1. (a) Eligible Entities. Only entities that meet the following eligibility requirements shall be considered for a grant:

   1. (1) Applicants must be municipal, county, or tribal governments, not-for-profit historical organizations as defined in section 320:15-1-3, or a support group of a municipal, country, or tribal government or a not-for-profit historical organization.
   2. (2) Applicant organizations must be engaged in the collection, preservation, and sharing of collections that may include but are not limited to: objects, photographs, manuscripts, videos, audio recordings, maps, periodicals, microforms, books, vertical files, archaeological material, or historic buildings.
   3. (3) Applicant organizations must have a strategic plan for their organization. If an organization does not have a strategic plan, the only project that will be eligible for consideration is the development of a strategic plan.
   4. (4) Applicant organizations must have an operating budget under $750,000.

2. (b) Eligible Projects. Only projects that meet the following eligibility requirements shall be considered for a grant.

   1. (1) The minimum amount requested shall be $1,000, and the maximum amount requested shall be $25,000, with the exception of grant requests for the development of a strategic plan, which shall be a minimum of $1,000 to and a maximum of $5,000.
   2. (2) Applicants requesting $5,000 to $25,000 in grant funds must provide a cash match of ten (10) percent of the total grant funds distributed by the OHS. Applicants requesting less than $5,000 must provide a financial match (cash or in-kind) of ten (10) percent of the total grant funds distributed by the OHS.
   3. (3) Proposed projects must be completed within twelve (12) months of receipt of grant contract.

3. (c) Ineligible Project Expenses. The following expenses will not be eligible for grant funding:

   1. (1) Repair, maintenance, or expansion of facilities (projects affecting a facility that is directly related to collections, collections care, or exhibits will be considered)
   2. (2) Rent or mortgage payments
   3. (3) Utilities or insurance
   4. (4) Salaries, wages, or benefits for employees (project-specific salaries will be considered)
   5. (5) Creation of new monuments, sculptures, murals, or other works of art, unless it serves as an integral part of a larger exhibit
   6. (6) Acquisition of real estate
   7. (7) Landscaping or site work, unless it serves as an exhibit, an integral part of an exhibit, or educational program
   8. (8) Planning for new construction
   9. (9) Indirect costs
   10. (10) Projects to remodel or modernize building interiors unrelated to collections, collections care, or exhibit construction.
   11. (11) Fundraising events
   12. (12) Entities utilizing federal and/or state historic tax credits for proposed project.
   13. (13) Historic preservation projects that are part of a federal undertaking

Added at 36 Ok Reg 1124, eff 8-12-19

Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1672, eff 9-11-20

Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1113, eff 8-26-21

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 1639, eff 9-11-22

Amended at 41 Ok Reg, Number 22, effective 8-11-24