PIERRE – South Dakota State Historical Society announces that applications for the first round of the 2025 Deadwood Fund grant program are due on Feb. 1 for work beginning no earlier than May 1.
The program is designed to encourage restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties by individuals, organizations, or public agencies. The program is funded by a portion of the gaming revenue generated in Deadwood earmarked by state law for historic preservation projects distributed throughout the state by the Historical Society Trustees.
Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The grant amount must be matched at least on a dollar- for-dollar basis from nonfederal and nonstate sources. Nonprofit organizations will be allowed to use in-kind services for one-half of their match.
For the spring 2024 round of applications, six projects in five different counties were awarded grants. These recipients represented a total award amount of $75,000.
Grant forms are available online at https://his tory.sd.gov/preservation/ fundingopportunities. aspx.
For more on the grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at the Cultural Heritage Center at (605) 773-3458 or e-mail shpo@state.sd.us.