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Eligibility of religious institutions for LPC's grant program
1:24:30
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Commissioner Carroll explains the eligibility criteria and limitations for religious institutions applying for LPC's historic preservation grants.
- Religious institutions are eligible to apply, but with specific restrictions
- Grants can be awarded for areas not used for worship, such as entryways, facades, or community buildings
- Exterior work, including roof repairs, is eligible, but interior work on chapels is not
- To be eligible, the building must be either a New York City landmark or listed on the National Register
Rafael Salamanca
1:24:30
Are churches or religious institutions eligible for the historic preservation grant?
Sarah Carroll
1:24:36
The religious institutions are eligible to apply for the grant and we have been able to award grants for areas that are not used for worship.
1:24:46
So so for the Greenpoint Reformed Church, I believe it was we worked on the entryway.
1:24:52
For the Bushwick Reformed Church.
1:24:54
We gave them funding toward a steeple that was leaning to help them get that structurally engineered and restored.
1:25:01
So we've been able to do facade work or work related on their community building that does community related functions, but we can't award grants for the central chapel or the house of place of worship.
Rafael Salamanca
1:25:15
What about churches that have a dual use where they have religious services and then they also have programming and they need roof work.
Sarah Carroll
1:25:25
Right.
1:25:26
So the roof work would be eligible because it is on the outside and it's restoration work, but we couldn't do work on inside chapel.
Rafael Salamanca
1:25:36
Does the church need to be a historic need to be landmarked?
Sarah Carroll
1:25:39
In order to be eligible for our grant, you have to be either a New York City landmark or listed on the National Register.
Rafael Salamanca
1:25:46
National Register.
1:25:47
Okay.
1:25:47
Alright.
1:25:48
This is good information.
1:25:49
Thank you.
1:25:49
May have some churches in my district who may need some work.
1:25:52
So in essence, the the exterior of the building will qualify for these grants?
1:25:57
Yes.
1:25:57
Not the interior of the building?
Sarah Carroll
1:25:58
That's right.
Rafael Salamanca
1:25:59
Okay.
1:25:59
Alright.