The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is inviting owners of historic properties to apply for grants to install physical markers at the sites. Awards of up to $2,000 are available through the State Historical Society of Iowa and are used to purchase and manufacture cast aluminum signs with information about the location’s history. Markers are 24 inches wide by 36 inches tall with room for 28 lines of text. Department officials note all time periods and geographic areas are eligible to apply. However, information on the marker must be verified via primary and secondary sources and markers must not have a living person as its subject. Applicants must own the property where the sign will be placed or receive written permission from the owner prior to submitting a grant request. Entries will be selected based on their degree of statewide significance and public interest in the subject. The program is part of Iowa’s 175th anniversary of statehood celebration by the State Historical Society. Grant application materials can be found included below.
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