Heritage Conservation Plan Grants

Amount:

$1.500

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Heritage Conservation Grants Program incentivizes owners to maintain their properties in accordance of the Saint John Heritage Conservation Areas By-law. The Heritage Conservation Plan Grants are provided to offset the cost of retaining a design professional (architect or engineer) to prepare a Conservation Plan for designated heritage properties. A Conservation Plan provides the property owner with a phased plan to undertake required heritage/structural work.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a grant of 50% of the cost of retaining a design professional (architect or engineer) to prepare a Conservation Plan up to a maximum of $1,500.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

own a property that is a non-government owned designated heritage property located within one of the designated Saint John Conservation Heritage Areas and is covered by insurance;
be in good standing with the City of Saint John and shall not have unpaid property taxes;
not have any outstanding property-related by-law violations and/or building permit violations.

Application Steps:

obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness (Heritage Permit) and building permit (if required);

complete and submit the application form.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

1
the Heritage Conservation Plan;
2
recent photographs of all sides of the building and detailed photographs of area related to proposed work;
3
written project cost estimate;
4
a completed application form;
5
the Grant Summary Form once the project work related to the grant application is complete in order to receive grant funding.