(NACOGDOCHES, TX)- Beginning Monday, September 24, 2012, applications will be available for the City of Nacogdoches’ annual Historic Restoration Grant Program. Since 1989, Historic Sites has funded more than $590,000 in grants. This money has contributed to over $2.8 million of projects preserving and restoring the history of Nacogdoches. The application will be available at the C.L. Simon Recreation Center located at 1112 North St. or by contacting the Historic Preservation Officer at 936-559-2960. Applications are due on Monday, October 15, 2012, by 5:00 pm and can be turned in at the C.L. Simon Recreation Center
To be considered for funding, two qualifications must be met. First, a property must be under the City’s Historic Overlay Zoning. Second, the applicant must be granted funding and a Certificate of Appropriateness by the Historic Landmark Preservation Committee before starting the restoration work. Funding is limited to a maximum match of 50 percent of project cost.
In the fall of each year, applicants prepare and present requests for funding to the City’s Historic Sites Department for consideration. These applications must contain information about the project such as cost estimates, detailed descriptions of the work to be done and drawings or illustrations as necessary. A recommendation is then prepared by staff and presented to the Nacogdoches Historic Landmark Preservation Committee, which in turn prepares a recommendation on funding levels and presents this to the City Council for final approval.
Once grants are approved, applicants have one year to complete the work authorized under the grant. The applicant receives payment from the City upon completion of the project and final review by the Historic Landmark Preservation Committee.
The grants are funded through the Hotel Motel Occupancy Tax.
For more information regarding this program, please contact the City of Nacogdoches Historic Preservation Officer at 936-559-2960.
