Maryland Heritage Areas Project Grant Deadlines

If you are planning to apply for a Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) Project Grant for FY 2011, we have posted each heritage area's grant deadline and submission information here. Applicants should remember that all submissions (except for multi-heritage area projects) must be submitted first to your local heritage area and not directly to MHAA. Please also note that many heritage areas ask for an Intention to Apply form before a full proposal is submitted, so check to see what your heritage area requires.

The MHAA Project Grant application and instructions are available here.

Don't forget that all applicants must also have completed a profile with the Maryland Cultural Data Project before they submit their grant application.

Ruppersberger and Sarbanes Send Staff to Historic Preservation Caucus Briefing

On Thursday, January 21st, the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus hosted nearly 60 House and Senate staffers at an educational session entitled “Hot Topics in Historic Preservation” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. This briefing on the national historic preservation program was sponsored by the History Channel and a coalition of preservation partners including the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Action, and the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions.

The purpose of this educational session was to familiarize staff with components of the national historic preservation program including the National Register of Historic Places, Save America’s Treasures grants, Preserve America, and State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, as well as inform staff about key contemporary aspects of preservation, including sustainability, the history and use of the Historic Preservation Fund, and how preservation is a vital economic and community development tool and strategy.

Representatives of Maryland’s Congressional delegation included Ann Jacobs of Congressman Ruppersberger’s staff and Jim Notter and Helena Mastrogianis of Congressman Sarbanes’ staff.

The Historic Preservation Caucus, chaired by Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Michael Turner (R-OH), serves as a forum for Members to discuss ways to protect and revitalize America's historic places and structures. In the 111th Congress the Caucus will focus on historic preservation's important role in sustainable economic development and neighborhood revitalization. Three members of the Maryland Congressional delegation are members of the Caucus including Representatives Elijah Cummings, John Sarbanes, and Chris Van Hollen.

Sustainable Communities Lobby Day in Annapolis - January 27, 2010

Sustainable Communities Lobby Day in Annapolis

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Open to All Marylanders Concerned About the Future of Housing, Transportation Options, the Environment, and Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change

WHAT:

The members of the Governor's Smart Growth Subcabinet are holding an event to launch the State's Sustainable Communities Initiative of 2010.

WHEN:

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:

Miller Conference West
Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401

Please RSVP to Roz Hamlett at rhamlett@mdp.state.md.us.

Congressman Sarbanes Supports Historic Preservation Funding

For the first time, the federal Historic Preservation Caucus co-chairs coordinated a Dear Colleague letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Peter Orszag, requesting funding for the nation’s core historic preservation programs in the President’s fiscal year 2011 Budget, due for release in early February. The letter requested $50 million for State Historic Preservation Offices, $5 million for a digitization/survey competitive grant program for SHPOs, $20 million for Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, $30 million for Save Americas Treasures and $10 million for Preserve America. Twenty-eight members of the House Historic Preservation Caucus signed-on, including Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes.

The Historic Preservation Caucus brings together members of Congress who understand the value of America's historic places as definers of our national character. Its members support and encourage the preservation and thoughtful economic development in their states, districts, and Indian reservations as a matter of national policy.

The Caucus, chaired by Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Michael Turner (R-OH) now numbers 166 -- up from a 120 high-member-mark at the end of the last Congress. The growth of the Historic Preservation Caucus is an excellent opportunity for grassroots advocates. These members of Congress have stepped up to say they support us. Three members of the Maryland Congressional delegation have joined the Caucus including Representatives Elijah Cummings, John Sarbanes, and Chris Van Hollen.

Click here to read the text of the Dear Colleague letter.

Maryland Heritage Areas Program Grant Workshops - Register Now!

Are you located in a Certified Heritage Area?


Are you interested in learning more about grants that are available for capital and non-capital projects relating to the preservation of historical, archeological, natural and cultural resources?


If so, you will want to attend one of four upcoming grant workshops that are being offered by the Maryland Heritage Areas Program. These sessions are an opportunity to learn more about the FY 2011 grant program and the revised grant application forms, and will also provide the chance to ask any questions you may have about the program.

All are welcome to attend. Please register no later than January 25, 2010 with the host of the session you select, as space is limited at some locations. Times, locations and contact information for the four sessions are listed below.

• Wednesday, January 27, 10 a.m., B & O Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore. www.borail.org. Call Shauntee Daniels at 443-984-2369 to sign up.
• Friday, January 29, 10 a.m., Chesapeake College Cambridge Center, 416 Race Street, Cambridge. www.chesapeake.edu/cambridge/. Call Linda Cashman at 410-228-1000 to sign up. This session will also include a tutorial on the Maryland Cultural Data Project.
• Monday, February 1, 10 a.m., Heritage Center Complex, 2664 Riva Road, Annapolis, Chesapeake Room, 2nd floor. Call 410-222-1805 to sign up.
• Wednesday, February 3, 10 a.m., The Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Prangley Room, 2nd floor. Call 301-887-0777 to sign up.

Questions? Call 410-514-7612.

Maryland Historical Trust has joined the Coalition for Full Funding

The Maryland Historical Trust has joined the Coalition for Full Funding of the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The Coalition is a diverse group of national, regional, state, and local organizations that believe full funding of the HPF should be the preservation community's top priority.

It is easy to join – just visit http://www.fullyfundhpf.org/ - to participate in this national grassroots effort.

To learn more about the Historic Preservation Fund and its impact in Maryland, Click Here

Southern Maryland Tobacco Barn Summit

**Rescheduled to February 14, 2010**

The Maryland Historical Trust, Preservation Maryland, and a number of local and regional partners will host the second Southern Maryland Tobacco Barns Summit on Sunday February 14, 2010 from 1:00PM-4:00PM at the Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Calvert County.

In 2004, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland to its list of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.  As a result of this listing, a coalition of representatives from the National Trust, the Maryland Historical Trust, the Southern Maryland Heritage Areas Consortium, and Anne Arundel, Prince George's and St. Mary's counties was formed to support barn owners in their efforts to preserve, rehabilitate, and reuse these significant landmarks that are now often abandoned and deteriorating due to the significant decline in tobacco cultivation.

The 2010 Tobacco Barns Summit is a follow up to the initial gathering heldon November 15, 2004, and will continue the discussion on how to best promote barn reuse and promote agricultural land preservation.  The summit will feature:

• Presentation on the history of tobacco barns
• tobaco barn reuse success stories
• showcase of available resources for tobacco barns
• discussion and brainstorming on future strategies

Click here to download the 2004 Tobacco Barns Summit Report

No reservations are necessary.

Calvert Library
MD Route 4 across from the Hospital
850 Cosley Way
Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Click here for a map to the Calvert Library

(410)535-0291 or (301)855-1862
http://www.calvert.lib.md.us/