During the 1994 Legislative Session, the Georgia General Assembly initiated appropriations for grant funding for the preservation of historic properties in Georgia. Since that time, the Georgia Heritage Grant Program, administered through the Historic Preservation Division (HPD), has provided seed money for the preservation of historic properties and archaeological sites throughout the state. The Program offers matching funds on a statewide competitive basis to local governments and nonprofit organizations for the preservation of Georgia Register-eligible historic properties.

Read about past grant projects organized by resource type (links at right).

Read the Georgia Heritage Grant Program fact sheet for more information.

Read our Architectural Technical Assistance articles.

All grant assisted preservation work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archaeology and Rehabilitation of Historic Properties - www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/arch_stnds_0.htm
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Applications for the SFY 2011 Georgia Heritage grants are now available below.  Applications must be postmarked by July 13, 2010.

If you would like to receive a paper application in the mail, please contact Carole Moore, grants coordinator, at carole.moore@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-463-8434.

Currently, this grant program is funded solely from preservation license plate sales revenue. Thus far, over 4,000 plates have been purchased throughout Georgia.  It appears likely that approximately $45,000-$50,000 should be available for the 2011 cycle. Therefore, it is estimated that only two to four of the top-scoring projects will be funded. 

SFY 2011 applications and instructions
cover memo - pdf
program guidelines - pdf

pre-development application instructions - pdf
pre-development application criteria - pdf
pre-development application - pdf or Word

development application instructions - pdf
development application criteria - pdf
development application - pdf or Word
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In SFY 2010, the Jenkins County Board of Commissioners was awarded $10,800 to produce a preservation plan for the Jenkins County Courthouse.  The grant award was one of four projects funded in last year with preservation license plate revenue, for a total of $46,285. 
Left to right are:  HPD staff Bill Hover, Lawana Woodson, and Carole Moore, who met with grant project managers Art Johnson and James Henry, prior to work beginning.