Discover grants for historical preservation and cultural heritage conservation. Funding supports the restoration, maintenance, and protection of historic buildings, landmarks, and monuments. Additional grants fund the preservation of artefacts and archives, along with projects that promote historical awareness and history-focused education.
Preservation funders range from state historic preservation offices to family foundations focused on a single landmark, so sorting by location and funding source above narrows the field quickly. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for historical-significance narratives and multi-phase restoration projects.
Grants to Iowa counties and cities for capital improvement projects. Applicants are required to contact the funding source and hold a public hearing prior to applying. Funding may be used for activities and projects to restore and revitalize storefronts and facade...
Grants to California nonprofit and for-profit organizations and government agencies to reduce the amount of sewage emitted from boats in coastal waterways in eligible regions. Funding is intended for outreach activities, programs to inform boaters about correct wa...
Grants of $25,000 to Iowa nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and government entities to benefit residents in eligible locations. Grant funds may be requested for projects and programs that have a positive impact on the quality of life for resident...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Utah master artists to train emerging artists in the traditional arts. This program supports qualifying new artists who wish to study with a traditional master artist of a Native, ethnic, rural, or occupational community. The master artis...
Grants to California small nonprofit organizations for initiatives for environmental stewardship activities. Funding is intended to support a broad range of advocacy and conservation activities. Priority will be given to organizations proposing specific projects. ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming nonprofit museums for projects to preserve and care for artifacts and collections. Grant funds may be used for archival supplies, acquisition, and services for the purposes of collections care or conserva...
Grants to Texas nonprofit and for-profit organizations for historic restoration and preservation projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote tourism through historic preservation projects and activities rooted in local history and heritage. Elig...
Grants of $5,000 and in-kind support to USA qualifying individuals in multiple states for cultural preservation programs. Funding is intended to support cultural practitioners, defined as individuals rooted in practicing and preserving cultural traditions. Applica...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations, Indigenous communities, municipalities, libraries, and faith-based entities to develop new ideas that benefit the community. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of arts and culture, sports and recreation, ...
Grants to Michigan organizations for projects that benefit the community in eligible locations. Funding is intended to strengthen the workforce and to create projects within a broad range of interest areas, including education, health, the arts, disadvantaged yout...
Grants to Virginia nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribal entities for land preservation and acquisition activities. Funding is intended for projects and programs that align with one of the following areas of focus: natural area protection, fores...
Grants to Michigan nonprofit and educational organizations, government agencies, and tribal entities to increase and enhance fishing opportunities. Funding is intended to improve current fishing sites and develop new sites in local fishing areas. Grants may be use...
Grants of up to $30,000 to Maryland nonprofit organizations, government agencies, institutions of higher education, and schools to conserve and preserve public artwork. Funding is intended to various types of artwork, including but not limited to murals, sculpture...
Grants to Arizona commercial property owners in eligible locations for facade improvements. Funding is intended for storefront improvements and/or historic preservation projects that will attract customers and enhance the streetscape in the area. All proposed proj...
Grants to New York nonprofit organizations and churches for historical preservation projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support initiatives in a range of focus areas, including but not limited to libraries, technology, experiential learning, histo...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Oklahoma government agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and tribal entities to manage and improve forest areas. Funding is intended to encourage communities to create and support long-term and sustained urban and...
Grants to USA and territories states, local governments, tribes, IHEs, farmer cooperatives, agricultural producers, and other organizations for environmental conservation projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to comple...
Grants to Oregon landowners, landowner groups, government agencies, and conservation organizations to support environmental projects and improve access to hunting areas. Interested applicants are required to contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is inte...
Grants to Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and tribal governments for seabird conservation projects in eli...
Grants to Massachusetts organizations for projects that protect community resources in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities within the interest areas of community housing, historic preservation, open spaces, conservation, and recreat...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Saskatchewan organizations in eligible locations for community programs and events. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended for initiatives and activities that honor prominent people ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Missouri nonprofit organizations, government agencies, school districts, and faith-based entities for programs that preserve cultural and natural resources in eligible locations. Funding is intended for environmental and conservation edu...
Grants to Alaska and British Columbia nonprofit organizations and public sector applicants in eligible regions for initiatives to preserve wild salmon resources. Applicants must submit a preliminary application prior to a full grant application. Funding is intende...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, and individuals for preserving and archiving Latin music heritage. Funding is intended to preserve original media and source materials, support historically, a...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Georgia organizations and individuals for recreational trail management and preservation projects. Some applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for physical projects, outreach and education, environment...
Grants to Ohio community agencies for historical preservation projects. Funding is intended for activities related to historical preservation, including internships, property renovations, guideline development, training, and programs that benefit underserved or un...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Maryland nonprofit organizations, agencies, and individuals for historic preservation activities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for the acquisition, preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of historic properties. Eligible...
Grants to Hawaii nonprofit organizations for resource management projects. Funding is intended to promote the effective management of marine areas in nearshore locations. Grants can be used to support activities that achieve specific strategic outputs and outcome...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, government entities, and IHEs for projects to manage and protect forests in multiple states. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed before applying. Program goals include refo...
Grants of up to $10,000 to New Brunswick individuals for the preservation of historic buildings and structures. Homeowners may apply for funding to renovate, restore, or rehabilitate the exterior of their property while maintaining its original characteristics. Ap...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Maryland local jurisdictions and nonprofit organizations for activities to foster cultural heritage tourism in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support projects such as educational programs, events, tours, exhibits, planning, and ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Mississippi organizations and groups for projects and events to promote tourism in eligible locations. Funding is intended to develop quality marketing programs and sales outreach to attract visitors to the area. Eligible programs increa...
Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations and groups to address community needs in eligible counties. Funding is intended to enhance the local quality of life. Focus areas include but are not limited to education, the arts, health and human services, and the pre...
Grants to USA organizations for projects in the areas of community and population growth. New applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry. Environmental projects are also supported in eligible regions of Pennsylvania. Eligible projects will improve the local qualit...
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government, agencies, and educational entities to address the needs of residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities within the focus areas of education, health and medical, arts and cul...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Delaware government agencies, estuary programs, and conservation districts to enhance water quality in contaminated watersheds. Funding is intended to support preliminary design and engineering, planning, and feasibility analysis of poin...
Grants of up to $10,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations to promote sustainable forestry practices. Funding is intended for specific equipment or projects that will further the goal of sustainable forestry. Eligible activities include public outreach, lan...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Georgia nonprofit arts organizations and government entities for arts-related capital improvement projects. Funding is intended to foster the growth and vitality of communities through the arts. Grants may be used for expanding economic ...
Grants to Idaho state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and tribes for projects to restore forest lands. Funding is intended to support projects in rural areas on either private or State-owned land. Projects should be innovative and should address...
Grants to Illinois local government agencies, such as park districts and municipalities, to purchase and develop land for recreational purposes. Applicants must pre-qualify in the online system before applying. Funding is intended for costs associated with develop...
Grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to benefit the local community. Funding will be awarded to projects in the areas of education, arts and culture, health and human services, economic development, conservation, recreation, and charitable ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for programs that benefit local communities. Funding is intended for projects and activities in the focus areas of child advocacy, arts, natural resources and conservation, parks ...
Grants to Utah government agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, and land trusts for land-related preservation projects. Funding is intended to preserve or restore agricultural land. Grants may be used to purchase conservation easements on working far...
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations for community development programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for proposals that meet one of the following objectives: principally benefit lower-income persons, elimin...
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and individual building owners to preserve historically significant sites in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support the preservation and renovation of historic properties. Eligi...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations for community benefit projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist nonprofit music, arts, education, environmental action, and human services groups. Eligible activities benefit communities in which M...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Hawaii nonprofit organizations to benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities in a range of focus areas, including but not limited to environmental protection and education, language preserv...
Grants to Pennsylvania organizations for historical preservation activities. Funding is intended to support the restoration and preservation of railroad artifacts and related educational projects that preserve railroad history and increase public awareness through...
Grants to Michigan commercial and mixed-use property owners and lessees for facade improvements and building preservation in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support permanent exterior upgrades that enhance building appearance, encourage private investme...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribal governments, schools, and IHEs for projects focused on natural resources education and conservation. Funding is intended for projects that benefit Wisconsin's wildlife, lands,...