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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
Edward S. Curtis Traveling Exhibit Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque Dubuque 2019 $4,142.00
Muscatine County and the Civil War: First Person Interpreters in Middle Schools Muscatine Art Center / City of Muscatine Muscatine Muscatine 2019 $4,270.00
Preserving and digitizing the UI Museum of Natural History glass slide and negative collection The University of Iowa – Museum of Natural History Iowa City Johnson 2015 $4,302.00
Dam Gate Outdoor Industrial Sculpture Exhibit Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission Decorah Winneshiek 2021 $4,308.00
Restoration and Promotion of Historic Church Painting St. John's Lutheran Foundation, Inc.; Des Moines, IA Des Moines Polk 2018 $4,336.00
Preservation and Development of Spurrier School Liberty Hall Historic Site Lamoni Decatur 2022 $4,500.00
Leet/Hassler Farmstead Scale House Restoration Manning Community Foundation Manning Carroll 2015 $4,740.00
Conservation of Mural Of 1890s Riverfront and Joyce (Lumber Baron) Portrait Midwest Lumber Museum dba The Sawmill Museum Clinton Clinton 2020 $4,750.00
Harlan Newspapers Historical Preservation Project Harlan Community Library Harlan Shelby 2021 $4,770.00
National Register Nomination of Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa Aspen Grove Cemetery Association Burlington Des Moines 2021 $4,800.00
Historic Documents Preservation City of Granger Granger Dallas 2014 $5,000.00
Preserving and Increasing Access to the Collections of Ames Historical Society Ames Historical Society Ames Story 2018 $5,000.00
Marion Alumni Association Historic Preservation Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association Marion Linn 2022 $5,000.00
National Register Nomination for the Laura Musser McColm Historic District Muscatine Art Center/City of Muscatine Muscatine Muscatine 2016 $5,000.00
Preservation of Historic Photographs Grinnell Historical Museum Grinnell Poweshiek 2017 $5,000.00
Organizing and Preserving Historical Documentation of Kossuth County Kossuth County Historical Society Algona Kossuth 2013 $5,000.00
Lodomillo Township #4, Clayton County, Country School Renovation Friends of Lodomillo #4 Clayton County - Heritage Museum of the Knights Strawberry Point Clayton 2022 $5,000.00
Ruedy Communal Kitchen Property Cataloging Project Amana Heritage Society Amana Iowa 2020 $5,000.00
Educating Iowans about Historic Preservation via Web-Disseminated Digital Media Toolkits Preservation Iowa Ames Story 2014 $5,000.00
Mount Hope One Room Country Schoolhouse Window Restoration General Joseph Warren #832 Questers Indianola Warren 2021 $5,000.00