RIHPHC Bulletin
Sneak peek!
Save the dates for RI Heritage Month's Virtual Celebration! Every Saturday in September, RIHPHC will host a weekly 60-minute virtual celebration on our YouTube channel, featuring "Heritage Highlights" from different cultural performance groups and heritage organizations, as well as hands-on activities like cooking and dance demonstrations.

Watch the trailer for a sneak peek at what's to come this September!
Our trophy cup runneth over
All Rhody Awards feature a Rhode Island Red plaque created by Ahlers Designs.
Forty nominations poured in for the Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation. After much deliberation with our partners from Preserve Rhode Island, we have a slate of remarkable people, places, and projects to honor this fall. This year’s celebration will include a Rhody Road Tour of select award winners from 2020 and 2021 on Saturday, October 16 (12-4pm) and a Celebration on Sunday, October 17 at Linden Place in Bristol (4-7pm). Mark your calendars, and follow us on instagram @rihphc_pres and facebook @rihphc to meet the awardees. Tickets will go on sale in September.
Apply now! RI Culture, Humanities, + Arts Recovery Grants (RI CHARG)
RI CHARG
Grants are available to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits for general operating support to “prevent, prepare, respond and recover from hardships suffered due to the pandemic.” The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and Rhode Island Council for the Arts
Applications are due by Friday, August 13.

Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-centered organizations and nonprofits with annual budgets under $500,000 will be prioritized in this grant program, in keeping with federal agencies’ emphasis to focus on equity, inclusion, access and pandemic resilience. All awards made through this program will be $8,000.

Visit the program page for more information--and apply for a grant!
Apply soon! State Preseervation Grants (SPG)
State Preservation Grants program regulations are currently being amended. Visit our website for more details on how to review and comment on the proposed regulations, Comments will be accepted through August 5.
Applications for the 2021 SPG round will be available late next month. Is your organization or project eligible? RIHPHC invites you to submit an “email of intent.” Email Katherine Pomplun with the following information:

1. Name of organization
2. Name/address of building for which grant is sought 
3. Use of building
4. Brief description of potential project(s)

RIHPHC staff will provide preliminary feedback about the eligibility of the proposed project and guidance on a potential application.
August's Heritage Happenings
RIHPHC's calendar of heritage events showcases Rhode Island's diverse communities:

Have an upcoming event to share? Contact Donna Alqassar, Heritage Coordinator. For the latest listings, follow @rihphc_heritage on Instagram.
Thank you, Joyce!
Joyce Gervasio will close out her 29+ years in State service on August 6, 2021. She began working for the State of Rhode Island in October 1992 and joined the RIHPHC staff in January 2007. Joyce wore many hats at the Old State House. She served as our Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Coordinator and also shared her talents as a photographer at Annual Conferences, Rhody Awards, State Preservation Grants presentations, and other RIHPHC events. We wish her all the best on her new career in private industry.
Request for quotes: Conference Project Coordinator
The Rhode Island Historic Preservation Conference is a forum for preservationists and colleagues to network, share ideas, present recent projects, and discuss new challenges. We seek applicants to serve as Conference Project Coordinator in planning and executing the 2022 conference. Proposals are due on August 9, 2021. See RFQ for all the details.
RIHPHC at work
The R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission office is open with limited staffing during weekday business hours (9am - 4pm). Many staff members are teleworking and accessible by email. Public access is limited to deliveries and pickups. Please use the doorbell at the Benefit Street entrance.

For the latest information about COVID-19, please visit covid.ri.gov.
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Historical Preservation
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