Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
Announcement of grant rounds and the opening and closing dates for submission
of historic preservation grant applications shall be published by the Trust in
the major daily papers and periodicals circulated to the historical and
preservation community, posted on the Trust official website, in accordance
with 52:14-34.4 et seq.
(b) The following three basic steps
constitute the historic preservation grant application procedure:
1. The applicant must submit a separate
written application for each historic preservation project.
2. A notice of receipt for each application
shall be sent by the Trust to each applicant.
3. If the application is approved and funds
are appropriated by law, funds are to be distributed in accord with an executed
project agreement between the Trust and the applicant which specifies, among
other things:
i. The amount of grant and
completion date;
ii. The project
period;
iii. The project scope;
and
iv. Special requirements
including, but not limited to, inclusion of the site in the State Register of
Historic Places.
(c) Each project application shall contain
sufficient information to ensure that the Trust is able to conduct an adequate
and thorough review. Applications not complete at the time of submission will
not be eligible for review. Applications shall be on forms provided by the
Trust and must in all cases contain at least:
1. A statement of the significance and
condition of the property;
2. A
description, justification, and statement of need for the proposed
project;
3. Cost estimates for
proposed work;
4. Photographic and
other documentation;
5. Information
on the applicant organization's programs, outreach activities and
finances;
6. As applicable, proof
of the applicant's nonprofit and charitable registration status;
7. Evidence of matching funds to carry out
the requested work;
8. As
applicable to a construction grant request, long-range plans for the future use
and preservation of the property;
9. As applicable, the names and addresses of
all owners, all parties with an ownership interest, and evidence of ownership
or an interest in ownership of the historic property for which a grant is
requested;
10. As applicable to a
construction grant request, the names of lessors and lessees, and if available,
a copy of a long-term lease meeting the requirements of
5:100-2.2(a)3;
11. If the property for which a grant is
requested is not owned by the applicant, the application must contain the
property owner(s) written consent to the submission of an application and if
the property is not listed on the time of application, consent that a
nomination for listing the property will be prepared and submitted if a
construction grant is awarded by an eligible entity; and
12. If the property for which a grant is
requested is not listed in the New Jersey or National Register of Historic
Places, a certification by the State Historic Preservation Officer that, as of
the date of the Trust's receipt of the application, the historic property for
which a grant is requested is approved for listing or meets the criteria for
listing in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as set forth in N.J.A.C.
7:4.
(d) Applications
not funded in a given grant round shall not receive further consideration for
funding by the Trust in that grant round; however, revised or new applications
can be submitted in subsequent grant rounds.
(e) Application materials for projects not
funded are to be retained by the Trust for 90 days following the announcement
of grant awards, and are to be returned if an applicant requests their return
within the 90 day period. After 90 days, the Trust may discard all application
materials for non-funded projects.
