HPEF's Partners in Documentation is accepting proposals to provide student training opportunities involving the documentation of historic structures according to the guidelines Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
The Historic Preservation Education Foundation (HPEF) announces that grant funding is
available to provide student training opportunities involving the documentation of historic
structures according to the guidelines of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). HPEF
has long recognized the importance of documentation and recording historic sites––as a
component of historic preservation activities, to increase awareness of historic building
practices, and to provide information for ongoing interpretation and maintenance.
HPEF invites documentation project proposals from educational institutions based in the United
States with historic preservation graduate degrees and certificate programs to support
documentation training projects. Community colleges and trade schools are especially
encouraged to submit proposals. Applicants are encouraged to team with secondary
organizations, including other public, private, and non-profit organizations if this supports the
project’s goals.
This grant program is intended to provide learning opportunities in documentation while also
promoting examples of built heritage currently underrepresented in the HABS/Library of
Congress collection. Preference will be given to projects that:
● involve sites with initial construction dates in the 1950s through the 80s.
● involve sites owned and operated by non-profit organizations or foundations.
● identify specific benefits and uses for the documentation materials generated through
the project.
● demonstrate efforts to address social justice and inclusion issues and expand
representation of historically marginalized communities in preservation education and
practice.
The Partners in Documentation program awards individual grants of up to $6,000 to manage
qualified expenditures associated with documentation training courses, which may include
travel, equipment rental, drawing reproduction costs, and limited food costs.
The Fall 2023 Call for Proposals closes on September 15, 2023. For more eligibility
information and how to apply, please refer to the program guidelines on HPEF’s website, or
contact the Program Manager, Lauren Drapala at ldrapala@hpef.us.
