Post-Sandy Recovery Grant Deadline this Wednesday

From The New York Landmarks Conservancy:   Dear Friend of the Conservancy:   Last Friday, the Landmarks Conservancy was contacted by FEMA officials because of our work disbursing Emergency Grants in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  So far, the Conservancy has provided grants to nearly a dozen landmarked nonprofit and religious institutions damaged by the storm.  Officials at FEMA were eager to know about these projects and were tapping our knowledge about other post-Sandy restoration efforts involving historic properties. They reminded us that the deadline to apply for a grant from FEMA is Wednesday February 27, 2013 and asked us to help get the word out that the deadline is fast approaching. They have the ability to help eligible historic landmarks receive funding through a $50 million National Park Service Hurricane Sandy recovery program. On our website is information from the New York Joint Field Operation of FEMA regarding their grants including the applications handbook, and specific guidelines for FEMA’s public assistance program. If you work with or know of a historic landmark damaged by Hurricane Sandy, please contact Jenny Bernstein, at the division that is charged specifically with landmark properties. She can be reached at   Jenny Bernstein Federal Disaster Recovery Coordination Natural and Cultural Resources Liaison Forest Hills Tower JFO DR-4085-NY Forest Hills, NY  11375   Jenny.bernstein@fema.dhs.gov 609-480-1462   Sincerely,

Peg Breen President