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Heritage Trust Fund

The Heritage Trust Fund (HTF) is a state program that provides matching funds for the preservation of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Kansas Places. The HTF reimburses expenses for projects that preserve or restore historic properties. Qualifying expenses include professional fees and construction costs. Properties owned by the state or federal governments are not eligible, but those owned by local governments, private individuals, non-profits, and for-profit entities qualify. Individual grant awards may not exceed $100,000 and must be matched by the grant recipient (80/20%). Yearly grant rounds are highly competitive.

Informational HTF grant workshops are held each year to provide applicants with step-by-step instruction on filling out the HTF grant application. 

2024 Heritage Trust Fund Grant Round
Applications for the 2024 grant round were due November 1, 2023, and awards were announced February 3, 2024. These 15 awards total $1,213,904 in proposed grant funding. The following is the list of grant applications approved for funding, pending availability of funds:

2024 Heritage Trust Fund Grants
County Project Grant Amount
Clay 811 5th Street $100,000
Crawford Girard Carnegie Library $40,000
Ellis St. Joseph Catholic Church $100,000
Geary Geary County Courthouse $100,000
Geary Old Katy Bridge $81,984
Marshall Original Pony Express Home Station $100,000
McPherson McPherson Opera House $29,760
Meade Fowler Swimming Pool & Bath House $70,080
Montgomery Main Masonic Hall Building $90,000
Reno Stamey Hotel $100,000
Reno Anna Richardson-Brown House $100,000
Reno Fox Theatre $100,000
Shawnee Hicks Block $80,000
Stafford Nora Larabee Memorial Library $100,000
Wyandotte Vernon School $22,080

2023 Heritage Trust Fund grant round
Applications for the 2023 grant round were due November 1, 2022, and awards were announced February 4, 2023. These 7 awards total $637,796 in proposed grant funding. The following is the list of grant applications approved for funding, pending availability of funds:

2023 Heritage Trust Fund Grants
County Project Grant Amount
Barton Historic Wolf Hotel $90,000
Doniphan Sol Miller Building $100,000
Douglas Vinland Grange Hall $85,740
Elk Howard National Bank $90,000
Ellis First Presbyterian Church $84,706
Lincoln Old Sylvan State Bank $100,000
McPherson Smoky Valley Roller Mill $87,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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