Applications available for grant program
The Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, in conjunction with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, has announced that applications are available for the 2005 Pennsylvania Heritage Park Program’s grant program. Grants from the Rivers of Steel/Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program are available for eligible organizations in the Rivers of Steel Heritage Area to develop programs and projects addressed in the 1995 Rivers of Steel management action plan.
Applicants to this grant program are required to address how their project correlates with the plan and how their project relates to the industrial themes identified in the plan. Projects must be located in the counties of the Rivers of Steel Heritage Area, including Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland. Applicants must show the ability to complete proposed projects within four years.
Eligible projects include the following:
– Special purpose study – a focused study or plan needed to implement initiatives, or elements of an initiative, included in the Rivers of Steel management action plan. These projects will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Examples of special purpose studies include master plans, economic and marketing assessments, business plans, specialized inventories, archaeological surveys, environmental surveys, preservation and interpretive plans, construction drawings and specifications, and feasibility studies.
– Implementation project – non-planning projects that implement the initiatives of the Rivers of Steel management action plan and special purpose studies. Eligible activities include the stabilization, development, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, and acquisition of buildings and sites (such as river landings, historic, cultural or industrial facilities); the development and operation of interpretive and educational programs; and the development and fabrication of interpretive, educational, and promotional exhibits, materials and signs.
Additional information and application forms may be downloaded from www.riversofsteel.com or call 412-464-4020.