Grants to Rehabilitate and Restore Historic Properties

The South Dakota State Historical Society is an office within the Department of Tourism and State Development.  The Society is accepting applications for the Deadwood Fund.

The purpose of the fund is to make loans and grants to purchase, restore, or develop historic South Dakota properties for residential, commercial, or public purposes.

Individuals, organizations, and public agencies sponsoring projects to retain, restore or rehabilitate historic buildings, structures or sites by returning them to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the properties which are significant to their historic, architectural, and cultural values and meeting the grant criteria are eligible to apply for a grant.

In all instances, the burden of proving that funds will support work in historic preservation lies with the applicant.  Professional guidance by someone skilled in the retention, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic properties may be needed to successfully plan, implement, and complete a project.  Evaluation criteria will be used as guidelines to rank each project.  A project meeting all eligibility criteria does not guarantee that it will receive a grant award.

There are two opportunities to apply for funding annually.  The first deadline is February 1 and the second is October 1.  Projects may not start until after an award is granted.  Under this historic preservation program, the grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 will be awarded for projects that retain, restore, or rehabilitate historic buildings, structures, and archaeological sites in South Dakota for residential, commercial, or public purposes.

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