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The Methuen
Festival of Trees, Inc. (FOT) is a private, non-profit organization
located in Methuen, Massachusetts. The organization raises money
through the annual Festival of Trees for the purpose of funding
historic preservation and restoration in the City of Methuen
and the Merrimack Valley. Since 1994, The FOT has provided $700,000
for various historic projects.
The FOT
offers historic preservation funds through three programs: The
Regional Historic Preservation Program (RHPP), The
Festival
Discretionary Grant Program (FDGP) and the
Methuen Historic
Preservation Grant Program (MHPP). The latter program is designed
to provide preservation funding to private non-profit organizations,
private businesses housed in a historic property, individual
homeowners of historic homes including those listed on the Massachusetts
or national historic registers, and public entities in the City
of Methuen. The FOT restricts the use of its preservation funding
for the preservation of buildings built prior to 1900 or to
buildings constructed by Edward F. Searles or the Tenney Family.
Projects funded under the MHPP, at the discretion of the FOT
Board, may be subject to the review of the Methuen Historic
District Commission (MHDC). The MHDC is a construction review
agency of the City of Methuen and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Applications for these grants are not available online. Call the
Festival line (978 685-8878) to request an application form.
Children's Grant Program Criteria
and
Application
Contact
us for questions regarding grant programs or
other applications not available online.
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