A total of more than $120,000 was awarded to eight Certified Local Government municipalities across Georgia, helping each community better support historic preservation activities.

These federal subgrants are a product of the 2024 Historic Preservation Fund, a federal program managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service.

The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs administers these grants annually, facilitating historic preservation initiatives like historic resource and archaeological surveys, outreach efforts, brick-and-mortar projects, design guidelines, and publications. Educational, promotional, and tourism activities are also eligible uses for this grant.

Georgia's 100 Certified Local Governments (CLGs) are eligible to apply for these matching grants which are 60 percent federally funded and 40 percent locally funded.

“Identifying community needs at the local level and planning accordingly, like these eight municipalities are doing, is critical to the preservations of built heritage,” said Jennifer Flood, Historic Preservation Division Director at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

This year’s CLG grant recipients include:

• City of Cartersville — $24,000 — Historic Resources Survey for the City of Cartersville

• City of Dallas — $2,688 — Historic Resources Survey for the City of Dallas

• City of Douglas — $12,009 — Historic Resources Survey for the City of Douglas

• City of Monroe— $24,900 — Historic Resources Survey for the City of Monroe

• City of Rome — $12,308 — Historic Resources Survey for the City of Rome

• City of Thomaston — $13,575 — Design Guideline for the City of Thomaston

• City of Tybee Island — $18,000 — Information/Education project for the City of Tybee Island

• Walker County — $20,000 — Historic Resources Survey for Walker County

“The work proposed by this year’s grant recipients supports their ongoing efforts to carry their histories into the future," Flood said. "The CLG program provides support to communities as they diligently preserve their historic resources, which in turn promotes economic development and fosters local pride. Our CLG partners are continuing the initiative to protect their built heritage, preserving that which makes their cities, counties, and Georgia truly special.”

For information on the Historic Preservation Fund grant program, contact [email protected].

For information on the Certified Local Government program, contact Certified Local Government Coordinator Sandra Hall at 470-426-7230 or [email protected].