Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 03 15

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I.. C. Planning Department - Lol~!....!11 UbiVWe 749 Main Street I Louisville CO 80027 I 303.335.4592 I www.LouisvilleCO.gov COLORADO .SlNCB 1881 MEMORANDuM To: Historic Preservation Commission Members From: Planning Division Subject: Architectural Survey Date: March 15,2010 There are two SHF grant deadlines annually: April 1 and October 1. If we are targeting the April 1 deadline (and hoping to take advantage of the fact there will be fewer applicants), we need to finalize our application ASAP. Meredyth Muth and I will be tag teaming this application so that we can get it finished. If the survey area/ goals from the previous application still apply, it might be worthwhile reading the reviewers comments and attempting to improve our existing application. There are several major differences between the CLG grant and the SHF grant. First, the CLG program does not require a cash match due to a generous internal grant from the SHF; a pledge of either cash or in-kind match always makes a CLG application more competitive. The normal required minimum cash match for SHF grants is 25 percent, however, one of the reasons the state is not seeing as many applications is because local communities are struggling to come up with this type of money. For that reason, the SHF may be more open to a waiver of cash match, letting applicants come in with less cash match for this round only. Second, the size of project which is feasible during the grant period marks another difference between the two programs. CLG grants usually have a contract period of 18 months and there are NO extensions. For SHF grants, the standard contract is 24 months with one extension of a single year granted as long as the project is making progress. For this reason, municipalities can usually hire a consultant to complete a larger project as part of the SHF program. The SHF program also has a bigger allotment of funds. In the past the annual available funds for SHF has been measured in the millions while the CLG allotment (federal money passed through the states) usually hovers around $125,000 - $140,000.