The Girard Public Library has won a $1,250 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation Utah Preservation Initiatives Fund. The seed grant funds will be used to hire a structural engineer to assess the major cracking and movement of the south and west wall of the Girard Public Library.
In announcing the grant, National Trust President, Richard Moe said, “With these start-up dollars, Girard joins the hundreds of other communities across the country actively ensuring that America’s architectural and cultural heritage is preserved.”
The program for dispensing small grants for local projects is administered by the National Trust’s Utah Preservation Initiatives Fund, which hold three competitive funding rounds annually. Grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 are awarded to nonprofit groups and public agencies and must be matched at least dollar for dollar with public or private funds.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit membership organization chartered by Congress to encourage public participation in all aspects of historic preservation.
“This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Charles Evan Hughes Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservations.”
