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State historic-preservation officer urges more funding as demand outpaces Building Communities and barn grants
Summary
Laura Richmond told the Senate Institutions Committee that Vermont's Building Communities and Barn Preservation grants regularly receive more qualified applications than available funds, cited program history and economics of small grants (up to $20,000 with a 50/50 match), and said the agency recaptures unused funds to reallocate.
Laura Richmond, the State Historic Preservation Officer, briefed the Senate Institutions Committee on the Building Communities historic-preservation grants and the Barn Preservation program, asking the committee to consider higher funding levels to meet demand.
"The historic preservation grants are for municipalities and nonprofits," Richmond said, describing the Building Communities grants (started in 1986) and the Barn Preservation program (started in 1992). She reported cumulative figures the office tracks: roughly $7,000,000 awarded to 676 community buildings and…
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