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The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission offers
multiple funding opportunites to a wide variety of nonprofit
organizations and public agencies throughout the Commonwealth.
This section will provide you with detailed information about
each program and each type of grant. To view the complete
guidelines for each grant category, please click on the heading
in the list below.
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Lower Swedish Cabin,
Upper Darby Township, Delaware County |
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| Guidelines for Applicants |
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This section includes guidelines for all of the Commission's
grant categories:
The programs and eligibility criteria are described in detail.
Prospective applicants may determine how the Commission's
multiple funding opportunities can best meet their needs and
the needs of their constituents and can best serve the people
of Pennsylvania. Clicking on Certified Local Government Grant
Program and Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program links
will take you directly to the guidelines for those programs.
You will need to click on the specific type of grant under
the Pennsylvania History and Museum Grant Program to access
the relevent guidelines.
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| Certified
Local Government Grant Program |
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Application Submission Deadline: January 15, 2009
Funding under this program is limited to federally designated
Certified Local Governments. There is only one type of grant.
- Competitive
- Matching
- Maximum Award $15,000. The Review Committee may, at its
discretion, approve an award greater than $15,000.
- Funding is available for Staffing and Training or Pooling
and Third Party Administration.
- Funding for projects is available through all PHMC project
grant categories. Please contact a grant manager to select
the appropriate program.
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a paper
copy of the application form (for reference use only) or to
proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below. Please
note the eGrant application has not been updated to reflect
the categories of support. Please select only Staffing and
Training or Pooling and Third Party Administration:
Certified Local Government Grant Administrator
Michel R. Lefevre
(717) 787-0771
mlefevre@state.pa.us
Certified Local Government Grant Manager
Janice E. Stramara
(717) 783-2838
jstramara@state.pa.us
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| Keystone
Historic Preservation Grant Program |
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Application Submission Deadline : May 1, 2009
Funding under this program is available to nonprofit organizations
and local governments for preserving or restoring historic
resources listed in or eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. (Private property owners are
not eliglible for funding under this program and may wish
to refer directly to PHMC
Programs of Interest for information on investment tax
credits.) There is one type of grant.
- Competitive
- Matching
- Maximum Award $100,000
- Funding for Preservation, Restoration, and Rehabilitation.
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a paper
copy of the application form (for reference use only) or to
proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Administrator
Karen Arnold
(717) 783-9927
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Pennsylvania History and Museum
Grant Program
The Pennsylvania History and Museum Grant Program was initiated
with a special appropriation from the Pennsylvania General
Assembly in 1985 and has been supported since that time by
an annual appropriation of funds to the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission. Funding under this program is designated
to support a wide variety of museum, history, archives and
historic preservation projects, as well as nonprofit organizations
and local governments. There are 10 types of grants listed
below.
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Archives
and Records Management Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
- Competitive
- No Match Required to $5,000
- Matching to $15,000
- Maximum Award $15,000
- Funding in the Categories of Access and Preservation
Programs, and County Records Improvement Programs
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Archives and Records Management Grant Manager
Jerry Ellis
(717) 787-3384
geellis@state.pa.us
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Collections
Management Project Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
- Competitive
- No Match Required to $5,000
- Matching to $15,000
- Maximum Award $15,000
- Grant assistance is available to provide better interpretation
to the public through exhibits, seminars, demonstrations
and other programs and care for the needs of the museum's
collections including registration, cataloguing, research
and conservation.
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Collections Management Project Grant Manager
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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Education,
Public & Local History
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Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
- Competitive
- No Match Required to $5,000
- Matching to $15,000
- Maximum Award $15,000
- Funding may be requested for the research, development
and execution of public programs that present some aspect
of Pennsylvania life, history or culture and to support
original research and writing on some aspect of Pennsylvania
life, history and culture leading to publications, public
programs or exhibits.
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Education, Public & Local History Grant Manager
Kenneth Wolensky
(717) 772-0921
kwolensky@state.pa.us
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General
Operating Support Grants for Museums
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Application Submission Deadline: April 1, 2009
- Competitive
- No Match Required
- Maximum Award $150,000 (based on percentage of annual
operating budget)
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
General Operating Support for Museums Grant Manager
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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General
Operating Support Grants for Official County Historical
Societies
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Application Submission Deadline: April 1, 2009
- Noncompetitive
- Matching
- Maximum Award $10,000
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
General Operating Support for Official County Historical
Societies Grant Manager
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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Historic
Preservation Project Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
- Competitive
- No Match Required to $5,000
- Matching to $15,000
- Maximum Award $15,000
- Funding in the Categories of Cultural Resource Surveys,
National Register Nominations, Planning and Development
Assistance, Educational and Interpretive Programs, and
Archaeology
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Historic Preservation Grant Manager
Karen Arnold
(717) 783-9927
kaarnold@state.pa.us
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Historical
Marker Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: January 5, 2009
- Selective
- Matching
- Maximum Award $800
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (There is no eGrantsm
application for these grants), please click on the
appropriate link in the box below:
Historical Marker Grant Manager and
Marker
Maintenance
Karen Galle
(717) 705-4266
kgalle@state.pa.us
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Organizational
Planning and Development Project Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
- Competitive
- No Match Required to $5,000
- Matching to $15,000
- Maximum Award $15,000
- Grant assistance is available to provide increased organizational
effectiveness through organizational study, system improvement,
planning, and analysis.
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Organizational Planning and Development Project Grant Manager
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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Statewide
Conference Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: Ongoing
- Selective
- No Match Required
- Maximum Award Generally Does Not Exceed $5,000
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Statewide Conference Grants
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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Statewide
Organization Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: April 1, 2009
- Selective
- No Match Required
- Maximum Award Generally Does Not Exceed $100,000
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
Statewide Organization Grants
Scott Doyle
(717) 783-6012
midoyle@state.pa.us
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Technical
Assistance Grants
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Application Submission Deadline: Ongoing
- Competitive
- No Match Required
- Maximum Award $1,500
- No Special Categories
Please review the grant guidelines to verify eligibility
before starting an application. To review or download a
paper copy of the application form (for reference use only)
or to proceed to the eGrantsm application
webpage (all grant applications must be submitted via eGrantsm),
please click on the appropriate link in the box below:
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