CLG Grant Examples

The CLG program provides local governments with a comprehensive framework for historic preservation and encourage the integration of preservation priorities into the planning process. By achieving CLG designation, city and county preservation commissions become eligible for grants from the federal Historic Preservation Fund. This funding is administered through state historic preservation offices to support their efforts in recognizing, protecting, and preserving historic sites.

2023-2024 CLG Program Grants

Eight projects across six cities were awarded CLG Program grants this past fiscal year. In all, these communities shared grants over $107,000, with local matches over $80,000 in funding and in-kind services. This means a total investment for local communities in their preservation efforts totaled nearly $190,000! Read more on the projects below.

City of Frankfort - National Register of Historic Places Nomination

The City of Frankfort commissioned a consultant to produce a National Register nomination for the Green Hill Cemetery. The cemetery Has long been important to Frankfort's community. It was established as an interracial pauper's cemetery in 1865 and evolved to become a principal component of Frankfort's Black community by the turn-of-the-twentieth century. As the predominantly Black community of Green Hill grew up around the cemetery, it became a cultural focal point in Green Hill, along with a nearby school and church. In 1924, the Colored Soldiers Monument was erected at the cemetery. This is the only monument in Kentucky dedicated to the U.S. Colored Troops who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War. It is also the burial places of many of those soldiers and continued to be the gathering place of Black citizens for events such as Decoration and Memorial Day celebrations. Black community formed a nonprofit organization to take over ownership and maintenance of the cemetery. This combination of users is an unusual representation of the intersection of class and race in Frankfort.

City of Covington - Covington Academy of Heritage Trades (CAHT) - 2 Projects

The Covington Academy of Heritage Trades (CAHT) offers a hands-on program dedicated to teaching the skills and knowledge necessary for restoring historic structures. Its mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals to learn a trade greatly needed to enable economic mobility, as well as preserve and protect historic properties. Students gain practical experience by working alongside skilled tradespeople, learning how to restore and preserve original features. Over the past year, CAHT hosted two full semesters featuring courses in plaster repair, stone masonry, carpentry, window repair, and building pathology. Additionally, two specialty workshops were held, focusing on stained glass and hardwood flooring. Now in its second year, the program has earned two awards for its significant contributions to preservation. Funding for instructors’ fees and marketing materials was provided in part by CLG subgrants.

City of Bardstown - Survey Historic District

The City of Bardstown contracted a SOI qualified consultant to a survey of 250 properties in consideration of an expansion of the current National Register Historic District. Information collected during the survey included architectural styles, types, features, contributing/noncontributing, and photos. KHC received completed survey forms and comprehensive list of contributing/eligible properties. This information helps local residents in the district when applying for State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits.

City of Horse Cave - National Register of Historic Places Nomination

The City of Horse Cave hired a qualified consultant to research and complete a National Register nomination for the city’s Residential District. The nomination district included 205 properties within its boundaries.

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Gov. - National Register of Historic Places Nominations - 2 Projects

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government commissioned a consultant to produce a National Register nomination for the City of Lynnview, and a nomination for expanding the Southern Heights-Beechmont Historic District. These nominations stem from a FY2020 CLG-funded survey project aimed at recording previously undocumented areas in Louisville’s Council District 21. The expanded nomination for the Southern Heights-Beechmont Historic District highlights the neighborhood’s significance in reflecting the city’s development patterns and its role in Louisville’s overall growth. Notable, this neighborhood showcases every housing boom form the 1890s to the 1960s. Lynnview, developed in the 1950s during the post-World War II housing boom, and features a high rate of home ownership with many residents being second or third-generation homeowners. Both nominations were funded in part by CLG subgrants.

City of Pikeville - National Register of Historic Places Nomination

The City of Pikeville contracted a qualified consultant that conducted a Pikeville's Commercial Historic District survey and completed a National Register nomination for the expansion to include an additional 65 properties, which are now eligible for State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits.

Questions?

Nicole Roth

Site Identification Program Administrator

CLG Program & Planning Coordinator

nicole.roth@ky.gov

502-892-3606

Previously Funded Projects

Bellevue - Informational brochure for residents living within the local historic district

Hopkinsville - Educational brochures showcasing local architectural heritage and preservation incentives

Paducah - Northside Neighborhood survey and nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

Covington and Bellevue - Funding to produce the annual Northern KY Restoration Weekend

Bardstown - Protect and Preserve Workshops focusing on various preservation-related topics

​​​​City of Frankfort - National Register of Historic Places Nominatio​n