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Filter: Categories of Information for Historic Property Owners
| Search digital records on more than 153,000 historic buildings, structures and objects throughout Wisconsin. |
| All Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places listings are searchable on our website. |
| Download the public land permit required to conduct archaeology on all non-federal public land in Wisconsin. |
| These consultants are available to help you research historic buildings and archaeological sites. |
| Eligible properties must retain the essential physical appearance of the period in which they were important, and meet one of four criteria. |
| Read an overview of role of state statutes and see the compendium of primary state historic preservation laws (PDF). |
| American Architectural Foundation |
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| This grants program helps local nonprofit design/civic groups produce public education programming for children. |
| Alliant Energy Foundation |
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| Alliant Energy Foundation's community grants are directed to programs and projects that benefit Wisconsin residents and communities. |
| National Park Service |
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| Assists projects leading directly to identification, preservation, and interpretation of battlefield and/or historic sites associated with a battle. |
| Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office |
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| Provides tax exemption for a property that contains an archaeological site listed in the National Register or State Register of Historic Places. |
| Black River Falls Area Foundation |
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| The foundation welcomes grant applications from nonprofit organizations serving the Black River Falls area. |
| Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. |
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| Offers grants to nonprofits providing quality programming in health, education, recreation and basic needs, with a focus on low income/disadvantaged youth |
| USDA Rural Development: Community and Economic Development |
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| These grants help communities reach their long-term economic development goals through two primary programs. |
| USDA Rural Development |
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| This program provides loans, grant and technical assistance to rural communites. |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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| This fund provides nonprofit organizations and public agencies grants to assist in the preservation, restoration and interpretation of historic interiors. |
| Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission |
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| Dane Arts seeks to promote arts, culture, and local history through multiple grant opportunites. |
| Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation |
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| This foundation provides financial support improve the educational and environmental resources in Dane County including historic preservation. |
| Bemis Company, Inc. |
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| The foundation supports area projects involved in arts & culture and education. |
| For Properties with Human Burial Sites |
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| Do you own a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn about your rights and responsibilities under state law. |
| Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
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