Phoenix has set aside $200,000 in grants to help residents with historic home rehabilitation costs.

Applications for the new fiscal year are being accepted through Nov. 17.

Voters approved more than $42 million in bond funds from 1989 through 2006 for historic preservation and that money was used “to enhance, preserve and protect dozens of city-owned historic properties in Phoenix."

It also established grant programs for private property owners, including the Exterior Rehabilitation Grant Program, officials said in a release.

The remaining funds from the 2006 exterior rehabilitation bond were allocated in 2015, and no grant rounds occurred from 2016 through 2020. 

However, in 2021 and 2022, Phoenix City Council set aside $200,000 each year from the general fund to re-establish the Exterior Rehabilitation Grant Program. 

The money was awarded to 24 grant applicants during the last two years, according to the release.

The Phoenix City Council recently approved another $200,000 for exterior rehabilitation grants for the 2023-24 fiscal year. 

As was the case in 2021 and 2022, city officials said, this year's program offers more funding flexibility than in previous years:

• Applications are now submitted electronically.
• Only one cost estimate is required for each work item instead of two.
• Instead of a $10,000, up to $20,000 can be requrested.

For more information on the program and a September grant workshop, visit: https://www.phoenix.gov/pdd/historic-preservation/exterior-rehab-assistance or e-mail staff at historic@phoenix.gov.