Posted January 24, 2012
 In December 2011, the County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the “Historic Preservation Challenge Grant Program” to promote historic preservation, heritage tourism, and related economic development within Hillsborough County (both incorporated and unincorporated areas). Available grant funds will be awarded to selected applicants on a minimum of 1:1 matching basis, not to exceed an award of more than of $250,000 per applicant, per project in any county budget . . . → Read More: Historic Preservation Challenge Grant Committee Forming
Posted March 17, 2010
The Senate TED Committee has recommended ZERO funding for the Division of Historical Resources Grants Programs. The House TED Committee has recommended partial funding for the Division of Historical Resources Grants Programs. This is a starting point and at least keeps us in the budget discussions. Florida once had one of the largest and most successful historic preservation grant programs in the country. The grants were the tipping point for . . . → Read More: Florida Historic Preservation Grants Funding
Posted March 11, 2010
A recent post on the National Trust for Historic Preservation website is entitled “Who is Creating Jobs in America?” Directed at the proposed elimination of the Save America’s Treasures Grant fund, the article provides a state by state breakdown of how the fund compares in job creation to the stimulus plan. Of great interest are the numbers for Florida that show that the grant fund creates jobs for a . . . → Read More: Who is Creating Jobs in Florida?
Posted March 4, 2010
NEWS RELEASE from the National Trust for Historic Preservation & Rutgers University:Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2010) – A comprehensive new report conducted by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, analyzes the economic impact of the federal Historic Tax Credit since its inception in 1976 and concludes that the Historic Tax Credit is a highly efficient job creator—accounting for the creation of 1.8 million new jobs over the life . . . → Read More: Rutgers Report Illustrates Historic Tax Credits’ Ability to Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy
Posted February 8, 2010
A thought-provoking post by historic preservation economist Donovan Rypkema entitled, appropriately, “A Time For Reflection” discusses the proposed funding cuts to two federal preservation funding programs: Save America’s Treasures (SAT) and Preserve America. His post calls for preservationists to rethink the way we’ve been presenting our case for preservation, since clearly the positive impacts (economic redevelopment, jobs creation, sustainable development, downtown revitalization, etc.) have not become widely known enough . . . → Read More: Historic Preservation is “the weakest kid on the block”
Posted February 4, 2010
Historic preservation creates jobs. And not only creates jobs, but creates more jobs than new construction. These jobs are higher skilled jobs that pay better. And the jobs are local and can’t be outsourced as well. When you build new, you assemble a myriad of components that were built with labor completed in factories throughout the world, reducing the amount of labor that has to take place on site. . . . → Read More: Historic Preservation Creates Jobs
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