy |
Sussex |
Newton Town |
$34,225.00 |
Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge |
Union |
Clark Township |
$50,000.00 |
Historic Site Management Grants for Heritage Tourism Projects (up to $50,000)
Project Name |
Property County |
Property Municipality |
Grant Award |
Roebling Wire Company |
Burlington |
Florence Township |
$36,415.00 |
George Morgan Stone House |
Gloucester |
Mantua Township |
$5,001.00 |
Dey Mansion (Passaic County Interpretive Plan) |
Passaic |
Wayne Township |
$41,397.00 |
Black Creek Site |
Sussex |
Vernon Township |
$5,107.00 |
May 29, 2018, NEWPORT, RI - The 1772 Foundation, partnering for the eighth year with the New Jersey Historic Trust, awarded historic preservation grants totaling $293,786 to 25 private nonprofit organizations in New Jersey. The grants ranged in amount from $3,175 to the grant maximum of $15,000. 12 of the 25 organizations received the maximum grant amount. Each grant recipient was required to have matching funds for its project. Grants also were awarded in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting, surface restoration, fire/security systems, repairs to/restoration of porches, roofs and windows, repairs to foundations and sills, and chimney and masonry repointing.
President of The 1772 Foundation, B. Danforth Ely, commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. "They fund maintenance and restoration work that might otherwise be deferred. Funding for such work is often harder to come by than funding for programming. The requirement of a match means our dollars go further and also demonstrates to us community support and the recipients' commitment to preserving their buildings."
New Jersey Historic Trust Executive Director, Dorothy Guzzo, added, “The Historic Trust is pleased to present these recommendations for funding assistance to The 1772 Foundation. We continue to see applications from historic sites that need our help and are new to the philanthropic community. These matching grants go a long way to preserving important places in New Jersey’s past."
Grant recipients were:
Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. (Cranbury Township)
Delaware River Mill Society (Stockton Borough)
The Friends of Millstone Township Historic Registered Property (Millstone Township)
Friends of the Loew's (Jersey City)
Gloucester County Historical Society (Woolwich Township)
The Heritage and Agriculture Association, Inc. (Wantage Township)
Historic Cold Spring Village (Cape May)
Historic Restoration Trust of the Township of Nutley (Nutley Township)
Historical Educational Lodge-Hall Preservatory (Swedesboro)
Hunterdon Art Museum (Clinton Town)
Long Beach Island Historical Association (Beach Haven Borough)
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Lower Township)
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum (Lower Township)
New Jersey Community Development Corporation (Paterson City)
Princeton AlumniCorps (Princeton)
Reeves-Reed Arboretum (Summit City)
Save Ellis Island (Ellis Island)
Sourland Conservancy (Montgomery Township)
Sparta Historical Society (Sparta Township)
Squan Beach Life Saving Station Preservation Committee (Manasquan Borough)
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (Pennington Borough)
Township of Ocean Historical Museum (Ocean Township)
The Union Township Historical Society (Union Township)
Westampton Township Historical Society (Westampton Township)
The GFWC Woman's Club of Rutherford (Rutherford Borough)
The 1772 Foundation was named in honor of its first restoration project, Liberty Hall in Union, NJ, which was built in 1772 and is the ancestral home of the Livingston and Kean families. The late Stewart B. Kean was the original benefactor of The 1772 Foundation. The 1772 Foundation works to ensure the safe passage of our historic buildings and farmland to future generations. More information about The 1772 Foundation may be found at www.1772foundation.org.
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A PDF of this announcement is available HERE.
A complete list of 1772 Foundation projects funded through the New Jersey Historic Trust is available HERE.
Awards to Support Diverse Improvement and Restoration Projects across New Jersey
NOVEMBER 17, 2017 - Advancing its ongoing commitment to preserving and protecting New Jersey’s rich and diverse historic resources, the New Jersey Cultural Trust (NJCT) has announced $304,655 in FY 2018 Capital Historic Preservation grant awards to 13 qualified organizations and projects statewide. With the FY 2018 grant awards, the Cultural Trust has now approved over $7 million in financial stabilization and historic preservation projects across New Jersey to date.
Pursuant to the Cultural Trust Act of 2000, annual NJCT grants are awarded following a third-party, independent peer review process and are based on recommendations from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Historic Trust. For FY 2018, recommendations were made by the New Jersey Historic Trust.
“The work of the New Jersey Cultural Trust is unique and unlike any other agency across state government, and these FY 2018 awards illustrate how important its work remains to the state’s arts and history communities,” said Sara Cureton, executive director of the New Jersey Cultural Trust. “This year’s grants will facilitate important repairs and improvements to several historic properties and, in doing so, will help ensure their enduring historical legacy and appeal to visitors for years to come.”
For the FY 2018 round, awards of up to $25,000 were available for eligible activities including stabilization, repair, restoration, adaptive reuse and improvements to cultural or historic properties, including adapting for increased accessibility. In addition, all project proposals must be in conformance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. All history, arts, and humanities organizations with stewardship responsibility for historic resources that are listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, and qualified by the New Jersey Cultural Trust, were eligible to apply for FY 2018 capital historic preservation funding.
The FY 2018 NJHC Capital Historic Preservation grant awards are as follows (by County):
The Shipman Mansion Foundation - Red Dragon Canoe Club, Burlington, $25,000
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts - Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, $25,000
Naval Air Station Wildwood Foundation - Hangar #1, Cape May, $25,000
Red Mill Museum Village - M.C. Mulligan & Sons' Quarry (The Red Mill), Hunterdon, $25,000
The 1759 Vought House, Inc. - Vought Farmstead, Hunterdon, $25,000
Hunterdon Land Trust - Case-Dvoor Farmstead, Hunterdon, $25,000
Howell Living History Farm - Pleasant Valley Historic District: Chicken Sheds, Mercer, $25,000
Old Barracks Museum - Old Barracks, Mercer, $20,355
Morris County Historical Society - Acorn Hall, Morris, $9,300
Growing Stage – The Children’s Theatre of NJ - Palace Theater, Morris, $25,000
Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association - Merchants and Drovers Tavern, Union, $25,000
duCret School of the Arts - George Strong Residence, Union, $25,000
Monmouth County Historical Association - Holmes-Hendrickson House, Monmouth, $25,000
TOTAL:$304,655
The New Jersey Cultural Trust (NJCT) was created in July 2000 as a public/private partnership to help ensure a stable and healthy nonprofit cultural industry in New Jersey that is sustainable even in the toughest of economic times. This is achieved through the establishment of a permanent, interest-generating fund to be an additional source of revenue to nonprofit arts, history, and humanities organizations. The NJCT provides grants to support capital projects, endowments, and institutional and financial stabilization of arts, history, and humanities organizations in New Jersey. Funding for the grants comes from interest earned on the Cultural Trust Fund, which is a permanent investment fund.
MAY 15, 2017 - Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1.c, the rules implementing the Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Program have been readopted without change and shall continue in effect for a seven-year period, ending May 15, 2024.
View the official announcement (PDF).
Learn more about the Revolving Loan Fund.
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Nearly $3 Million Awarded to 25 Projects
JANUARY 17, 2017, TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Historic Trust today announced $2,988,859 in grant awards through the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund for 25 “bricks and mortar” capital preservation projects located at historic sites. The grants, recently approved by the Garden State Preservation Trust, will require a Legislative appropriations bill and the Governor’s approval before funds are available.
“These grants will help restore these sites and preserve their historic, architectural, and aesthetic character for generations to come,” said Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Charles A. Richman.
Funding for the current grant round is dedicated from a voter-approved constitutional amendment that created the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund, which is supported by income from the corporate business tax. The Fund will receive an annual allocation in support of historic preservation projects for planning and construction. All grantees are nonprofit organizations or entities of municipal, county and state government. All funded projects are listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts. The Preserve New Jersey Fund continues the work of the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and voter supported referendums that have committed $140 million to more than 750 historic preservation projects since 1990.
“Each grant round is highly competitive,” explained Historic Trust Executive Director Dorothy P. Guzzo. “While we were able to fund almost half of the requested number of applications in this grant round, there is still tremendous need for financial support of historic preservation at the state, county and local levels. We are very pleased to have this ongoing source of funding to help meet those needs.”
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust became a DCA affiliate in 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 and its funding programs, visit njht.org. Note: the project names are as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and may not reflect the current names of the property.
Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Grant Recipients:
(alphabetical by County)
Red Dragon Canoe Club, Edgewater Park, Burlington County, $125,875.00
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington City, Burlington County, $150,000.00
White Hill Mansion, Fieldsboro, Burlington County, $45,000.00
Goshen School, Middle Township, Cape May County, $150,000.00
Joseph Falkenburge House, Dennis Township, Cape May County, $150,000.00
Bloomfield Cemetery: Receiving Vault, Bloomfield, Essex County $66,000.00
Hoboken City Hall, Hoboken, Hudson County, $150,000.00
The Dr. Barrow Mansion, Jersey City, Hudson County, $150,000.00
Case-Dvoor Farmstead, Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, $150,000.00
St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Trenton, Mercer County, $45,000.00
All Saints' Memorial Church Complex, Navesink, Middletown, Monmouth County $150,000.00
Carlton Theatre (Count Basie Theatre), Red Bank, Monmouth County, $147,900.00
Major John Burrowes Mansion, Matawan, Monmouth County, $149,358.00
The Towers (Strauss Mansion), Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, $133,448.00
Craftsman Farms: White Cottage, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, $150,000.00
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon, New Vernon, Morris County, $150,000.00
Hartley Dodge Memorial, Madison, Morris County, $150,000.00
Landing Railroad Station, Roxbury Township, Morris County, $150,000.00
Nathan Cooper Grist Mill, Chester Township, Morris County, $13,200.00
Cedar Bridge Tavern, Barnegat Township, Ocean County, $150,000.00
Daniel Robert House (Somerville Borough Hall), Somerville, Somerset County, $46,360.00
Christ Episcopal Church, Newton, Sussex County $131,400.00
Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, $150,000.00
George A. Strong Residence, Plainfield, Union County, $114,318.00
The Clearing (Reeves-Reed Arboretum), Summit, Union County, $21,000.00
New Jersey Historic Trust advances 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. The Historic Trust seeks to achieve its mission by serving as a leading voice for preservation at the state level; catalyst for preservation and community revitalization activities; a full partner in state policy development and a technical and financial resource for the stewardship of historic properties.
This announcement is also available on the NJ Department of Community Affairs website HERE.
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The following resources provide information, news, and tips for those affected by Hurricane Sandy
New Jersey Office of Emergency Management:
http://ready.nj.gov/
New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office Hurricane Sandy Cultural Resources Recovery:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/hurricane_sandy.htm
Post-Sandy Revovery Tips (pdf - includes a variety of resources from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other preservation organizations)
More resources and information