How were the amounts of the grants decided?
As the site with the most votes, The On Leong Merchant Association Building/ Pui-Tak Center is guaranteed funding from the $1 million Partners in Preservation Chicagloand program. American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a special Advisory Committee made up of local preservation, business and civic leaders review the public’s votes along with each site’s monetary needs to determine how exactly $1 million in preservation grants will be awarded.
As the site with the most votes, The On Leong Merchant Association Building/ Pui-Tak Center is guaranteed funding from the $1 million Partners in Preservation Chicagloand program. American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a special Advisory Committee made up of local preservation, business and civic leaders review the public’s votes along with each site’s monetary needs to determine how exactly $1 million in preservation grants will be awarded.