The Georgia State Historic Preservation Office announced that six Georgia municipalities and two counties will receive federal subgrants totaling more than $120,000 to support historic preservation activities in their communities.
The 2025 Historic Preservation Fund grants facilitate historic preservation planning initiatives and projects such as historic resource surveys, outreach efforts, and bricks-and-mortar projects throughout Georgia. Educational, promotional, and tourism activities are also eligible for grant fund usage. Grants are provided annually through the Historic Preservation Fund of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and are administered by the State Historic Preservation Office of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
This year’s grant recipients are:
Atlanta
$22,200 | African American Civil Rights Historic Context, 1865-1965
Cartersville
$14,000 | Historic Resources Survey for the Downtown Business District of the City of Cartersville
DeKalb County
$16,500 | Historic Resources Survey for Southwest DeKalb County
Douglas
$6,780 | World War II Flight Training School Master Plan
Locust Grove
$10,000 | Historic Resources Survey for the City of Locust Grove
St. Marys
$15,000 | Design Guidelines for the City of St. Mary’s
Stone Mountain
$18,000 | Historic Resource Survey for the City of Stone Mountain
Walker County
$20,000 | Historic Resources Survey for Walker County, Phase II
“Local governments are integral to creating environments for lasting, community-backed preservation efforts. The varied preservation tools utilized by these grant recipients will help ensure their built heritage remains for future generations,” said Jennifer Flood, Historic Preservation Division Director. “The CLG Program is an important partnership between local governments and state and federal offices to support communities as they preserve their historic resources. By taking the initiative to protect their built heritage, our CLG partners contribute to preserving what makes their cities, counties, and Georgia truly special.”
Each year, 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. A city or county must pass a preservation ordinance and establish a historic preservation commission to be eligible in becoming a federal Certified Local Government.