The Georgia Department of Community Affairs Historic Preservation Division is accepting applications for the SFY2027 Georgia Heritage Grant. The program supports preservation of historic properties and archaeological sites through development and predevelopment work.
Current verified cycle
DCA’s current Georgia Heritage Grant webpage states that the current cycle is open August 31 through October 31, 2026 and that applications must be submitted by October 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The visually rendered current SFY2027 Application Guide linked by DCA states on page 2 that applications and all supporting material must be submitted by October 17, 2026. The two current first-party sources therefore conflict on the deadline date. Neither reviewed source states a deadline-specific time zone.
The current guide states that average awards range from $10,000 to $20,000 and that the award range is $1,000 to $25,000. Its detailed project-budget instructions separately state that the maximum award is $25,000 and that the grant request cannot exceed 60% of total project cost. One earlier project-type paragraph in the same guide says there is no maximum award. Atlas will therefore not rely on any request above $25,000 without DCA/HPD clarification.
Eligibility and project scope
Eligible applicants include Georgia local governments, duly authorized agencies of those governments, and private secular 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Properties or resources owned or controlled by a church, religious denomination, or sectarian institution are ineligible. Eligible work includes physical preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, stabilization and minor reconstruction, plus qualifying predevelopment work such as historic structures reports, conditions assessments, architectural/engineering plans and specifications, engineering studies, landscape studies and preservation plans. Development and predevelopment work generally require the property to be listed in the Georgia or National Register of Historic Places.
Match, reimbursement and timing
The program is reimbursement-based. The applicant is responsible for at least 40% of total project cost as local, non-federal cash match, while grant reimbursement may cover up to 60% of documented eligible costs. Up to 25% of the grant may be withheld pending approval of completed work. The current guide states that project schedules should support completion by September 30, 2028 and separately requires work to begin no later than March 31, 2027 and be completed by July 31, 2028 in the grant assurances; applicant-specific packages should reconcile the controlling award documents before execution.
Application method and required attachments
Applications are submitted through DCA’s NR-TIGERS system. Required materials include the Local Government/Non-Profit Organization Grant Assurance Form, resolution, letters of support, legal description and proof of ownership, property photographs with a photo key, and a map indicating the building location. Development projects also require predevelopment documentation or project plans and the Georgia Heritage Scope of Work Worksheet. Development projects generally require a preservation easement after completion.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. The deadline-date conflict is resolved, but applicant-specific ORIGINAL outreach remains fail-closed because the deadline-specific time zone is unpublished and the current guide still contains an internal maximum-award inconsistency. Package work may proceed only from verified applicant facts and controlling DCA materials.