N.J. Admin. Code § 5:100-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:100-3.2 - Criteria for review and ranking of applications for historic preservation grants

(a) To determine priority for construction grant funding, all applications for eligible historic preservation projects in a given grant round shall be ranked on the basis of the following competitive criteria:

1. Significance of resource, which shall involve consideration of the degree to which a property is historically, archaeologically, architecturally or culturally significant in the State, under the evaluation criteria for the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places;

2. The physical condition of a property, including an immediate threat of collapse, demolition or inappropriate use or development; notice of code violations; and deterioration requiring stabilization;

3. The overall quality of the work proposed for funding, based on the following:

i. The quality of preliminary planning or contract documents submitted, including degree to which documents comply with Secretary of the Interior's Standards; and

ii. The credentials and experience of project term; and

iii. A realistic and feasible budget and schedule for work proposed for funding;

4. The availability of funds to match the requested grant;

5. The ability of applicant to carry out the proposed work, develop programs to sustain and interpret the property, and make it accessible to the public, and provide for the long-term protection of the property;

6. Impact of project;

i. The ability of the project to create jobs or training opportunities;

ii. The potential of the project to promote investment in and awareness of cultural and historic assets;

iii. The relationship of the proposed project to other State, county, municipal, or organizational planning initiatives or programs which will aid community revitalization, protect and preserve the built or natural environment, or improve or promote heritage education and tourism including the policies set forth in the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan and subsequent policies such as, Statewide Policy No. 9 (Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources); and

iv. The proposed use and interpretative program for the site.

7. If, at the time of application, the applicant has no legal control over the property, either in the form of a valid 15-year lease or fee simple ownership, the Trust shall evaluate the likelihood in which ownership or the required lease will be obtained within the time set by 5:100-2.2(a)3 ii;

8. The degree to which the proposed project represents innovative design or programming for a historic site and the degree to which the project reaches new audiences; and

9. The distribution of funds to achieve a geographical balance as well as a balance between sizes and types of projects, diversity of audiences served by projects, and diversity of audiences served by projects, and diversity of historical or cultural periods.

(b) To determine priority for a historic site management grant, all applications for eligible historic preservation projects in a given grant round are to be ranked on the basis of the criteria under (a)1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 above, and the following competitive criteria:

1. The overall quality of the planning and site management work proposed for funding are based on the following:

i. The quality of the preliminary planning documents and the degree to which the documents comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards if applicable;

ii. The credentials and experience of the project team consultants; and

iii. A realistic and feasible budget and schedule for work proposed for funding;

2. The ability of applicant to carry out the proposed work within the established project period; and

3. The impact of the project, based on the following:

i. The potential for the plans and documents developed to be used as a tool to foster the protection, preservation, restoration or rehabilitation of the historic property by a local government unit or nonprofit organization;

ii. The potential of the project to promote other preservation activity or cultural or economic activities such as heritage tourism;

iii. The potential of the project to foster appropriate site management practices that will sustain the long-term and viable use of a historic property; and

iv. The relationship of the proposed project to other State, county, municipal, or organizational planning initiatives or programs which will aid community revitalization, protect and preserve the built or natural environment, or improve or promote heritage education including the policies set forth in the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan, such as Statewide Policy No. 9 (Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources), and subsequent policies.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:100-3.2

Administrative correction.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4316(b).