The Preservation League of NYS and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) are thrilled to announce the 2023 Preserve New York grant recipients. At its 2023 meeting, an independent panel selected 19 applicants in 17 counties to receive support totaling $279,936.
Read MoreAt its 2022 meeting, an independent grant panel selected 22 applicants in 18 counties to receive support totaling $235,920.
Read MoreAt our 2021 Preserve New York grant review meeting, an independent panel selected 32 applicants in 25 counties to receive support totaling $297,995. Each grant supports important arts and cultural initiatives, as well as economic development related to our state’s arts and cultural heritage.
Read MoreScenic Hudson received a 2020 NYSCA-funded Preserve New York grant to fund a Cultural Resource Survey of 12 historic steel truss bridges that were built to provide access to the Hudson River over the Hudson River line railroad tracks. With their Survey recently completed, we reached out to Scenic Hudson’s Director of Land Use Advocacy Jeffrey Anzevino to see if he would be interested in sharing a bit about this exciting project.
Read MoreAt its 2020 meeting, the Preserve New York grant panel selected 19 applicants in 15 counties to receive support totaling $193,390. Many of these grants will lead to historic district designation or expansion, allowing property owners to take advantage of the New York State and Federal Historic Tax Credits.
Read MoreA Cultural Landscape Report informs the administrators at Vale Cemetery Association (a Preserve New York grantee) on cemetery preservation — including in their successful restoration of the African American Ancestral Burying Ground.
Read MoreThe owners of historic buildings on Long Island have a new source of support thanks to a partnership between the Preservation League of New York State and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation based in Hampton Bays.
Read MoreOver 23 years, we have invested more than $2.2 million in 346 historic preservation projects in nearly every county in New York State.
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