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**** ATTENTION SPECIAL CATEGORY GRANT APPLICANTS! ****
Today, July 1, 2009, the Florida Historical Commission voted in favor of a second rollover of applications submitted in 2008 for the 2009 Special Category grants. This vote in favor of the rollover will cancel the previously scheduled 2011 Special Category cycle (July 1 – August 31, 2009), and new applications will not be accepted this year. Only updated 2008 rollover applications will be eligible for submission.
Small Matching Grant applications will be available online on October 1, 2009 with a deadline of December 15, 2009 for submission of applications.
The next Special Category grant cycle will begin July 1, 2010 with applications due by August 31, 2010.
For additional information, please call the Bureau of Historic Preservation at 1-800-847-7278.
Grants are awarded annually for the restoration of historic structures, archaeological excavations, recording of the historic and archaeological sites, state historical markers and historic preservation education projects.
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This program funds major historic building restoration, archaeological excavations, and museum exhibit projects on the human occupation of Florida. Funding is dependent on an annual appropriation of funds by the Florida Legislature. This amount has averaged around $10 million in recent years, and typical grants have ranged from $50,000 to $350,000.
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For information about other Department of State grants, visit http://www.dos.state.fl.us/grants/
The Historical Museums Grants In Aid Program is now under the statutory authority of the Division of Cultural Affairs. All guidelines, applications, and forms can be found on the Cultural Affairs website http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/hm/.