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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• 2022 Letter of Intent  Due: Friday, April 8^th, 2022
• 2022 Grant Application  Due: Friday, May 6^th, 2022
• 2022 Grant Guidelines
• 2022 Application Checklist
• Bergen County NJ Register Listings and Recommendations
• NJ Historic Preservation Office Preliminary Application Form (more info available at https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr.htm)

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 6^th, 2022.

For more information on the grant program and to submit grant documents, contact:

Elaine Kiernan Gold
Administrator

Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund
Department of Parks, Division of Land Management
One Bergen County Plaza, 4^th Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
201-336-7294
egold@co.bergen.nj.us