This grant funding is for homeowners of historic houses in Stamford’s South End neighborhood. As the result of a Mitigation agreement between the State Historic Preservation Office and developer Building and Land Technology, $100,000 is available through Preservation Connecticut to provide capital funding for historic preservation projects for owner occupied-homes or small multi-unit buildings that are contributing resources to the South End National Register Historic District.
The money will fund rehabilitating facades of historic structures. The grant funds will be awarded exclusively to work needed on the exterior of the building that follows Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Work can be siding, painting, roof, soffit, porch and wood window repair (not replacement), storm windows, and Façade upgrades.
Program Requirements:
- Applications must be submitted by March 1, 2022. There is no deficiency period.
- Each applicant can request a maximum of $10,000.
- Eligible properties must be located within the South End National Register Historic District, and be
occupied by the property owner - A 15% match of the requested grant amount is required (e.g. $10,000 request = $1,500 match). For those with a demonstrated hardship, a flat fee match of $500 is required. Half of the award amount will be provided to the applicant, once documentation (demonstrated through an agreement with a contractor, cancelled check, paid invoice, etc.) that the match has been spent on the project, and the balance will be paid at the completion of the work, and confirmed by SHPO/Preservation CT.
- Eligible work: The grant funds will be awarded exclusively to work needed on the exterior of the building. Work can be siding, roof, soffit, porch and window repair, storm windows, façade upgrades. Interior work, such as mechanical and electrical upgrades, insulation, kitchen and bath remodeling, are not eligible for this money. All work is to comply with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Visit https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/four-treatments/treatment-Rehabilitation.htm for more information.
- Applications will be evaluated on the following:
- Whether or not the applicant has sought professional guidance on the historic appropriateness of the work
- Number of quotes for the work received
- Whether the contractor is licensed to complete the described work
- Contractor’s experience, with relevant examples of work
- Percentage of money contributed by the applicant to the project
- Whether the applicant has demonstrated a financial hardship
- Whether architectural plans or drawings have been created/submitted
- Whether the project demonstrates a benefit to the historic district
- Awardees will be required to sign a grant agreement with Preservation Connecticut.
- Applicants will be notified of award decisions by April 15, 2022.
Completed applications should be emailed to bschide@preservationct.org
Or mailed to:
Preservation Connecticut
Attn: Historic Preservation Capital Grant – Stamford
940 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517-4002
View and download the application: ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL
For questions, contact Brad Schide at bschide@preservationct.org
Click here to see a PowerPoint presentation about the grants.