Hi Ken and all,

Thank you, Ken, for being part of this experiment.

By my guess, our volunteer outreach and "kamikaze" efforts helped anywhere 
in the range of 50-150 persons in New Orleans connect with this state grants 
opportunity (http://www.crt.state.la.us/hp/HBGrants.htm).  Some of those who 
came to the clinic mentioned they were suffering from "application fatigue." 
They've applied for numerous Katina-related government and nonprofit 
programs, and without our help, couldn't have lifted another pen to another 
piece of paper.

I have an interesting postscript:  Apparently, the final tally was 1800 
applications received for the preservation grants!!  I find this high number 
an incredibly hopeful sign -- in spite of all the frustrations and 
roadblocks of the last year, property owners in historic neighborhoods still 
want to rebuild.

I also imagine that a good percentage found out about the grants through 
word of mouth, and didn't let the challenge of a short window of time to 
apply, estimating preservation work, etc. intimidate them.  Skilled 
contractors may end up being impossible to find, estimates may be a kamikaze 
guess, but any grant application that gets one possibly closer to the dream 
of being back home in New Orleans is powerful motivation indeed.

The LA-SHPO is now looking for persons to serve as grant evaluators, and 
more information is below for those who may be close enough to Louisiana to 
do this.

All the best, and Happy Holidays,
AA

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HISTORIC BUILDING RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM

Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office – Division of Historic 
Preservation

Office of Cultural Development

Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

Office of the Lt. Governor, State of Louisiana



GRANT EVALUATORS



The Historic Building Recovery Grant Program (HBRGP) in the Division of 
Historic

Preservation, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, 
Recreation and Tourism

and the Office of the Lt. Governor seek nominations for Grant Evaluators to 
review eligible grant

applications for restoring, preserving, or restoring architectural character 
to hurricane damaged

and affected historic buildings. The HBRGP is seeking individuals with 
professional

qualifications in the fields of historic preservation, preservation 
construction and building trades,

or community representatives knowledgeable in historic preservation 
standards and guidelines.

Grant Evaluators will receive an honorarium of $500. Grant reviews will be 
conducted in mid-

January 2007.



The HBRGP will solicit interest from recognized professionals in the field 
of historic

preservation, preservation construction and building trades, and from 
community representatives.

All nominations will be reviewed and selected for participation according to 
a) professional

qualifications, b) direct or potential conflict of interest, c) geographic 
and diverse representation,

and d) availability.



All applications to the Historic Building Recovery Grant Program will 
undergo a two-step grant

review process. Staff will review each application for completeness and 
eligibility. Grant

Evaluators will evaluate applications and determine which applications will 
be funded according

to established selection criteria as approved by the National Park Service. 
Grant Evaluation

teams will award points on how well applications meet the selection 
criteria.



If you are interested in submitting a nomination to be a Grant Evaluator, 
please submit a letter of

interest and/or resume by email to [log in to unmask] or by 
mail to: Dabne

Whitemore, Division of Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 44247, Baton Rouge, 
LA 70804-4247.

For more information, please contact Dabne Whitemore at 225-342-0685 or call 
the Historic

Building Grants Call Center toll free at 866-402-7043.



IMPORTANT: Conflict of Interest Statement

The Division of Historic Preservation adheres to the Louisiana Code of 
Governmental Ethics

which states that a) no evaluator may be an applicant nor may any member of 
his/her immediate

family be an applicant and/or b) no evaluator, member of his/her immediate 
family, or legal

entity in which s/he has a substantial economic interest shall bid on or 
enter into or be in any way

interested in any contract, subcontract, or other transaction, which is 
under the supervision or

jurisdiction of the Historic Building Recovery Grant Program.

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