Keyword Search
 


Issue Areas


Reports & Data

Issue Area: Historic Preservation Resources  
 
 Page 1 of 3 
 
Login or Register above to save this search to your Personal Profile

 
[Local]
This report from the Task Force to Review the Process & Guidelines of the Commission of Architectural Review affirm the importance of historic preservation in the role of revitalizing the city

[Local]
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority provides a map of the areas in Richmond under development. 

[Local]
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) provides a map that shows the Barton Heights area of Richmond under revitilization as of 2008. 

[Local]
Created by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, this map indicates commercial and residential areas of redevelopment and conservation.

[Local]
This site offers training, issue reports and advocacy alerts, and catalogs neighbors.

[Local]
The Civil War Traveler publishes a list of Civil War battlefield parks, museums, historical societies and history centers, and other local primary resources in the City of Richmond and surrounding counties of Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield and Powhatan. To facilitate research, this list notes contact information and hours of operation for these resources, as well as links to free downloads of audio tours and maps, such as an audio tour of the Malvern Hill Battlefield and map of the site.

[Local]
Richmond City Watch’s Building Database provides profiles of buildings located in Richmond, from high-rise hotels to hospitals to shopping venues. Each profile includes details about the construction of the building, along with location information, comments and photos.    

[Local]
This innovative program supports the restoration of Richmond’s historic neighborhoods. It promotes housing renovation, restoration, construction and sales in Blackwell, Carver and Newtowne West, Church Hill Central, Highland Park Southern Tip, Jackson Ward and Southern Barton Heights. This organization provides broad and specific information about these neighborhoods.

[Local]
The Richmond Better Housing Coalition (BHC) is a nonprofit real estate developer dedicated to increasing affordable housing resources and revitalizing communities throughout the Richmond metropolitan area. It is a resource for information about properties in development and economic development opportunities in targeted areas.

[State]
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Main Street Annual Report provides downtown revitalization technical assistance to Virginia communities, as well as statistics on business and job creation along Virginia's Main Streets.


 Page 1 of 3 






Related Items
Funding
 
Economic Development Assistance Programs
Economic Development Administration announces general policies and application procedures for grant-based investments under the Public Works, Planning, Local Technical Assistance, and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs that will promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial and innovation-based economic development efforts to enhance the competitiveness of regions, resulting in increased private investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs in areas experiencing substantial and persistent economic distress.
 
Grants for Preservation and Promotion Projects in Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area offers matching grants to provide and leverage funding for innovative projects across the region which preserve, protect, and promote the rich historical, cultural, and natural heritage of Western North Carolina while stimulating economic opportunity.
 
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) promotes the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture.
 
Community Toolbox Out of the Box Prize
The Community Tool Box will honor innovative approaches to promoting community health and development worldwide with the 2010 Out of the Box Prize. Your group’s work may involve efforts to improve community health, education, urban or rural development, poverty, the environment, social justice, or other related issues of importance to communities. Applicants must be willing to share the group’s innovative and promising approach with others.
 
Lancaster E-Commerce Business Assistance Scholarship Grant
VECTEC and the Lancaster County Industrial Development Authority have formed a partnership to assist the Lancaster County small business community with e-commerce services available through scholarship grants.
Deadline:  Open

 

 More funding...