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Historic Preservation Fund Grants

The Missouri SHPO is currently accepting pre-applications for its FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund grants. These are federal funds being passed through as sub-awards. These grants fund projects that relate directly to the identification, evaluation or protection of historic properties. Click here to read the news release.

Anticipated Amount to Award: $200,000. An expected $123,651 will be reserved for Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in good standing. Once the 10% pass-through funding has been adequately awarded, the SHPO will consider all remaining grant applications equally. Individual awards are capped at $50,000. Applicants may apply for multiple awards in the same grant round.

Who Can Apply: Certified Local Governments, all county governmental entities, all municipalities, and qualified nonprofit organizations with historic preservation mission

What We Fund:

  • Training for members of historic preservation commissions or CLG city staff members
  • Workshops, conferences and posters related to historic preservation
  • Walking tours of NR-listed sites or districts
  • Preservation plans
  • Design guidelines
  • Inventorying of archival files related to archaeology or historic architecture
  • Architectural and archeological surveys for purposes of National Register nominations
  • Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places
  • Maintenance and construction documents for publicly owned National Register-listed buildings. This includes:
    • Historic structure reports
    • Maintenance plans
    • Planning for repair or rehabilitation work (designs, feasibility studies, etc.)

What We Do Not Fund:

  • Physical construction or repair work
  • Archaeological digs
  • Museum exhibits or physical signage such as plaques

Cost Sharing: A 40% match is required. Per 2 CFR 200.306, this match can be cash, staff time, in-kind donations or unrecovered indirect costs.

Deadlines:

  • Pre-applications are currently being accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
  • Final applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025.

How to Apply:

  • Pre-applications are required for all submissions. A pre-application consists of a filled-out application form (linked below) and supporting documentation sufficient to evaluate the project’s scope of work. Pre-applications must be emailed to the SHPO grants manager (andrew.dial@dnr.mo.gov) before the pre-application deadline. The SHPO HPF grants manager will review the pre-applications and provide comments to the applicant before March 28, 2025. 
  • Final applications must be submitted through the Department of Natural Resources online Funding Opportunities Portal. This system permits entities applying for funding to submit their application, track the status of the award, and to submit invoices and reports electronically. Project sponsors will need to request access to the system so they may submit the grant application in the portal.

To Request Access to the System: 

  • Go to the department’s Funding Opportunities Portal.
  • Under New User, click the “Click Here” link to request an account.
  • Complete and submit the Funding Opportunity Portal Access Request form.
  • Check "Historic Preservation" at the bottom of the form, in the section used to indicate the program(s) in which the project sponsor is interested in applying for financial assistance. Project sponsors may select other options in addition to historic preservation. This form may take 24 to 48 hours to process. Once the form is processed, the project sponsor will receive an email with logon credentials.

Application Forms:

Note: Projects seeking funding for planning documents for single buildings should use the predevelopment application. 

Review Criteria: Awards are competitive. Final applications will be scored based on the technical quality of the application proposed project's contribution to Missouri's statewide preservation goals as noted in the Missouri Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan.

Review and Selection Process: An internal scoring committee will score eligible final applications and recommend a list of projects for funding. The committee’s recommendations must be approved by Missouri State Parks leadership and the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (MOACHP).

Risk Review: A risk review is required of all applicants per 2 CFR 200.206. Applicants approved for funding will be asked to fill out a capabilities questionnaire, which will be reviewed by the HPF grants manager. 

Award Notices: Successful applicants will receive an email following MSP's and MOACHP’s approval of the funding list; unsuccessful applicants will receive a turndown letter.

Administrative and Policy Requirements:

For More Information:

For more information or assistance with Historic Preservation Fund grants, please contact our office via email or by calling 573-751-7958.