The Historic Preservation Trust Fund Program provides grants for the acquisition, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, and preservation of historic sites as well as the preparation of plans and reports associated with the implementation of historic preservation capital projects by the County, municipalities, and qualified non-profit organizations. The application materials are as follows:

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• Intent to Apply Form - Friday, April 14^th, 2023
• Application Checklist
• Grant Guidelines
• Grant Application Package
• Bergen County NJ Register Listings and Recommendations
• NJ Historic Preservation Office Preliminary Application Form

Application Deadline:  Applications must be submitted to the Trust Fund Administrators at the Bergen County Department of Parks by 4:30 P.M. on Friday, May 12^th, 2023.

For questions about the Historic Preservation grant program and to submit grant documents, please contact:

Elaine Kiernan Gold, Administrator

Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board
Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs
County of Bergen
One Bergen County Plaza, 4^th Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
(201) 336-7294, Fax (201) 336-7262
egold@co.bergen.nj.us