National Park Service, 1992. Focuses on architectural metals, many of which can be found in decorative use in graveyards and cemeteries. Covers lead, tin, zinc, bronze, copper, iron, nickel, steel and aluminum. State of New York, Department of State, Division of Cemeteries. Only cemeteries which fall under the jurisdiction of the Division of Cemeteries may apply for these grants.
Grants are only to restore damage from acts of vandalism.
The qualifying cemetery must notify the Division within thirty days of the act. An application form provided by the Division must be returned with a police report and two estimates of damages. The reports are then submitted to the New York State Cemetery Board for approval. Abandoned cemeteries that were public cemeteries in the past must be given some minimal maintenance under Town Law 291. The towns may apply to the fund for a grant to defray some of the cost of maintenance.