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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
Steeple Square Stained Glass Window Restoration and Training Steeple Square Dubuque Dubuque 2020 $31,935.00
Winneshiek County Newspaper Indexing and Digitization Luther College & Winneshiek County Historical Society Decorah Winneshiek 2019 $30,016.00
Jasper County Courthouse Murals and Artwork Restoration Newton Historic Preservation Commission Newton Jasper 2022 $30,000.00
Maquoketa Carnegie Library Tuckpointing Maquoketa Public Library Maquoketa Jackson 2022 $30,000.00
Polk County Vital Records Preservation Project Polk County Recorder’s Office Des Moines Polk 2015 $30,000.00
Polk County Vital Records Preservation Project Polk County Recorder's Office Des Moines Polk 2016 $30,000.00
John Hiller Building South Section Wall Restoration Jamey Licandro Bettendorf Scott 2022 $30,000.00
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque Wood Window Restoration Project Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque Dubuque Dubuque 2022 $30,000.00
Dubuque's Black Heritage Survey City of Dubuque Dubuque Dubuque 2022 $30,000.00
Restoration and Conservation of Historic Stained Glass Windows First Presbyterian Church, Davenport Iowa Davenport Scott 2022 $29,959.00
New Deal Mural Preservation- Mays Island Historic District, Cedar Rapids, IA City of Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids Linn 2015 $27,770.00
Digitization of the Darwin Turner Audio Collection The University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City Johnson 2020 $27,666.00
What On Earth Renovation Science Center of Iowa Des Moines Polk 2017 $27,607.00
Preservation & Digitization of Engineering Bachelors Theses from the Early 20th The University of Iowa Iowa City Johnson 2017 $27,253.00
Geophysical and Topographic Survey of the Capoli Effigy Mound Group Luther College Decorah Winneshiek 2019 $26,987.00
Repairs to Woodlawn Cemetery Shelter and Gates City of Washington Historic Preservation Commission Washington Washington 2019 $26,983.00
Phase I Intensive-Level Survey of Historic Black Business Sites in Davenport Friends of MLK, Inc. Davenport Scott 2023 $26,710.00
Local Innovation Exhibit Dubuque County Historical Society Dubuque Dubuque 2019 $26,500.00
Lemberger Collection Digitization Project University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Black Hawk 2023 $26,383.00
Dubuque County Historical Society: Collections Documentation Project Dubuque County Historical Society Dubuque Dubuque 2018 $26,028.00