The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is accepting applications for Survey & Planning Grants.

The Survey & Planning Grant Program is for conducting architectural/archaeological surveys, National Register nominations, predevelopment plans, heritage education projects, etc. The funding source for this grant program is the Historic Preservation Fund, National Park Service.

These matching grants cover a wide variety of historic preservation issues, but are available to members of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program.  All CLGs are eligible to compete for CLG grant funds. If other non-CLG funding is available, the following are eligible: State or local government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations or firms, and educational institutions.

Grants for Non-Certified Local Governments are awarded for no more than 60% of the total project costs, with the project sponsor providing at least 40% of the total costs of the project. Match for Certified Local Governments is 70/30. CLG grants will be awarded for no more than 70% of the total project costs, with the CLG sponsor providing at least 30% of the total costs of the project.