Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin and the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) are pleased to announce Round 28 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant program. The MHC is now accepting applications for Round 28 grants.

The Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites (cultural resources) listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization.

Historic cultural resources in public and nonprofit ownership and use frequently suffer from deferred maintenance, incompatible use, or are threatened by demolition. These important resources represent a significant portion of the Commonwealth’s heritage. By providing assistance to historic cultural resources owned by nonprofit or municipal entities, the Massachusetts Historical Commission hopes to ensure their continued use and integrity. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00.

While it is anticipated that funding for Round 28 will be in the range of the previous grant round, which was funded at $800,000, grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.

Applications are due Friday, March 18, 2022. Visit the Massachusetts Historical Commission website for details.

Photo courtesy of the Sandy Pond School Association, recipient of a Round 27 MPPF grant to restore the Sandy Pond School in Ayer, Massachusetts.