The Minnesota Historical Society awards the Fergus Falls-based Historic Preservation Commission a Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant Local organization directly benefits from funds appropriated by the Legacy Act.
(June 7, 2010) - Without a concerted effort, our state's historic and cultural treasures are in danger of being lost to time. The Minnesota Historical Society awarded a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in the amount of $7,000.00 to the Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation Commission. The grant was approved by the Society's awards committee on March 29, 2010 and will support its Historic Reconnaissance Survey and Inventory Project of southwest Fergus Falls.
Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants are made possible by the Minnesota Legislature from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund created with passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution in November 2008. The grants are awarded to support projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state.
Historic Reconnaissance Survey and Inventory Project of southwest Fergus Falls
The Historic Reconnaissance Survey and Inventory Project of southwest Fergus Falls is a project of enduring value because it will complete an historical reconnaissance survey and inventory of the southwest quarter of Fergus Falls. The project begins on July 7, 2010, with an anticipated completion date of July 1, 2011. The project will include a reconnaissance survey and inventory of the southwest quarter of Fergus Falls in order to ascertain historic structures, record them, and photograph them.
"It is wonderful to see so many communities and local organizations benefitting from the Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants," said Britta Bloomberg, deputy state historic preservation officer. "Minnesotans should be proud of the unprecedented opportunities these grants provide for organizations to preserve and share our history and cultural heritage. The impact of projects supported by Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants will be felt throughout the state for many years to come."
Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants
The Society will award a total of $6.75 million in Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants to non-profit and educational organizations, government units and tribes during the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years for projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state. Grants are available in three tiers: Small or "Fast Track" grants of $7,000 or less, Mid-Size grants between $7,000 and $50,000, and Large grants of more than $50,000. For more information, including application deadlines, visit www.mnhs.org/legacygrants.
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. Its essence is to help illuminate the past as a way to shed light on the future. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota's past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.