The U.S. Department of Interior’s Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Program provides funding for a portion of the operation of Colorado’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The National Park Service specifies that at least 10 percent of these funds be subgranted to Certified Local Governments (CLGs).

Since 2000, History Colorado (Colorado’s SHPO) has provided the required match to these funds through History Colorado’s State Historical Fund. Therefore, local governments may apply for CLG grants without providing matching funds.

Counties and municipalities must be designated a CLG prior to the grant application submittal deadline in order to be eligible for CLG grant funding. Discover how to become a CLG.

CLG General Grants

General grants are available annually for Certified Local Governments in good standing. CLGs are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 in no-match grant funding for preservation planning, survey, historic context, designation, outreach/education, and other projects which benefit your local government preservation program.

Key Dates:

Grant Application Available - October 1, 2024

Drafts Due - December 9, 2024 by the end of the day

Applications Due - January 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Award Notifications - March 3, 2025 (anticipated)

Projects Completed - June 1, 2027

Application Materials:

Awarded CLG Grants

Grant recipients can find forms and guidance for grant management on our CLG Grants Administration page.

FY 2024

City of La Junta - Cultural Resource Survey of Northeast La Junta

Town of Carbondale - Historic Preservation Design Guidelines

City of Northglenn - Citywide Survey Plan

Town of Minturn - Cultural Resource Survey

City of Cortez - Class III Cultural Resource Survey

City of Aurora - Survey Plan Update

City of Loveland - NAPC Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program

FY 2023

City of Golden - Indigenous Connections Ethnography Phase II

City of Steamboat Springs - Education, Engagement, and Outreach Strategy + Training

Otero County - Otero County History as Seen Through Historic Sites - Workbook and Teacher Resource Manual

Boulder County - Class III Cultural Resource Survey

Town of Saguache - Saguache Adobe Workshop

City of Leadville - West End Residential Survey

Town of Lyons - Lyons Historic Context Study

FY 2022

City of Cortez - Inventory of 17 Properties from the Post-WWII Auto/Tourism Boom

Town of New Castle - Historic Resource Survey of Main Street and Previously Designated Properties

Town of Buena Vista - Westside Historical & Architectural Survey

City of Central - Residential Intensive-Level Survey, Phase I

Town of Windsor - Historic Preservation Plan

City of Fort Morgan - Citywide Survey Plan

City of Greeley - Cranford Neighborhood N of 16th Street Reconnaissance Survey

FY 2021

City of Montrose - Tortilla Flats Historical Context & Survey

Boulder County - Class III Cultural Resource Survey

City of Florence - Historic Context Study

City of Golden - Golden Region Native American Ethnography Project

City of La Junta - Historic Resource Survey of Downtown La Junta

City of Salida - Citywide Survey Plan

CLG Scholarships

The Certified Local Government grant program offers scholarships for specific training opportunities. Requirements are detailed in the scholarship application. Check back periodically for scholarship availability!

Materials For Current Awarded Scholarships: