AARCH Announces New Funding Round for the Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP)
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) has opened a new round of funding for the Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program. New guidelines and pre-application form are now available on AARCH’s website.
The Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP) is supported in part by a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. This program will fund capital rehabilitation projects that foster community vibrancy and enhance sense of place within our region’s community and agricultural centers, with a focus on historic main street and agricultural buildings. Applicants must affirmatively answer pre-qualification questions to determine eligibility and access a full application. We encourage all applicants to review the recording of our June 5th Q&A session on our YouTube channel. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the limited remaining grant funds are allocated.
To qualify for ARRP funding, project buildings must be determined National Register-eligible (individual or district) or listed in the National Register of Historic Places (individual or district) prior to the grant application deadline. Eligible applicants must own their building and have or create a public use for their space (e.g. coffee shop, community-supported enterprise, small retail business, performance space). All applications receive a technical review by the National Park Service. No project can begin until that review is completed.
Applicants will need to demonstrate a 25% match contribution to the qualifying project costs (e.g. a $50,000 project would require a $12,500 match and a maximum grant request of $37,500). The program’s maximum grant award will be $50,000 with a requirement to complete the project by August 31, 2026.
Contact adkrural@aarch.org with any questions.
