FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Aug. 22, 2007
CONTACT:  Stephen Rogers, (605) 773-2906, Stephen.Rogers@state.sd.us

State Historical Society announces fall Deadwood Fund grant applications

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota State Historical Society has announced that the applications for the Deadwood Fund grant program are due on Oct. 1.

The program is designed to encourage large-scale restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties by individuals, organizations or public agencies, according to Jay D. Vogt, director of the Historical Society’s historic preservation office, which administers the program.

Grants for work beginning Jan. 1, 2008 will be awarded in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The grant amount must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis from nonfederal and nonstate sources. Nonprofit organizations will be allowed to use in-kind services for one-half of their match. In 2006, $107,330 was distributed among 12 projects.

Funding for the program is from Deadwood gaming revenue earmarked by state law for historic preservation projects throughout the state and distributed by the State Historical Society.

The next round of applications will be due on Feb. 1, 2008.

For more information on the South Dakota State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at the Cultural Heritage Center,900 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2217; telephone (605) 773-3458; or www.sdhistory.org.