What's New at the MHC?

Public Input Sought for State Historic Preservation Plan 2023-2028

The MHC has begun the process of updating the current Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Plan 2018-2022 as required as part of its duties as the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). This plan is not just for the MHC, however—it is for all preservationists in the Commonwealth. The MHC will be providing several opportunities for public input over the course of the plan’s development.

More information on the development of the Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Plan 2023-2028.

Massachusetts Preservation Awards

Information on the Preservation Awards

In recognition of the challenge of preserving our national legacy, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) founded the Preservation Awards program. Awards are presented annually to preservation projects or individuals displaying an outstanding commitment to historic preservation in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund

The Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites (cultural resources) listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization.

Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey and Planning Grant Program

The Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey and Planning Grant Program is a federally funded, reimbursable, 50/50 matching grant program to support historic preservation planning activities in communities throughout the state. For Fiscal Year 2024, eligible applicants for Survey and Planning Grants are anticipated to include all local historical commissions, local historic district commissions, planning offices, and other eligible public and non-profit historic preservation organizations. The target planning figure for this FY 2024 matching grant round will be contingent on MHC’s FY 2024 federal budget allocation, which has not yet been determined. Under federal law, MHC is required to pass through grant awards representing 10% of its total annual federal funding allocation to Certified Local Governments.