Interpretation projects can be financed by grants.
There are programs that sponsor grants to finance the costs of interpretation projects. The projects can admit land acquisition, Accoutrement, supplies and labour. These grants can besides subsume planning and evolving costs. The interpretation project grants close not chalk up to be repaid. Some funding programs allot a column on how even of the grant can be used for administrative costs.
Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), which is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides grants to cover the land acquisition and construction costs of building homes for low-income people. As part of the agreement, home buyers must contribute "sweat equity," which means they have to physically help with their home’s construction. These projects cannot exceed $15,000 and up to 20 percent of the grant can be used for administrative costs. National and regional nonprofit organizations that have experience with SHOP and have completed at least 30 self-help housing projects in the last 24 months can apply for these grants.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
202-708-1112
hud.gov
YouthBuild Grants
The Department of Transportation sponsors the Highway Planning and Construction program, which provide grants to cover the costs of construction and rehabilitation on highway systems such as the Eisenhower Interstate System and the National Highway System. Grants can also be used to repair public roads after natural disasters and replace or rehabilitate deficient or obsolete bridges. Each state’s Department of Transportation is eligible to apply for these grants.Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
1-877-872-5627
doleta.gov
Highway Planning and Construction
The YouthBuild Program, sponsored by the Department of Labor, provides grants to support educational and occupational programs and services for at-risk youths ages 16-24. Grants can fund projects such as the construction or rehabilitation of homes that will be occupied by low-income or homeless families. Funds can also support educational programs for youths that enable them to get their high school diploma or GED and to prepare them for attending postsecondary schools. Eligible applicants include public and private nonprofit organizations and agencies, state or local housing development agencies and community and faith-based organizations.
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20590
202-366-9494
fhwa.dot.gov
