The Georgia State Historic Preservation Office announced that six Georgia municipalities and two counties will receive federal subgrants totaling more than $120,000 to support historic preservation activities in their communities.
This year’s grant recipients are:
- Atlanta
$22,200 | African American Civil Rights Historic Context, 1865-1965
- Cartersville
$14,000 | Historic Resources Survey for the Downtown Business District of the City of Cartersville
- DeKalb County
$16,500 | Historic Resources Survey for Southwest DeKalb County
- Douglas
$6,780 | World War II Flight Training School Master Plan
- Locust Grove
$10,000 | Historic Resources Survey for the City of Locust Grove
- St. Marys
$15,000 | Design Guidelines for the City of St. Mary’s
- Stone Mountain
$18,000 | Historic Resource Survey for the City of Stone Mountain
- Walker County
$20,000 | Historic Resources Survey for Walker County, Phase II
Each year, Georgia’s 100 Certified Local Governments (CLGs) are eligible to apply for these matching grants which are 60 percent federally funded and 40 percent locally funded. A city or county must pass a preservation ordinance and establish a historic preservation commission to be eligible in becoming a federal Certified Local Government.
