Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 110-37 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Subject 110-37-4 - STATE GRANTS PROGRAM-HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS PROGRAM GEORGIAHERITAGE GRANTS
Rule 110-37-4-.01 - Georgia Heritage Grants Historic Preservation Grants Program

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 110-37-4-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

(1) Statutory Basis: The Georgia Heritage Grants historic preservation grants program is established in accordance with and under the authority provided to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs by O.C.G.A. § 12-3-5, § 12-3-50.1, and § 12-3-58.

(2) Purpose: The purpose of the Georgia Heritage Grants historic preservation grants program is to encourage the preservation of historic properties, to stimulate economic development and neighborhood revitalization, to support community preservation projects that provide a public benefit, and to assist local communities in developing sound preservation projects.

(3) Program Administration:

(a) The Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Historic Preservation Division (HPD) shall develop procedures, applications, forms, contracts, and other materials as necessary to administer the Georgia Heritage Grants program, which shall include, but not be limited to: establishing timelines and deadlines on an annual, cyclical basis for announcing grant application availability, application due date, project awards date, project reporting dates, and project completion date; developing application and project review procedures; establishing minimum requirements for project management of grants by recipients; developing guidance and informational materials, including providing definitions; and developing policies and procedures to rescind grant awards for non-performance and to re-award recaptured funds.

(b) Notice of the start of the grant cycle shall be posted by the fourth Friday in April through HPD's electronic newsletter, website posting, and by other means as determined appropriate by HPD. The notice shall include, at a minimum, a summary description of the grant program and eligibility and eligible activities requirements, date of application availability, deadline for submitting applications, and directions for obtaining an application.

(c) Grant application forms and instructions shall be available in electronic format; paper format application materials shall be available upon request.

(4) Eligibility Requirements:

(a) Eligible applicants include:

1. Any Georgia local government entity, including counties, municipalities, and duly authorized agencies or instrumentalities of a county or municipality, including but not limited to, local authorities and local boards; and

2. Private, secular non-profit organizations.

(b) Eligible resources include historic properties such as buildings, structures, sites, districts, objects, and archaeological sites and as further defined in program application instructions.

1. Properties and resources owned or controlled by a church, religious denomination, or sectarian institution are not eligible.

(c) Project properties must be listed, either individually or as a contributing property to a historic district, in the Georgia Register of Historic Places, or be eligible for listing and officially listed prior to the disbursement of funds.

(d) Eligible project activities fall into two categories:

1. Development activities, including stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and archaeological investigation of historic properties; and

2. Pre-development activities, including plans and specifications, historic structure reports, feasibility studies, and other building-specific or site-specific preservation plans, and survey and planning activities, including historic resource surveys, archaeological surveys, National Register nominations, preservation planning projects, and information and education activities.

O.C.G.A. §§ 12-3-5, 12-3-32, 12-3-50.1, 12-3-50.2.

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