Partnerships

RDLGF is working in collaboration with The Preservation League of New York State, The New York Landmarks Conservancy's Sacred Sites Program and the Greater Hudson Heritage Network.

These partnerships were created to position your historic sites to receive the most professional assessment of your restoration and stabilization projects.

Preservation League of New York State

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of New York State are pleased to offer the Preserve New York grant program. Launched in 1993, Preserve New York makes grants for historic structure reports, building condition reports, cultural landscape reports, and cultural resource surveys.

• Applicants must be a unit of local government or a not-for-profit group with tax-exempt status.
• State agencies and religious institutions are not eligible to apply.
• The program provides support up to 80% of the project cost.
• Applicants must provide 20% of the total project cost as a cash match.
• Grants are likely to range between $3,000 and $10,000

The Preserve New York grant program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has provided additional support for projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Please Contact:
Preservation League of New York State
Erin M. Tobin
Vice President for Policy and Preservation
etobin@preservenys.org
518-462-5658 ext. 12

Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN)

The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program offers support for treatment procedures to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in museum collections. Support may be provided for treatment of paintings, art works on paper, textiles, furniture, sculpture, and ethnographic, historical, and decorative objects. The work must be performed by or under the direction of a professional conservator. Any non-profit museum or cultural organization in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are eligible to apply, provided the organization does not have in-house conservation staff with expertise in the area for which support is requested. Objects to be treated must be owned by the applicant institution. The program does not support the conservation of library or archival collections. The maximum grant award is $7,500.

The Conservation Treatment Grant Program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has provided additional support for projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Deadline for Conservation Treatment Grant Program: June 3, 2019

NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
t: 914.592.6726
www.greaterhudson.org
director@greaterhudson.org

The New York Landmark Conservancy's Sacred Sites Program

To be eligible for a Sacred Sites Program grant funded by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation properties must be:

• Located on Long Island
• Owned by a religious institution and actively used for worship.
• Listed, either individually, or as a contributing component of a historic district, on the State or National Register of Historic Places, or designated pursuant to a local landmarks ordinance certified by New York State.

Priority will be given to essential repairs to the primary worship building. Highest consideration is given to projects such as roofing and drainage system repairs, masonry repointing and restoration, structural repairs, and stained glass window repair and restoration. The Sacred Sites Fund also provides grants for professional services, including conditions surveys, plans and specifications, project management, engineering reports, stained glass surveys, and laboratory testing of materials and finishes. Sacred Sites grants may be considered for barrier-free access construction, if it is done in conjunction with a larger preservation project. Grants cannot be used for pipe organ restoration, interior work, mechanical upgrades, or routine maintenance.

Grants will not be considered for work that is in contract, has been started, or completed at the time of the application.

For More Information, contact:
The New York Landmarks Conservancy
Ann-Isabel Friedman
Director, Sacred Sites
annfriedman@nylandmarks.org
212-995-5260

Application Forms

New 2025 Grant Application forms listed below - Please review the new match requirements and discuss your project with our Executive Director before submitting any application.

All applications must be emailed to applications@rdlgfoundation.org.

Checklist

Application Cover Page

Form 1 - Cataloging/Digital Imaging

Form 2 - Conservation

Form 3 - Collections Care

Form 4 - Cemetery Restoration

Form 5 - Exhibitions, public programs, publications

Form 6 - Structural Stabilization/Restoration

Form 6(a) - Municipal Funding Application (for municipal partners only)

Form 7 - Adaptive Reuse/New Construction

Form 7(a) - Municipal Funding Application (for municipal partners only)

Form 8 - Higher Education - Colleges & Universities