[Calclg-l] FW: [forum-l] Thursday Bulletin 12/13/2007 (Preservation Fund Grants Available / Call for Nat'l Preservation Award Nominations)

[Woodward, Lucinda]

Forwarding news from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Lucinda M. Woodward 
Supervisor, Local Government Unit
California Office of Historic Preservation
(916) 653-9116 voice
(916) 653-9824 fax
lwoodward at parks.ca.gov
 

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Grants Available / Call for Nat'l Preservation Award Nominations)

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* THE NATIONAL TRUST'S CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL FUND FOR HISTORIC
INTERIORS

    Are you seeking grant funding for a project that involves a historic
interior?  The National Trust's Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic
Interiors assists in the preservation, restoration and interpretation of
historic interiors by supporting project planning activities, workshops
and conferences, and educational programs.  Visit
http://www.nationaltrust.org/funding/Mitchel_Examples.pdf to get an idea
of some of the more innovative projects that have been funded in the
past. An electronic application form can be found on the National Trust
website (http://www.nationaltrust.org/funding/nonprofit.html#endowment).
The postmark deadline is FEBRUARY 1, 2008.

    FEBRUARY 1, 2008 is also the deadline for the Johanna Favrot Fund
for Historic Preservation, the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns grant
program, and the National Trust Preservation Fund grants.  More
information on these grants can be found on the National Trust's website
(http://www.nationaltrust.org/funding/nonprofit.html#endowment), or by
contacting the National Trust regional office in your area.

* CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 NATIONAL PRESERVATION AWARDS

    Each year the National Trust celebrates the best of preservation by
presenting National Preservation Awards to individuals and organizations
whose contributions demonstrate excellence in historic preservation. We
invite you to nominate a deserving individual, organization, agency, or
project for a National Preservation Award. Those nominations not
selected to receive a Trustees, ACHP or HUD Award are automatically
considered for an Honor Award. Download the nomination form from the
National Trust's website at
http://www.nationaltrust.org/preservation_awards/. The deadline for
nominations for all awards, including the Trustees awards, ACHP, HUD
Awards and National Preservation Honor Awards, is MARCH 1, 2008.

* 7 New CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
      Administrative Assistant, East Providence, Rhode Island
      Curatorial Assistant, East Providence, Rhode Island
      Historic Preservation Planner, Bowling Green, Kentucky
      National Register and Survey Historian, Charleston, West Virginia
      Preservation Architect, Atlanta, Georgia
      Research Assistant, East Providence, Rhode Island
      Urban Planner II/III, Alexandria, Virginia

* Public Policy Weekly Bulletin - December  7, 2007 - Volume 2, Issue
No. 36
      Year-End Omnibus to Decide Historic Preservation Funding Levels
for FY'08
      House Files Defense Authorization Conference Report with Study for
the Tomb of the Unknowns
      Raleigh City Council Considers Sizing Restrictions Proposal
 
(http://www.nationaltrust.org/advocacy/takeaction/PPWB_12-07-2007.pdf)

* New at PRESERVATION ONLINE: the online presence of Preservation
Magazine
      STORY OF THE WEEK:
      The Little Railroad that Could: A Historic Oregon Railroad Tries
to Get Back on Track.
      (Story by Catherine Fox)
      (http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/story/index.htm)

* Also available on PRESERVATION ONLINE
      New Look for Palm Springs Modern Hotel - Dec. 12, 2007
      Guggenheim won't go yellow - Dec. 11, 2007
      Last Frank Lloyd Wright hotel on track for 2010 reopening - Dec.
10, 2007
      D.C. bulldozes 1925 Sears house - Dec. 6, 2007
      Ohio roller coaster for sale - Dec. 5, 2007
      Historic Seattle restores 1907 house - Dec. 4, 2007
      (http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/news/index.htm)

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