State Historical Society of Iowa

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
Nomination of West Liberty Fairgrounds to the NRHP Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commission West Liberty Muscatine 2015 $12,000.00
Nomination of Wilton Commercial Historic District to the NRHP Wilton Development Corporation Wilton Muscatine 2016 $9,735.00
North Scott Press Newspaper Preservation and Digitization Scott County Library System Eldridge Scott 2017 $9,802.00
Northwestern College Student Newspaper Preservation Project Northwestern College Orange City Sioux 2019 $8,867.00
NRHP Nomination-Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract and W.W. Lyons' Addition to Lyons' Place City of Des Moines/North of Grand Neighborhood Association Des Moines Polk 2016 $9,735.00
Opening a Path to Hancock County Iowa History Garner Public Library Garner Hancock 2021 $18,176.00
Optimizing Collections Data Accessibility Through the Implementation of Collective Access Software Luther College Anthropology Lab Decorah Winneshiek 2013 $13,920.00
Oral History Digitization Project Amana Heritage Society Amana Iowa 2021 $2,970.00
Organization and Preservation of Waldorf College Archive Luise V. Hanson Library, Waldorf College Forest City Winnebago 2014 $957.00
Organization and Preservation of Waldorf College Archive Luise V. Hanson Library, Waldorf College Forest City Winnebago 2015 $1,500.00
Organizing and Preserving Historical Documentation of Kossuth County Kossuth County Historical Society Algona Kossuth 2013 $5,000.00
Origins of Ancient Village Life on the Plains of Northwest Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist - University of Iowa Westfield Plymouth 2021 $18,179.00
Palmyra Methodist Episcopal Church Assessment, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse Palmyra Township Palmyra Township Warren 2020 $22,400.00
Palmyra Methodist Episcopal Church Assessment, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse Palmyra Township Palmyra Warren 2017 $45,522.00
Phase 1 Archaeological Survey: Railroad Labor Camps Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District Siouxland Historical Railroad Association Sioux City Woodbury 2022 $32,250.00
Phase 2 Rehabilitation Work for Forest Grove School No. 5 Forest Grove School Preservation Bettendorf Scott 2015 $33,000.00
Phase I Intensive-Level Survey of Historic Black Business Sites in Davenport Friends of MLK, Inc. Davenport Scott 2023 $26,710.00
Photographic Negative Cataloging and Storage Project Amana Heritage Society Amana Iowa 2017 $5,500.00
Polk County Recorder's Office Vital Records Project Polk County Recorder's Office Des Moines Polk 2013 $14,533.00
Polk County Vital Records Preservation Project Polk County Recorder’s Office Des Moines Polk 2015 $30,000.00