Resources to Help with Your Application
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The following documents contain information to help you better prepare your application for funding:
Preservation Plans and Historic Structure Reports:
Preservation Plans and Historic Structure Reports (pdf)
Preservation Plans and Historic Structure Reports Checklist (pdf)
Heritage Tourism:
Heritage Tourism and Heritage Tourism Assessments (pdf)
Historic Site Interpretation (pdf)
Archaeology:
Archaeology and Historic Preservation Projects (pdf)
Archaeological Fact Sheet (pdf)
Archaeological Survey and Reporting Requirements (pdf)
Archaeological Monitoring Protocol FAQ (pdf)
Climate Change:
Climate Change Resources (pdf)
Special Initiatives:
Underrepresented Histories Fact Sheet (pdf)
On January 29, the Trust offered a free Applicant Workshop at 1:30pm as a virtual webinar hosted via Zoom. We strongly encourage prospective applicants to view the workshop to learn about the 2026 grant application.
Click here to view the PowerPoint PDF
To determine a property's register status, visit the NJ Historic Preservation Office (HPO) website. You can also utilize their platform, an online viewer for New Jersey’s cultural resources inventory.
If your site is part of a historic district, and not individually listed, you will need to determine if it is a contributing resource to the historic district. Sometimes this information can be found in the register nomination form. Some National Register nominations have been digitized and can be found in the .
If you still cannot find your property, or have questions about register status only, contact NJ HPO at (609) 940-4312.
All activities funded by the NJ Historic Trust must be in compliance with the The Standards document provides common sense definitions and principles to guide historic preservation projects. This document was updated in 2017, and the link goes to the revised version.
The define the minimum education and experience required to perform identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment activities.