Who Can Apply?

Nonprofits and state or local governments that own (or are in the process of acquiring) or have long-term leases on a lighthouse are eligible to apply for these funds. Private individuals are not eligible for these grants. Application deadline for FY2009 grants: postmarked no later than October 1, 2008.

Please also note the following:

• Grantees are limited to having two MLAP grants open at one time. Grantees can only have one MLAP grant open at the time of application for a new grant.
• MLAP grants funding rehabilitation or stabilization work require a historic preservation easement in perpetuity
• Please see Appendix G of the Grant Manual (below) for SHPO photograph requirements for MLAP grants

How Do I Find Information about the Program?

The FY2009 Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program Grant Manual [PDF] is available for download, as is the announcement letter [PDF].

Links to a variety of free viewers and players(including Adobe Reader, which is required to view PDF files) are available at  this site .

To receive a printed version by mail, please contact:

State Historic Preservation Office
Michigan Historical Center
P.O. Box 30740
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48909-8240
Telephone: (517) 373-1630

For information about any of the programs described on this site, contact the SHPO staff.

Updated 8/29/2008

Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
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