MHC Announcing MPPF Round 32 & Virtual Workshops
Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 32 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program has been scheduled. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of $1,000,000.
Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the MPPF is a state-funded 50% matching grant reimbursement program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00. Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.
This year three virtual workshops will be held:
Thursday, January 8, 2026
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Monday, January 26, 2026
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Virtual Only)
Massachusetts Historical Commission
MHC hopes that your schedule allows you to join a member of the MHC’s Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials, and give you the opportunity to ask questions. Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required. Applicants are encouraged to begin compiling application materials before attending a workshop, or as soon as possible, to allow sufficient time to meet the application deadline.
Application Deadline
March 13, 2026
To Apply
Download the MPPF Application and MPPF Application Instructions or request a hard copy of the Application by contacting the MHC Grants Division at 617-727-8470.
Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available. Please call the MHC at 617-727-8470 or e-mail Paul Holtz at paul.holtz@sec.state.ma.us if you have any questions or would like to receive hardcopies of the Application and Instructions.
Instructional Video Presentations
The MHC strongly encourages all potential applicants to view the video presentations available for download on the MHC website, to familiarize themselves with the application requirements, to begin compiling application materials as early as possible in order to meet the application deadline, as well as to attend one of the scheduled MPPF Virtual Workshops.
The MPPF Program Introduction video provides an overview of the program’s history and its impact on historic sites throughout the Commonwealth. In the MPPF Round 32 Application Presentation video, MHC staff present the MPPF application process in its entirety.
Contact
Please contact one of the following MPPF project managers with questions regarding the MPPF program and application process.
Paul Holtz: paul.holtz@sec.state.ma.us
Ross Dekle: ross.dekle@sec.state.ma.us