Financial Assistance for Preservation
The Baltimore County Historical Trust's Grants Program
Selection Process and Schedule:
Application deadlines for the 2007-2008 year grant
must be mailed into the BCHT office by February 28, 2008
Please click on the
link to download the grant
brochure and application form.
Maryland
Historical Trust Grants and Loans:
The Maryland Historical
Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Housing and
Community Development administers Capital, Non-Capital and Museum Development
Grants. Applications are usually available in mid-October and their deadline
for submittal is in January.
For General Information and Capital Grants, Contact:
Nicole Diehlmann, at 410.514.7625
Elizabeth Hughes, Non-Capital Grants, at 410.514.7617
Mary Alexander, Museum Development Grants, at 410.514.7622
Maryland State Tax Credits and Mortgage Credits:
The state offers a 25% income tax credit or a mortgage reduction credit
for people whose qualified capital costs expended in the rehabilitation
of a certified heritage structure exceeds a minimum of $5,000. A certified
heritage structure is one that is:
1. Listed in the National
Register of Historic Places;
2. Designated as a historic property under local
law;
3. Located in a historic district listed in the National
Register or in a local historic district and certified as contributing
to the district's significance; or
4. Located in a certified heritage area and certified
as contributing to the area's significance.
For more information, contact the Maryland
Historical Trust's Office of Preservation Services at 410.514.7627
or 410.514.7628 or go to the Trust's website at: http://marylandhistoricaltrust.net/.
Preservation Maryland's Grants and Loans
Preservation Maryland's funding
programs provide much needed cash to nonprofit organizations for historic
preservation projects around the state - committing $60,000 in grants
annually, and drawing from a $200,000 revolving loan pool. Preservation
Maryland (PM) provides grants up to $5,000 (the average grant is around
$2,200) and low-interest loans up to $50,000. It's Special Grant Fund,
which is jointly sponsored by PM and the Maryland
Historical Trust, is intended to meet significant historic preservation
needs unlikely to be met through existing grant programs.
Be a part of saving our heritage in Baltimore County!