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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
A People's History Website Drake University Des Moines 2022 $36,000.00
Henry A. Wallace Birthplace Farm: Farmhouse Renovation The Wallace Centers of Iowa Orient Adair 2021 $41,055.00
Adair Viaduct Preservation RIADA, Inc. Adair Adair 2018 $50,000.00
Yellow River State Forest Fire Tower National Register Nomination Project Friends of Yellow River State Forest Harpers Ferry Allamakee 2021 $3,333.00
Preston's Station Historic District Preston's Station Historic District Belle Plaine Benton 2020 $2,500.00
Benton County Courthouse Tower Clock Project Vinton Industries LTD d/b/a Vinton Unlimited Vinton Benton 2015 $34,084.00
Iowa Canning Company Stabilization and Roof Repair Joseph M. Schott Vinton Benton 2013 $38,500.00
Benton County Historical Society Re-Roofing of the Vinton Depot and Rail Museum Vinton Benton 2020 $42,085.00
Processing and Preserving the Documentary Collection of Artist Marie Cook Cedar Falls Historical Society Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2015 $5,540.00
Historic Fire Station and Jail Masonry Repairs Phase One La Porte City Historical & Ag Museum La Porte City Black Hawk 2023 $9,642.00
Assessment and Digitization of the Black Hawk Family YMCA Historical Collections Family YMCA of Black Hawk County Waterloo Black Hawk 2018 $9,241.00
The Rural School Collections at UNI-CHRIEC: Phase III - Preservation and Conservation University of Northern Iowa - Center for the History of Rural Iowa Education and Culture Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2015 $13,417.00
The Postville Project: Documenting a Community in Transition (Continuing Phase #2) University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2014 $24,992.00
Teaching Iowa History Iowa Museum Association Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2019 $12,500.00
Preservation and Digitization of Hartman Reserve Slide Collection Friends of Hartman Reserve, Inc. Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2017 $2,265.00
Consolidating and Preserving the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s Collections Cedar Falls Historical Society Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2018 $14,563.00
Lemberger Collection Digitization Project University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2023 $26,383.00
Preservation of original Maynard Reece fish paintings Iowa Department of Natural Resources Boone Boone 2015 $20,530.00
Preservation of the Mary Helms Farm House Collection Madrid Historical Society Madrid Boone 2017 $1,312.00
Preservation Microfilming and Digitization of the Boone News Republican Ericson Public Library Boone Boone 2023 $13,730.00