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The Foshay Soiree: A Roaring Success!
Please click here to read more about the Foshay Soiree, which took place at the newly reopened W Minneapolis - The Foshay on Friday, August 22, 2008.
Grant Funds for
Types of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
- Hiring a preservation architect to produce a historic structures report;
- Developing an economic feasibility or reuse study for a threatened historic resource;
- Sponsoring a community forum for a historic site or neighborhood;
- Hiring a fundraising consultant to develop a capital campaign for a building rehabilitation;
- Assisting a local historic preservation commission with education or training opportunities;
- Developing a preservation or architecture curriculum for school children.
More information is available from the National Trust at www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/ Contact Erin Hanafin Berg, Field Representative with the Preservation Alliance, with further questions or to obtain an application form: ehberg@mnpreservation.org or 651-293-9047.
August 29 Deadline Approaching for State Grants-in-Aid
Friday, August 29 is the final deadline for Minnesota State Grants-in-Aid. These grants are awarded to regional, county and local nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is historical preservation and/or interpretation. Projects must fit into one of the following categories:
- Historic Properties
- Artifact Collections
- Interpretive Programs
- Microform Copies
- Oral History
- Photographic Collections
- Manuscripts
- Publications and Research
- Museum Environments
- Technology
Every grant must be matched at least on a dollar-for-dollar basis, but the match may be in the form of cash, in-kind, or donated services and materials contributed for the project. Historic Properties may be awarded up to $50,000. The maximum grant amount for categories 2-3 and 5-10 is $10,000. Grants are typically awarded twice a year, with monies provide by bonding appropriation from the Minnesota Legislature. Another 2008 grant round will be held, with application dates to be determined.
For more information about State Grants-in-Aid, go to the State Historic Preservation Office website: www.mnhs.org/shpo/lhs/grants/index.htm or contact Melinda Hutchinson, melinda.hutchinson@mnhs.org or 651-259-3459.
Alliance welcomes Erin Hanafin Berg as new Field Representative
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is proud to announce that Erin Hanafin Berg has been hired as its first full-time Field Representative. Erin brings over fifteen years of hands-on preservation experience to her role as Field Representative. Read more about Erin and the strong education and experience that she brings to this position by visiting our Staff page.
Erin will expand the vital outreach services provided by the Alliance to communities across the state. As Minnesota’s statewide historic preservation advocacy and education organization, our information, technical, and strategic advocacy services empower citizens with the tools needed to preserve their historic resources. She will provide guidance on a variety of subjects including preservation techniques and approaches, fundraising, organizational development, community relations and politics, community development, and the availability of preservation resources.
The Field Representative position has been funded by a $110,000 challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Entitled Partners in the Field, this matching grant had the specific purpose of providing three years of dedicated funding to expand our outreach by hiring a full-time Field Representative. The Alliance completed the fundraising for its $110,000 match in March, 2008. We would like to thank our generous donors for making the expansion of our mission-driven services possible: Anonymous; Jeff Allman; Suzanne Blue; Amy Douma; Nicholson Family Foundation, Richard and Nancy Nicholson Fund; Gary L. Stenson; Claire Stokes; Carolyn Sundquist; Virginia and Harry Sweatt; and Phil Willkie in memory of Rody Heffelfinger Hall.
We are pleased to welcome Erin to our staff and look forward to the expansion of our field service program. If you have a question about an historic place in your community,, please contact Erin at (651) 293-9047 or ehberg@mnpreservation.org.
Preservation Alliance joins “Vote Yes” Coalition
This fall, Minnesotans will have a choice on the general election ballot to support a state constitutional amendment that will provide additional funding for historic resources. The Clean Water, Wildlife, Cultural Heritage, and Natural Areas Amendment, as it has been named, will increase the state sales and use tax rate by three-eights of one percent to provide funding for our state’s nonrenewable resources, from water and wildlife to cultural heritage.
The Alliance has joined the list of supporting organizations to encourage preservationists to “Vote Yes” on this constitutional amendment. Estimated to raise approximately $300 million per year, a total of 19.75% of the total will be allocated to fund arts and cultural heritage. Historic resources across our state will benefit from additional funding sources. For more specific information about the amendment, visit www.yesformn.org/index.php