Special assistance is provided to compatible programs like the Kansas Main Street Program, the Certified Local Government Program , and their participants to insure that they are implemented in a manner conducive to proper preservation practices. The Heritage Trust Fund program, which was enacted in 1990, provides for the awarding of state grants for the preservation of properties listed on the national or state registers of historic places. All registered properties except for those owned by the state or federal governments are eligible for these grants. An opportunity is given annually for eligible owners to submit applications. Applicants other than for-profit corporations will have to provide a cash match of 20 percent and will have to agree to follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards in carrying out their projects.
All projects are subject to a five year maintenance agreement.
Assistance is provided to develop a preservation ordinance, a qualified preservation commission, and a survey and inventory system which are prerequisites for participation. Click here for the Certified Local Government manual. Preservation Tax Incentives Federal legislation provides for tax incentives to spur the rehabilitation of historic properties. Preservation tax incentives are available for any qualified project that the Secretary of the Interior designates a certified rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. A certified historic structure is any building that is listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places or located in a registered historic district and identified as contributing to the district.