New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 101 - GARDEN STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND GRANTS PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - ALLOCATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FUNDS
Section 5:101-3.2 - Criteria for review and ranking of applications for historic preservation grants

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:101-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) To determine priority for capital grants, all applications for eligible historic preservation projects in a given grant round are to be ranked based on the following competitive criteria:

1. Significance of resource, which shall involve consideration of the degree to which a property is historically, archaeologically, architecturally, or culturally significant in the State, under the evaluation criteria for the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places;

2. The physical condition of property, including any immediate threat of collapse, demolition or inappropriate use or development; notice of code violations; and deterioration requiring stabilization;

3. The overall quality of the work proposed for funding based on the following:
i. The quality of preliminary planning or contract documents submitted, including degree to which documents comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards;

ii. The credentials and experience of project team or consultants; and

iii. A realistic and feasible budget and schedule for work proposed for funding;

4. The availability of funds to match the requested grant;

5. The ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed work, develop programs to sustain and interpret the property, remain accessible to the public, and provide for the long-term protection of the property;

6. The impact of project, based on the following:
i. The ability of the project to create jobs or training opportunities;

ii. The potential of the project to promote investment in and promotion of cultural and historic assets;

iii. The relationship of the proposed project to other State, county, municipal, or organizational planning initiatives or programs which will aid community revitalization, protect and preserve the built or natural environment, or improve or promote heritage education and tourism including the policies set forth in the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan, Statewide Policies No. 9 (Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources), and the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Plan, with which, the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan must be consistent; and

iv. The proposed use and interpretive program for site;

7. If, at the time of application, the applicant has no legal control over the property, either in the form of a valid 15-year lease or fee simple ownership, the Trust shall evaluate the likelihood in which ownership, or the required lease will be obtained within the time set by N.J.A.C. 5:101-2.2(a)2 ii;

8. The degree to which the proposed project represents innovative design or programming for a historic site and the degree to which the project reaches new audiences;

9. The distribution of funds to achieve a geographical balance as well as a balance between sizes and types of projects, diversity of audiences served by projects, and diversity of historical or cultural periods; and

10. Status of applicant's open grants.

(b) To determine priority for historic site management grants, all applications for eligible historic preservation projects in a given grant round are to be ranked on the basis of the criteria pursuant to (a)1, 2, 4, 8, 9, and 10 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. The overall quality of the planning and site management work proposed for funding based on the following:
i. The quality of the preliminary planning documents and the degree to which the documents comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards;

ii. The credentials and experience of the project team or consultants; and

iii. A realistic and feasible budget and schedule for work proposed for funding;

2. The ability of applicant to carry out the proposed work; and

3. The impact of the project, based on the following:
i. The potential for the plans and documents developed to be used as a tool to foster the protection, preservation, restoration or rehabilitation of the historic property by a local government unit or nonprofit organization;

ii. The potential of the project to promote other preservation activity or cultural or economic activities such as heritage tourism;

iii. The potential of the project to foster appropriate site management practices that will sustain the long-term and viable use of a historic property; and

iv. The relationship of the proposed project to other State, county, municipal, or organizational planning initiatives or programs which will aid community revitalization, protect and preserve the built or natural environment, or improve or promote heritage education, including the policies set forth in the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan, Statewide Policies No. 9 (Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources), and the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Plan, with which, the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan must be consistent.

(c) To determine priority for MCRP grants, all applications for eligible MCRP projects in a given grant round are to be ranked on the basis of the criteria pursuant to (a)1, 2, 3ii and iii, 4, 8, 9, and 10 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. Degree to which the project promotes stewardship and maintenance of historic resources by private owners(s);

2. Degree to which the project fosters the goals and objectives of the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Plan; and

3. Organizational ability and the degree to which the applicant involves the community in the preservation planning process.

(d) To determine priority for heritage tourism grants, all applications for eligible heritage tourism projects in a given grant round are to be ranked on the basis of the criteria pursuant to (a)1, 3ii and iii, 4, 8, 9, and 10 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. Degree to which the project enhances or benefits the visitor experience at the resource(s);

2. Degree to which the project fosters the goals and objectives of the New Jersey Heritage Tourism Plan;

3. Degree to which the project addresses the development of heritage tourism within an already existing plan or aims to create a broader regional tourism plan or initiative;

4. The quality and appropriateness of the project;

5. Organizational ability and the degree to which the applicant will build upon this program proposal and continue to foster heritage tourism, and the availability of matching funds; and

6. Public benefit, meaning the potential to reach new audiences, potential to promote other cultural and heritage tourism activities, ability to create links between multiple sites, demonstrated community support, distribution of funds throughout the State and to a variety of projects, and ability of this grant to make a difference in the quality of this project.

(e) To determine priority for emergency intervention grants, all applications for eligible emergency intervention projects are to be reviewed on the basis of the criteria pursuant to (a)1 and 2 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. Nature and severity of the emergency or threat; and

2. Degree to which the Trust's intervention may positively impact the resource.

(f) To determine priority for the acquisition of historic preservation easements, all applications for eligible acquisitions in a given grant round are to be ranked on the basis of the criteria pursuant to (a)1 and 9 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. If the applicant does not own the property in fee simple at the time of application, the Trust shall evaluate the likelihood in which ownership will be obtained within the time set forth at N.J.A.C. 5:101-2.2(a)3ii;

2. Designation as a National Historic Landmark;

3. Degree to which the site is an underrepresented resource type in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places; and/or

4. Degree to which the site is part of a larger open space or farmland preservation initiative.

(g) The Trust shall evaluate each application for a special project based on the following criteria:

1. Degree to which the initiative furthers the goals in the State historic preservation plan;

2. Degree to which the project fosters the identification, evaluation, and/or protection of underrepresented resource types;

3. The overall quality of the work proposed for funding based on the following:
i. The quality of preliminary planning or contract documents submitted;

ii. The credential and experience of project team or consultants; and

iii. A realistic and feasible budget and schedule for work proposed for funding;

4. The ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed work;

5. The impact of the project based on the relationship of the proposed project to other State, county, municipal, or organizational planning initiatives or programs which will aid community revitalization, identify, protect, and preserve the built or natural environment, or improve or promote heritage education and tourism including the policies set forth in the New Jersey State Plan, or other regional plan;

6. Degree to which the proposed project is innovative or will reach new audiences; and

7. The need to undertake the special initiative.

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