The West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is hosting an informational webinar for their annual Survey & Planning Grant. This funding is designated for conducting architectural and archaeological surveys, nominating historic properties to the National Register of Historic Places and drafting pre-development plans.

Learn more about the grant by attending a webinar on Oct. 1, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. The link for this webinar is available by visiting our website listed below or contacting Claire Tryon at Claire.E.Tryon@wv.gov.

The funding source for this grant program is the Historic Preservation Fund from the National Park Service. Applicants may be state or local government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, private citizens, religious organizations, educational institutions or Certified Local Governments. All applications are due on Oct. 31, 2024, via our virtual application portal.

A complete program description, with guidelines and application, and access to the GoApply application portal is available at: https://wvculture.org/agencies/state-historic-preservation-office-shpo/ or contact Tryon at the email above or (304) 558-0240.