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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections |
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| Take an illustrated tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society's children's clothing collection, organized by date, gender, and type. |
| Bemis Company, Inc. |
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| The foundation supports area projects involved in arts & culture and education. |
| Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
| 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. |
| Don't panic! Stop what you are doing and read this article. The Wisconsin Historical Society can help. |
| Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
| Your Rights Under Wisconsin State Law |
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| Are you unhappy about a decision to move or protect a human burial site? Find out the process to request an appeal. |
| Working Within the Boundaries of Cemeteries and Mound Groups |
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| Do you need to disturb a cemetery or mound group? Planning to build, plant, or work in a cemetery or Native American mound group? Read this first. |
| Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin. |
| For Properties with Burial Sites |
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| Learn the steps to nagivate the application process to get a tax exemption under Wisconsin burial sites law. |
| Read this information before planning a project inside a cemetery or mound group. |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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| Assists small town preservation and revitalization initiatives for towns with populations of 5,000 or less |
| State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| This program offers a 25-percent Wisconsin income tax credit for homeowners who rehabilitate historic, non-income-producing personal residences. |
| Find contact information for Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO). |
| Determine which Federal, State or Local historic preservation laws apply to your project. |
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