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Historical Resource Development Program

Historical Resource Development Program

New applications are not being accepted for this program while it undergoes a review process following Iowa's state agency alignment. We anticipate offering the program again in 2025.

The program provides grant funding to help preserve, conserve, interpret, enhance, and educate the public about Iowa’s historical assets. The Historical Resource Development Program provides funding for documentary collections, historic preservation and museums. 

  • Who: Nonprofits, Governments, Tribes, Individuals, Forprofits
  • What: Up to $50,000 with a required match.  Match ratios vary.
  • When: This grant opportunity is currently closed. Grants will be offered again in 2025

How to Apply

Historical Resource Development Program Annual Grant Cycle

Applications are not currently being accepted for the Historical Resource Development Program. Applicants can access the previous year's guidelines and scoring rubrics online:

  1. Read the General Guidelines and category instructions:
  2. Read the scoring rubric by category:
  3. Complete the application

If you would like to schedule a Google Meet or Zoom Meeting with the grants manager, please email her at kristen.vandermolen@iowa.gov to set up a meeting time.

Emergency Historical Resource Development Program

Emergency HRDP applications will be accepted after July 1, 2024. Funds are limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

  1. Read the HRDP General Guidelines and appropriate category instructions
  2. Read the HRDP Emergency Guidelines
  3. Complete the application

Manage Your Grant

Reporting Forms

Access and complete your Final Report and Payment Form online when your grant project is completed.

Some projects may need to provide a status and budget report on an annual basis. Grantees will be notified of this additional reporting requirement, if applicable

Logos

Download the State Historical Society of Iowa logo to use on materials promoting your project.

Promotional Information 

Send images and event details when grant funded project activity is happening. The State Historical Society of Iowa is dedicated to communicating the impact and value of your project activity through various communication platforms and networks.

Field Services

Learn more about the Field Services program.

Grant Awards History

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Project Title Applicant City County Fiscal year Grant Amount
Chimney, Eaves, and Gutter Project Keokuk Union Depot Foundation Keokuk Lee 2016 $56,600.00
Adair Viaduct Preservation RIADA, Inc. Adair Adair 2018 $50,000.00
Cedar Rock Boat House Friends of Cedar Rock Independence Buchanan 2014 $50,000.00
Improving and Expanding Collections Storage The Danish Immigrant Museum Elk Horn Shelby 2014 $50,000.00
Rehabilitation of Guttenberg Municipal Building City of Guttenberg Guttenberg Clayton 2018 $50,000.00
Hotel Charitone Rehabilitation Lucas County Preservation Alliance Chariton Lucas 2014 $50,000.00
Preserving and Restoring Sacred Heart Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport Scott 2017 $50,000.00
King Chapel Seth Thomas Tower Clock Preservation and Restoration Project Cornell College Mount Vernon Linn 2017 $50,000.00
Stabilization of the Taylor County Round Barn Taylor County Historical Society Bedford Taylor 2020 $50,000.00
Mansion Envelope Restoration Project: Phase II South Elevation Brucemore, Inc. Cedar Rapids Linn 2020 $50,000.00
Sumner School (aka Abbe Creek School) Museum Preservation Linn County Toddville Linn 2014 $50,000.00
King Memorial Chapel Clock Tower Repair and Clock Re-Facing Cornell College Mount Vernon Linn 2016 $50,000.00
Des Moines Art Center I. M. Pei Building - Levitt Auditorium Renovation Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc. Des Moines Polk 2017 $50,000.00
Keokuk Union Depot Waiting Room Exterior Masonry Restoration Keokuk Union Depot Foundation Keokuk Lee 2023 $50,000.00
Restoration of the Upper South Hotel Phase 1 Amana Colonies Historical Sites Foundation Amana Iowa 2019 $50,000.00
Retrieve nine art glass windows removed from the Algona Land & Loan Office in 1985 Sullivan Building Foundation, Inc. Algona Kossuth 2013 $50,000.00
Steeple Square Stained Glass Restoration Steeple Square Dubuque Dubuque 2017 $50,000.00
Restoration and Preservation of the William M. Black’s Hurricane Deck Roof Dubuque County Historical Society Dubuque Dubuque 2020 $50,000.00
Restoration of the 102 Year Old Historic Bridge over Mud Creek in Tama, Iowa Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development Tama 2019 $50,000.00
Restoring the Museum's Exterior to Re-establish Integrity Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Decorah Winneshiek 2023 $50,000.00