Cultural Properties Restoration Fund (“CPRF”) Grant Program
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Cultural Properties Restoration Fund (CPRF) Grant Program supports New Mexico public agencies with preservation, restoration, surveys, and interpretation to protect significant cultural properties.
Funder: New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $10,000–$500,000, paid up front; anticipated project completion within two years
Summary: Supports preservation, restoration, stabilization, protection, and interpretation of significant cultural properties in New Mexico.
Key Information: Awardees must enter a 10-year preservation agreement filed with the county clerk.
Description
The Cultural Properties Restoration Fund (CPRF) Grant Program is administered by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (HPD), part of the Department of Cultural Affairs. Supported by the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, it provides competitive grants to New Mexico state agencies and political subdivisions for historic preservation projects involving publicly owned or administered cultural properties.
Eligible work includes archaeological and architectural surveys, National and State Register nominations, restoration, preservation, stabilization, protection, and interpretive planning. Interpretation can include inventory, mapping, analysis, and public educational programs designed to prevent the loss of cultural properties. Properties may be buildings, structures, places, sites, or objects with historic, archaeological, scientific, architectural, or other cultural significance. The program emphasizes preservation standards, professional expertise, and long-term care.
