Federal Grant Award Summary

Cornerstones Community Partnerships received a $750,000 Project Grant under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), administered by the National Park Service, with an award date of October 1, 2025, and completion deadline of April 30, 2029. This award funds a subgrant program supporting historic preservation and revitalization in rural north-central New Mexico through the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program. The organization will establish and manage a subgrant program that funds preservation projects for historic properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places located in rural areas with populations under 50,000. Deliverables include architectural and engineering services, physical preservation and rehabilitation work on historic structures, and financial support distributed to beneficiaries in eligible rural communities.

The subgrant program managed by Cornerstones Community Partnerships will support the identification, evaluation, protection, and documentation of historic properties while fostering economic development in rural communities across the region. Through this mechanism, the organization leverages its demonstrated expertise in historic preservation and community development to distribute federal funding to states, tribes, certified local governments, and nonprofit entities that serve as direct beneficiaries undertaking preservation work on qualifying historic properties.