The Cemetery Grant is available annually to help support Utah’s cemeteries in the areas of digitizing, mapping and historic preservation.
PROJECT ELIGIBILITY
Eligible cemetery grant projects include:
- Records digitization
- GIS Mapping
- Surveying
- Historic Preservation
Preservation projects must have prior approval to ensure it is done properly. Any preservation work not pre-approved will not be eligible for grant money.
Maintenance, beautification, infrastructure (sprinklers, pathways, etc) project are not eligible projects and cannot be funded by this grant.
WHO CAN APPLY
- Municipal cemeteries
- Cemetery maintenance districts
- Endowment care cemeteries
- Private nonprofit cemeteries
- Genealogical associations
- Other nonprofit groups with an interest in cemeteries
MATCH REQUIRED
Individual matching grants can be up to $20,000. The matching requirement is based on the COUNTY CLASSIFICATION. This is set by the legislature and is not related to your city or town population. All matching funds need not be monetary. Volunteer time is allowed to be calculated at a rate of $17.00/hour. Also, in-kind donations or contributions can also be used toward the matching requirement.
TIERS
Matching requirements will be based on the County Classification used by the Utah State Legislature. This classification is based on population using Utah Code Section 17-50-501*. Applicants can determine their county classification below to identify the percentage of match required.
1st Class county (population of 700,000 or more) – match is at 50%.
2nd Class county (population of 125,000 to 699,999) – match is at 40%.
3rd Class county (population of 31,000 to 124,999) – match is at 30%.
4th Class county (population of 11,000 to 30,999) – match is at 25%.
5th Class county (population of 4,000 to 10,999) – match is at 20%.
6th Class county (population less than 4,000) – match is at 15%.
* County Classifications are determined by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel of the Utah State Legislature.
TIMELINE
Applications are accepted starting February 1st of every year. All funded projects will start at the beginning of the fiscal year July 1st and must be completed with no new expenses incurred by June 30th of each year.
Grant funds are limited and the full grant request may not be completely funded. Grants will be awarded by the end of June. Applicants are free to apply for consecutive grant cycles.