Historical Resource Development Program Emergency Grant

The Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) Emergency Grant application will be available online after July 1st each year until either all funds are expended, or the following June 1st . Applications may not be submitted prior to July 1 each year. 

The differences between the regular grant application process and the emergency application process are as follows:

• Please contact Kristen Vander Molen at kristen.vandermolen@iowa.gov or 515-822-3583 to see if funds are available.
• Attach a cover letter that explains the threat to the resource.
• The threat to the resource cannot be due to delinquency on the part of the current owner.
• If new ownership is the reason for the emergency, the new owner must have taken ownership within the previous 12 months.
• The maximum grant request is $15,000.
• Funds become available at the beginning of each fiscal year, July 1st. There isn’t a specific deadline. Submit the application as soon as it is ready, as long as it is not prior to July 1st if you are requesting funds from the next fiscal year.
• Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until all emergency funds for each grant category are expended.
• A staff grants steering committee reviews the applications. Allow up to 30 days for review.
• Eligible properties in the historic preservation category will have an opinion of eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places from the State Historic Preservation Office.