Grants for Historic Buildings and Homes
Old Town grants remain available. People must apply for them, and the city’s Historic Preservation Board decides whether to award grants.
The program allows the grant money to be used for improvements of historic buildings and houses, and the property owners must match the money City Hall puts up. The grants are given out all year.
Some of the improvements that are eligible for grants include foundation work, outside doors, porch repairs, siding and outside trim. Upgrades that are not eligible include inside remodeling, additions, repairs of features that are not original and signs.
The grants are capped at 50 percent of the estimate of the work. People who receive the grants must pay back all or some of the money if the property is sold within five years of receiving a grant, with the entire grant being repaid if the property is sold within a year and partial amounts of the grant being repaid if it is sold between two and five years.
For more information about the program, or to receive an application, contact the Planning Department at 615-5060.
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- Grants to Strengthen Homes Against Storms
- Grants to Rehabilitate and Restore Historic Properties
- Emergency Home Repair Grants
- Good Neighbor Program for Homes
- Home Rehab Grants
Hi, I am inquiring about information on this grant process. It is for a house in Mississippi.
Thank you, Dia McCulloch
This particular program is for historic homes in Utah. If you’re looking for information about programs in another state, you can usually find them with a little internet research. Try a search for historic home societies in Mississippi, or the county/city the home is located in.