Heritage Incentives Program
$25,000
Grant
Description:
The Heritage Incentives Program provides matching grants (50 per cent) of up to $15,000 for residential properties and $25,000 for commercial properties to complete exterior conservation work on a municipally registered heritage property.
Comments on Funding:
September 1, December 1 annually
Eligibility:
Applicants must have properties that are:
1. Privately-owned;
2. a municipally registered heritage property; and
3. used for residential or commercial purposes.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. contact heritage staff prior to submitting a grant application to determine whether the work proposed requires approval of substantial alterations or a certificate of appropriateness.
2. submit a a completed application form along with the following supporting documentation to
Email: shaoqiu.gong@halifax.ca
Phone: 902.233.9826
Mail:
HRM Heritage Property Program
c/o Shaoqiu Gong
PO Box 1749
Halifax, NS B3J 3A5
If you cannot email or mail your application, please deliver your application in-person to our customer service counter at 5251 Duke Street (Duke Tower) Suite 300 / 3rd Floor, Halifax.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. A completed and signed application form;
2. Recent photographs of all sides of the building, with attention taken to the
areas of work for which the grant is applied;
3. Two contractors cost estimates for each of the proposed work types; and
4. Buildings governed by a Condominium by-law must also provide a copy of
the Board of Director’s minutes approving the submission of the
application.
Other Things to Note:
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