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Historical Essay

H.H. Bennett - Image Gallery Essay

An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer
Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes.
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Historic Homes Tax Credit Program

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This program offers a 25-percent Wisconsin income tax credit for homeowners who rehabilitate historic, non-income-producing personal residences.
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Historic Income-Producing Buildings Tax Credit Program

Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
This program offers 20 percent of the cost of rehabilitating historic commercial buildings as a federal income tax credit.
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Community Development Grant Programs

USDA Rural Development: Community and Economic Development
These grants help communities reach their long-term economic development goals through two primary programs.
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International Grants Program

The Questers
This grant funds the restoration and preservation of artifacts, existing memorials, historic buildings, landmarks and educational purposes.
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History and Culture Grants

National Park Service
The National Park Service provides funding for the preservation, acquisition, and interpretation of various historic and cultural resources.
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Sparks Grant

Janesville Foundation, Inc.
The grant strives create a better community through support of creative initiatives.
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Bemis Company Foundation

Bemis Company, Inc.
The foundation supports area projects involved in arts & culture and education.
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JPMorgan Chase

Economic Development and Affordable Housing Grants
Funding is available for projects intended as catalysts to meaningful, positive, and sustainable change within neighborhoods and communities.
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Endres Manufacturing Foundation Grant

Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation
This foundation provides financial support improve the educational and environmental resources in Dane County including historic preservation.
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Small Deal Fund

National Trust Community Investment Corporation
This Fund invests in small historic tax credit projects.
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Jeffris Family Foundation

Jeffris Family Foundation
This Grant strives to preserve the cultural history and heritage of the Midwest through the preservation of historic buildings and decorative arts.
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Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
WHEDA's programs strive to stimulate affordable housing and economic development throughout the state
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Economic and Community Development – Community Development

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
These grants seek to improve community vitality and contribute to overall economic development
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The J.M. Kaplan Fund - Common Grant in Historic Preservation

The J.M. Kaplan Fund
This grant seeks to provide funding for the preservation and protection of archaeological sites and the built environment
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Wisconsin Historic Preservation Fund Subgrants

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This grant provides funding for the identification, evaluation, and listing of architectural and archaeological resources
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NEH Implementation Grants

National Endowment for the Humanities
The grant offers support for museums, libraries, historic places, and other organizations that produce public programs in the humanities.
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Alliant Energy Community Grants

Alliant Energy Foundation
Alliant Energy Foundation's community grants are directed to programs and projects that benefit Wisconsin residents and communities.
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Brewers Community Foundation Grant

Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Offers grants to nonprofits providing quality programming in health, education, recreation and basic needs, with a focus on low income/disadvantaged youth
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Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation
This grant aims to save historic environments in order to foster an appreciation of our nation's cultural heritage and revitilize communities.

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