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Revival Grants Manager

Preservation Resource Center

Posted 02/27/26

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923 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70130

Full-Time
Experienced
Nonprofit / Museums
In Person

Job Description

The Revival Grants Manager oversees the Revival Grants program, which provides free historic district compliance repairs for low- to moderate-income homeowners. The Grants Programs Manager reports to the Director of Advocacy and Education as the primary staff and constituent contact on all things related to technical building conservation and restoration, and historic site management.


The Revival Grants Manager must have substantial experience with historic building renovations in New Orleans or the Gulf South, and deep knowledge of best practices for historic building repairs that follow Secretary of the Interior standards, local historic district guidelines, and the realities of our city's climate and threats. This position also requires strong people skills to be able to successfully interface with Revival Grant recipients and contractors, and establish relationships with members of the public and colleagues. This is a public-facing role that works closely with every department within the PRC, making respect for others and a spirit of collaboration essential.


In 2018, the PRC adopted a Strategic Plan for the organization that included the goal of becoming the undisputed best public resource in New Orleans for information and help regarding the maintenance of historic structures.


Duties & Responsibilities:

· Act as point of contact for all grant applications (in-person, over the phone, or online)

· Manage application database, ensuring all new applications are correctly entered

· Manage physical file folders for paper applications and for grant recipients

· Determine initial eligibility for applications as they are received and for those undetermined and currently on the waiting list.

· Manage communication with homeowners on their application status, including mailers for both ineligible and eligible homeowners.

· Complete income verification and check for any new violations or potential ineligibility criteria for eligible homeowners when they reach the top 10 of the waiting list

· Upon project identification, ensure all other permits are closed out

· Assign contractor to project

Benefits

Full Benefits

Skills

  • Non-Profit Operations

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About Preservation Resource Center

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Our Mission

The Preservation Resource Center preserves New Orleans’ historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural identity through collaboration, empowerment and service to our community.

Our Work

The PRC is dedicated to the preservation of New Orleans’ unique and diverse neighborhoods, its authentic culture and its singular joie de vivre. We offer an array of programs, classes, tours and workshops focused on preserving, renovating, maintaining and celebrating our historic architecture. We help residents to protect and restore the places that matter most to them.

Serving New Orleans since 1974 


We ADVOCATE for the community and neighborhoods at the local, state and federal levels.

We EDUCATE residents through in-person and online programs on a wide range of historic preservation topics. Our classes teach the best ways to purchase, renovate and maintain historic buildings, including the latest information about tax incentive programs, climate adaptations and energy efficiency.

We SAFEGUARD 140 historic structures with our Preservation Easements program.

We PROVIDE free home repairs to qualified low- and moderate-income residents who have been cited for violations by the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission.

We GUIDE and encourage the acquisition and renovation of vacant and blighted buildings.

We PROMOTE awareness through our award-winning publication Preservation in Print and through our Digital Preservation Newsroom, which reaches a wide audience online with informative video series, advocacy updates, fun architecture quizzes and more.