696 Grants for Historical Preservation

Grants of $3,000 to Nevada intermediate- or advanced-level artists and culture bearers to provide instruction in traditional and folk arts activities. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Funding may be used for transportation, mate...

Grants of up to $3,000 to Nevada nonprofit organizations for events and activities that involve folk artists and cultural practitioners. Applicants must contact program staff and complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended for projects that p...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA individuals, organizations, and institutions to preserve home and amateur film and video and transfer those materials to digital format. The program's vision is to preserve the histories of local culture and make these materials available ...

Grants to Manitoba nonprofit and community organizations, local governments, universities, and First Nations for the identification, interpretation, and preservation of the province’s heritage. Funding is intended for projects within the following categories: Conserv...

Grants of $4,000 to USA and Canada grassroots groups, tribes, First Nations, and organizations to mitigate the negative impacts of mining. Priority funding is intended for projects that protect ecosystems, the environment, community health, and cultural resources from ...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for projects to improve the quality of life for residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for creative and collaborative projects in areas such as education, arts and culture, health, conservation, civic affai...

Grants to Texas youth groups in eligible regions for community beautification and service projects. Eligible projects must fall into one of the following categories: environmental education, waste reduction and resource conservation, beautification and community improv...

Grants of up to $2,000 to Alaska artists to support apprenticeships with master artists in traditional art forms. Funding is intended to offset the costs of materials, travel expenses, and master artist fees. Priority will be given to apprenticeships in which the appre...

Grants of up to $1,000 to Vermont individuals in eligible regions for historical research projects. Funding is intended for projects that focus on a place, organization, person, or event that was significant to the history of the local community. Past grants have suppo...

Awards to Illinois organizations and individuals to honor outstanding work, programs, and projects that promote the protection of historical resources across the state. Qualified award recipients may be recognized for endeavors in the areas of leadership, advocacy, pre...

Grants of up to to $5,000 to Florida nonprofit organizations for special programs and events that preserve the population and culture of eligible regions. Events must be free of charge and open to the public. Eligible uses of funds include, but are not limited to, adve...

Grants to Ontario nonprofit and volunteer organizations for capital projects that benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects that enhance or enrich the community through the construction or acquisition of physical assets, including, but...

Grants of $10,000 to New Mexico artists in eligible locations for public art projects. Funding is intended to support projects in a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to performing arts, design, literature, visual arts, and music composition. Projects...

Grants of up to $50,000 to New York religious institutions for projects to restore buildings actively used for worship. Funding is intended for exterior improvements to churches, mosques, synagogues, meeting houses, and temples that are registered as historic landmarks...

Grants to USA Native American organizations and Oregon local governments and charitable organizations in eligible counties for programs that benefit Native American communities. Funding is intended to expand or bolster existing funding for a variety of community progra...

Grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations, municipalities, counties, educational institutions, and conservation districts to develop plans for the protection of local streams. Applicants must contact program staff prior...

Grants to Florida nonprofit organizations, agencies, institutions of higher education, and school districts for a range of historic preservation projects. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended to support local,...

Grants to Florida nonprofit organizations, government agencies, school districts, and institutions of higher education to conserve the state's historical and archaeological resources. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applyin...

Grants and loans to Utah state agencies, political subdivisions, and postsecondary institutions that have been impacted by mineral resource development on federal property. Applicants are required to submit proposals for review prior to submitting a full application. F...

Grants of up to $10,000 to South Dakota nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and individual property owners to interpret and protect historic sites and structures in eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote the preservation, restoration, and interpre...

Grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and colleges and universities for programs to protect water resources. Funding is intended to support activities to reduce pollutants, manage watersheds and wastewater, enhance local water supplies, and...

Grants to Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island nonprofit organizations for activities to benefit the community. Applicants are required to contact the funding source and submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. Eligible projects must align with one of the fol...

Grants of up to $20,000 and in-kind support to California nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, and tribal entities for historical preservation activities. Funding is intended to address risks, improve disaster preparedness, and promote t...

Grants to Florida academic and research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to protect historic cemeteries. Funding is intended to preserve abandoned African-American cemeteries. Grants are available for projects that promote research and cem...

Grants of up to $7,500 to USA nonprofit organizations and public agencies in mid-Atlantic states for programs that address the protection of cultural and natural resources in the region. Funding is intended for projects and activities that increase public awareness, en...

Grants of up to $25,000 to Maryland nonprofit organizations and public agencies to preserve historic sites in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the preservation, maintenance, and acquisition of historic landmarks. Eligible uses of funding include property pur...

Grants of up to $650 to New York cultural institutions, including museums and historical organizations, for supplies and shipping expenses to manage collections. Funding is intended to assist small-sized cultural institutions in preserving and managing their collection...

Grants of up to $1,000 to New York cultural institutions, including museums and historical organizations, for consultant fees. Funding is intended to aid small-sized organizations in improving the stewardship and management of their cultural collections. Eligible topic...

Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations and government agencies for programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Applicants must contact the Foundation before applying. Focus areas include human needs, economic prosperity, historical and cultur...

Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to New York nonprofit organizations, archives, historical societies, libraries, IHEs, and religious institutions to hold, collect, and make available historical and cultural resources addressing traditionally underrepr...

Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit communities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of recreation, historical and cultural preservation, and youth. Eligible organizations serve communi...

Grants to British Columbia historic property owners to maintain and protect heritage buildings in eligible locations. Applicants should contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to renovate and preserve historically significant ...

Grants to California nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for arts fellowships that promote career development. Fellowship programs will support artists from a wide range of disciplines. Eligible costs include program design, implementation, publication, produc...

Grant to a California nonprofit organization, government agency, or Tribal government to manage a program to assist and strengthen the operational capacity of artists and arts organizations that work in the traditional arts. Funding is intended to provide support to ar...

Grants to New York qualifying cities, towns, villages, and counties to reduce climate hazards and improve the resiliency of local watersheds and waterfronts. Funding is intended to support projects that reduce flood risks and implement restoration activities along the ...

Grants to New York counties, cities, towns, villages, tribes, not-for-profits, soil and water conservation districts, and state agencies to enhance and protect coastal areas in eligible regions. Not-for-profit applicants must prequalify in the system prior to the appli...

Grants to Hawaii nonprofit Native organizations for tourism activities that reflect the values of Native Hawaiian culture and heritage. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying and may take as long as one month. The purpose...

Grants to Wisconsin charitable organizations to benefit the environment, animals, and natural resources. Eligible activities include those that protect and care for domestic animals and wildlife; provide animal rescue or shelter; conserve, improve, or restore habitats;...

Grants and in-kind support to USA and territories tribal governments for projects to conserve culturally and environmentally significant properties. Funding is intended to provide tribes with the resources needed to acquire conservation easements on private land or con...

Grants to British Columbia nonprofit organizations, local and provincial governments, Indigenous organizations, and IHEs in eligible provinces for projects to protect and preserve the natural environment. Funding is intended for projects that will help restore the natu...

Grants to USA and territories State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices for capacity support to manage disaster recovery projects at historic sites. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to assis...

Grants of up to $8,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to California nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in eligible regions for operational support. First-time applicants must schedule a meeting prior to applying. Funding is intended to collect, present, preserve, a...

Grants of up to $4,000 to New Hampshire apprentice and master artists to study and pass on culturally significant art forms. Funding is intended to help communities share traditions and allow future generations to enjoy their cultural heritage. The goal of the grants i...

Grants to New Jersey municipalities and qualified charitable conservancies in eligible regions for preservation and recreational projects. Funding may be used to acquire land for preservation or recreational purposes or to preserve sites, facilities, structures, or obj...

Grants to New Jersey charitable conservancies and government agencies for the preservation of sites in eligible regions that are historically and architecturally significant. Funding is intended to support stabilization, rehabilitation, acquisition, required project s...

Grants to Hawaii nonprofit organizations and public agencies to preserve historic sites and buildings. Funding is intended for restoration, construction, and rehabilitation projects. The goal of the grant program is to support historic preservation as a way to strength...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit conservation land trusts for activities to protect land resources. The purpose of the program is to support the stewardship, acquisition, and protection of natural areas and wildlife. Funding is intended for new projects as well as for prop...

Fellowships to California graduate students and recent graduates to gain experience in the field of resource conservation. Successful fellows will be matched with government agencies and eligible conservation and research organizations across the state. The purpose of ...

Grants to Washington DC small businesses in eligible locations to support rental expenses and to enhance the neighborhood. These grants are intended to offset rental costs, keep up and improve the cultural heritage of the area, and encourage long-term leases. Applicant...

Grants to USA nonprofit institutions to foster the study and appreciation of historical American art. Funding is intended to support programs and activities that involve presentations of new studies on American art, the preservation and restoration of American art mast...