If you own a historic Route 66 business or property that needs upkeep, now is is the time to apply for a cost-share grant from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
The program announced Friday applications will be accepted until April 1. More about it:
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program provides cost-share grant assistance to support the preservation of the most significant and representative historic Route 66 buildings, structures, road segments, and cultural landscapes in the eight states through which the route passes. Assistance is also provided to support research, planning, oral history, and educational outreach projects related to the preservation of Route 66.
Program cost-share grant funds are provided through congressional appropriations, which are determined each new fiscal year. Project eligibility criteria requires a minimum 50% (1:1) cost-share match provided by the applicant. All preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation projects are required to conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Since 2001, 122 projects have been awarded $1.8 million in grants with $3 million in matches, totaling $4.8 million in public-private investment toward Route 66.
More about the specifics of a cost-share grant are here. An FAQ section about a cost-share grant is here.
(Image of the Boots Court in Carthage, Missouri, which won a cost-share grant last year)