New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 101 - GARDEN STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND GRANTS PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS
Section 5:101-2.16 - Procedures: historic sites management, MCRP, heritage tourism, and capital grants
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:101-2.16
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following steps constitute the historic preservation grant application procedure.
1. 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's official web site, and published in the New Jersey Register, in
accordance with
52:14-34.4 et seq.
2. The applicant must submit a separate
written application for each historic preservation project.
3. Each project application shall include
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 include at least:
i. A statement of the significance and
condition of the property;
ii. A
description, justification, and statement of need for the proposed
project;
iii. Cost estimates for
proposed work;
iv. Photographic and
other documentation;
v. Information
on the applicant organization's programs, outreach activities and
finances;
vi. As applicable, proof
of the applicant's nonprofit and charitable registration status;
vii. Evidence of matching funds commitment as
specified at
N.J.A.C.
5:101-2.20;
viii. As applicable to a construction grant
request, long-range plans for the future use and preservation of the
property;
ix. 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;
x. 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 at
N.J.A.C.
5:101-2.2(a)2;
xi. If the property for which a grant is
requested is not owned by the applicant, the application must include the
property owner(s) written consent to the submission of an application by an
eligible entity;
xii. 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 at N.J.A.C. 7:4; and
xiii. For Heritage Tourism projects, a
narrative illustrating the proposal's consistency with site specific or
regional heritage tourism plan.
4. A notice of receipt for each application
shall be sent by the Trust to each applicant.
5. The Trust will review each application for
possible funding.
6. If the
application is approved and funds are appropriated by law, funds are to be
distributed in accordance with an executed grant agreement between the Trust
and the applicant which specifies, among other things:
i. The amount of grant;
ii. The project period;
iii. The project scope; and
iv. Special requirements including, but not
limited to, inclusion in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
7. 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.
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