Information Charlottesville

An area nonprofit that seeks to draw attention to historic buildings and advocates for their preservation is seeking applicants for grants. Preservation Piedmont is offering up to $3,000 in funding for research, documentation, interpretation, and articles about historic places. 

“Proposals will be considered from individuals, organizations, and/or localities from the following: City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, and Orange,” reads a section of the Preservation Piedmont website. 

Preservation Piedmont began its grant program in 2008. Here are some recent recipients:

• The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society – Hatton Ferry $2,000 | December 2021
• Burley Varsity Club – publication of Unforgettable Jackson P. Burley High School $1,000 | December 2021
• Friends of Gladstone Depot – to repurpose the depot as a community center in Nelson County $3,000 | December 2021
• Woolen Mills Chapel Foundation – bell chapel stabilization, $1,500 | November 2020
• Rose Hill Baptist Church – cemetery restoration efforts, $1,500 | November 2020
• Friends of Esmont – book on history of Esmont village, $3,500 | November 2020
• Jackson P. Burley Varsity Club – book on history of high school, $1,000 | June 2020
• Louisa County Historical Society – porch painting project $1,000 | August 2019
• Virginia Organizing / B.F. Yancey Heritage and History Committee – history project and exhibit, $1,000 | November 2018
• Albemarle Blue Ridge Heritage Project – signage, $1,000 | June 2017

This grant cycle closes on September 23 so get the word out to those you think may be interested.