Policy Document
General Publications
Grant Round Materials
Historic/Cultural Reference Documents
Natural Resource Reference Documents
Helpful Links

Policy Document

Criteria, Guidelines, and Procedures (CGP)
The Criteria, Guidelines and Procedures is LCHIP's operations manual. Combined with the statute, NH RSA chapter 227-M, the CGP constitutes the complete guidance document for all applicants.  (July 15, 2011 revised edition)

General Publications

LCHIP Brochure
Brochure describing the LCHIP Program

LCHIP Annual Report: This report details the activities of the program during the past fiscal year (July 1st – June 30th) and includes a listing of all resource assets acquired and restoration and rehabilitation projects undertaken, along with the associated expenditures.

FY 2012 Annual Report
FY 2011 Annual Report
FY 2010 Annual Report
FY 2009 Annual Report
FY 2008 Annual Report
FY 2007 Annual Report

LCHIP Audit: To assure responsible use and management of the money entrusted to LCHIP by the legislature, and to meet the requirements of the legislation that created LCHIP, RSA 227-M, LCHIP’s books and accounts are audited each year by an independent certified public accountant. Audit information for earlier years is incorporated in the Annual Reports shown above.

FY 2011 Auditor's Report
FY 2010 Auditor's Report
FY 2007 & 2008 Auditor's Report

LCHIP Grant Making Process
This document describes each phase of the process from eligibility to annual monitoring.

Stewardship Plan Guidelines
A Stewardship Plan outlines in detail how to successfully preserve and protect the natural, cultural or historical values of a property.

Final Budget Worksheet
Upon completion of a project, the applicant should use this simple spreadsheet to document all sources and expenditures of project funds.

Grant Round Materials

LCHIP Grant Round 11 opens July 9 2012.  The entire grant round schedule is shown below.

Grant Round 11 application materials are here:  Grant Round 11 Application  
Contact the LCHIP office at 224-4113 if you have any questions or problems.

To be eligible to submit a request for funding, applicants must do all of the following:

Enroll the projects on the LCHIP LCH Register (provide link),

Attend the grant writing workshop, Wednesday, July 18, 2012. The workshop presentation is here: Workshop PowerPoint Presentation

Submit complete application package no later than noon Friday, September 7, 2012

With total available funds of $500,000, applicants are encouraged to seek no more than $50,000 from LCHIP for historic preservation projects and $150,000 for land conservation projects.

This grant round is possible because some projects were withdrawn, used less money than budgeted or returned funds to LCHIP as project changed. 

Funding for LCHIP grants usually come from a $25 fee charged on four document recorded at the Registry of Deeds in every county around the state. (See more about the registry fees in the “Who We Are” section of the website.)  However, for fiscal years 2012-2013, income from those fees is being diverted to the state’s General Fund.  This income is anticipated to revert to LCHIP as of July 1 2013.  Its longer-term future will be determined in the state’s next biennial budget.  

Contact the LCHIP office (603-224-4113) with any questions.

Grant Round 11 Schedule

July 9                                       Grant Round opens

July 18                                     Grant Writing Workshops

September 7                            Applications due     

October 2 and 4                       Review Panels        

October 8-31                            Staff Site Visits

November 19                           Board Decision-making

November 20-21                      Inform applicants of decisions

Historic/Cultural Reference Documents

Historic/Cultural Reference Documents
Below is a list of Internet sites or links to resources that may be helpful in planning your project or proposal to LCHIP. LCHIP provides these links for informational purposes and they should not be viewed as an endorsement of any resource listed.

Alterations, Additions and Architects
Summary of ideas and project-related planning concerns to take into consideration before embarking on a historic preservation project.

Baseline Documentation Form
The purpose of Baseline Documentation is to provide documentation of the physical condition and historic character of your resource once the project is completed, to provide a permanent record of the work that was accomplished by your LCHIP grant.

Historic Building Assessment with Preservation Guidelines & Historic Structure Reports
Summary and outline of the planning report expectations for potential applicants to LCHIP for historic preservation or cultural resource projects over $50,000.

Historic Resource Checklist
For projects awarded funding, this is a full list of documents and "due diligence" that must be reviewed and approved by LCHIP prior to disbursing any funds. These documents should be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to receiving first disbursement.

Historic Resource Studies Checklist
For studies awarded funding, this is a full list of documents and "due diligence" that must be reviewed and approved by LCHIP prior to disbursing any funds. These documents should be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to receiving first disbursement.

LTA Standards for Historic Resource Applicants

Model Baseline Documentation
The purpose of Baseline Documentation is to provide documentation of the physical condition and historic character of your resource once the project is completed, to provide a permanent record of the work that was accomplished by your LCHIP grant.

Model Historic Resource Project Agreement
The Project Agreement is the contract between LCHIP and your organization and explains (among other things) the scope of work and the grant disbursement schedule.

Model Term Stewardship Agreement
All historic resource projects are required to file a Stewardship Agreement with the County Registry of Deeds. The Stewardship Agreement is a temporary legal restriction on the use, rehabilitation, and preservation of an historic structure.

NH Register of Historical Places Information
Information on how to find out if your property is listed on the NH Register of Historic Places or how to list your property and the benefits of listing.

Understanding the DOE Requirement
All historic or cultural resources that are seeking LCHIP funding are required to be listed or eligible for either the National Register of Historic Places or the State Register of Historic Places. You may need to request a Determination of Eligibility (DOE) from the NH Division of Historical Resources if your property is not already eligible or listed in the National or State Registers.

What is a Stewardship Agreement
The basics of LCHIP's legal requirements after a project is complete.

Annual Monitoring Reports: The following documents are used to monitor Historic projects.

Historic Monitoring Report

Historic/Natural Resource Monitoring Report Use this document for projects which have easements on both land and buildings.

Natural Resource Reference Documents

Baseline Documentation Report Form
Required for all projects, the Baseline Documentation Report provides a snapshot of the condition of the property as of the date the property is protected. It sets the standard against which all future monitoring is measured.

Information on Ecologically Significant Lands
This section provides an overview to applicants that helps clarify what types of lands LCHIP considers ecologically significant.

Model Baseline Documentation Report
This is an example of what, as a minimum, should be included in a Baseline Documentation Report.

Example of a Conservation Easement
LCHIP's standard Conservation Easement (CE) contains all provisions and language required by the statute as well as the CGP. Since each parcel and each landowner is different, the final CE may be somewhat different than this model.

Example of a Conservation and Preservation Easement
LCHIP's standard Conservation and Preservation Easement (CPE) is used when the project includes a historic building (such as a farmhouse). The CPE contains all provisions and language required by the statute as well as the CGP. Since each parcel and each landowner is different, the final CPE may be somewhat different than this model.

Model Fee Deed
LCHIP's standard Fee Deed contains all provisions and language required by the statute as well as the CGP. Since each parcel and each landowner is different, the final Fee Deed may be somewhat different than this model.

Model Natural Resource Project Agreement
Required for each project, and usually signed at the project closing, the Project Agreement outlines the basic responsibilities of the applicant(s) after completion of the project.

Natural Resource Checklist
For projects awarded funding, this is a full list of documents and "due diligence" that must be reviewed and approved by LCHIP prior to disbursing any funds. These documents should be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to projected closing date.

Stewardship Guidelines
Stewardship plan guidelines.

Natural Resource Monitoring Report
Natural Reources Monitoring Report form.

Helpful Links

Independent Sector
This site provides an estimated dollar per hour value for volunteer time which is updated annually.

Land Trust Alliance Standards & Practices
The Land Trust Standards and Practices are guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, which is run legally, ethically, and in the public interest and conducts a sound program of land transactions and stewardship.

Land Trust Contact Information
Find contact information for local, statewide, and national land trusts

National Employment and Wage Data
Contains wage and employment estimates for roughly 600 occupations in New Hampshire.

National Register of Historic Places Database
A database of information about places listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

NH Association of Regional Planning Commissions
Regional Planning Commissions can assist in various aspects of developing an LCHIP application grant proposal or compiling a Baseline Documentation Report.

NH Division of Historical Resources
For consultant lists and information on placing your resource on the NH State Register of Historic Places

NH Preservation Alliance
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is a group of people dedicated to preserving the parts of New Hampshire that make it so wonderful to live here. Consider them to be advocates for the best parts of New Hampshire's incredible past.

Real Estate Appraisers
A searchable database of real estate appraisers in New Hampshire

Secretary of Interior Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties
The Standards are neither technical nor prescriptive, but are intended to promote responsible preservation practices that help protect our Nation's irreplaceable cultural resources.

Society for the Protection of NH Forests
The Forest Society is dedicated to protecting the state's most important landscapes while promoting the wise use of its renewable natural resources. Visit their ‘How We Protect Land' section for valuable resource materials