Project Grant P23AP02077

This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center, Inc. in Massachusetts. The funding will support a subgrant program to rehabilitate historic properties in rural communities in western Massachusetts. The goal is to foster economic development through the preservation of National Register-listed or eligible historic sites. Allowable activities include architectural/engineering services and physical preservation work on the historic buildings. Beneficiaries of the subgrants will include state/local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and certified local governments located in rural areas as defined by the U.S. Census (population under 50,000).