Funding In The News > Archives

Below is our archives of past articles, press releases, and other news items regarding historic and cultural funding sources. Articles include information about financial resources for historic and cultural resource preservation, tax credit news, restoration and revitalization projects, and much more!

Previously published resources are kept here for your reference (note: some articles may be outdated and deadlines for funding noted may have expired).

• State Historic Tax Credits: Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Sustainability
  "Access the recent report, Historic Tax Credits: Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Sustainability, from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for innovative ways state historic tax credits are not only rehabilitating important historic buildings, but also offering solutions to the affordable housing crises..."
  Posted:

  8/10/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• New State Historic Tax Credit Report, prepared by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (June 2023) - State Historic Tax Credits: Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Sustainability
  "In just over two decades, the number of states offering historic tax credit (HTC) incentives has nearly quadrupled, from 10 states at the beginning of 2002 to 39 states in 2023..."
  Posted:

  8/9/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Park Service Awards $10 Million in Funding in Semiquincentennial Grants
  "The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $10 million today in the second round of funding from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States..."
  Posted:

  8/8/2023

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Announcing Grant Recipients for the Pennsylvania African American Cemetery Stewardship Program
  "Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds and Preservation Pennsylvania are pleased to announce grant awards to thirteen African American cemeteries to assist in their ongoing preservation efforts as part of an African American Cemetery Stewardship Program funded by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) through the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) with support from The JPB Foundation and The 1772 Foundation..."
  Posted:

  8/7/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Pennsylvania
• Call for Cultural Heritage Consultants (CFC)
  "The Institute of International Education (IIE) seeks qualified individuals with expertise in management, research, and education in cultural heritage and related fields to submit background information to provide consultancy services, including technical assistance and capacity development, to strengthen the professional capabilities of Saudi cultural heritage sector professionals outlined more fully in the Statement of Work..."
  Posted:

  8/4/2023

  Source:

  The Institute of International Education (IIE)
• Legislation Reintroduced to Help Revitalize Distressed Homes
  "Last month, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) introduced the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 3940, S. 657) in the House..."
  Posted:

  8/3/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Extending, Expanding State Historic Tax Credit
  "Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards this week signed legislation that extends the state historic tax credit (HTC) through Jan. 1, 2029, and increases the tax credit percentage to 25% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures (QREs) as of Jan. 1, 2023..."
  Posted:

  8/3/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Arkansas Courthouses, Structures Benefit from Historic Preservation Program Grants
  "Courthouses and other historic buildings across Arkansas are set to benefit from $4.2 million in state grants..."
  Posted:

  8/2/2023

  Source:

  KARK.com
• Historic Preservation Certification Application Submission is Going Electronic
  "As of August 15, 2023, all historic preservation certification applications must be submitted electronically, both new applications submitted to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) and materials submitted to the NPS in response to requests for additional information..."
  Posted:

  8/2/2023

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund Receives $6 Million Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024
  "The Arizona Heritage Alliance, a bipartisan non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Arizona's historic, cultural, and natural heritage, is pleased to announce the appropriation of $6 million for the Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund for fiscal year 2024..."
  Posted:

  8/1/2023

  Source:

  Arizona Heritage Alliance
• Commerce Awards Historic Preservation Grants to 31 Montana Communities
  "The Montana Department of Commerce announced today that 31 Montana communities will share more than $10 million of grant funding for 44 historic preservation projects..."
  Posted:

  7/31/2023

  Source:

  Montana.gov
• Job Opportunity: Hiring Director of Preservation, Preservation League of New York State, Albany, New York
  "The Director of Preservation serves as the Preservation League’s chief preservation professional. Responsibilities include planning and directing all aspects of the organization’s grants and technical services programs including oversight of our Seven to Save Endangered Properties Program, on-site and virtual workshops, and community outreach..."
  Posted:

  7/31/2023

  Source:

  Preservation League of New York State
• Juneteenth Puts Focus on Preserving Enslavement Sites
  "Historic sites linked to enslavement and emancipation are getting new attention — and funding for preservation — after years of neglect..."
  Posted:

  7/31/2023

  Source:

  by Russell Contreras, Axios
• National Trust Launches New Resource for State HTCs With Focus on Sustainability and Affordable Housing
  "The National Trust for Historic Preservation is building on their State Historic Tax Credit Resource Guide and Data Center with a new report on opportunities for sustainability and affordable housing in state historic tax credit programs..."
  Posted:

  7/28/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• These 8 Historic Ballparks Take the United States' Favorite Pastime Back in Time
  "You've heard of Boston's Fenway Park and Chicago's Wrigley Field, but the United States is dotted with dozens of lesser-known ballparks with rich histories that reflect the complexity and diversity of the American experience..."
  Posted:

  7/28/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Can Historic Preservation Tax Credits Fuel Cleveland Revival
  "Developers across the country are restoring some of Cleveland’s most iconic historic buildings to residential units. Could this signal Cleveland’s anticipated neighborhood revival?"
  Posted:

  7/17/2023

  Source:

  By Becky Boban, Cleveland Magazine
• 10 Most Endangered Historic Places 2023 (Preservation New Jersey)
  "The 10 Most Endangered Historic Places program spotlights irreplaceable historic, architectural, cultural, and archeological resources in New Jersey that are in imminent danger of being lost..."
  Posted:

  7/14/2023

  Source:

  Preservation New Jersey
• Illinois Budget Bill Extends State NMTC, HTC; Expands River Edge Redevelopment Cities
  "Budget legislation in Illinois that took effect last week makes changes to the state new markets tax credit (NMTC), historic tax credit (HTC), River Edge Redevelopment Act and other issues..."
  Posted:

  7/14/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Members Adopt Policy on Climate Impacts to Historic Places
  "Washington, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members today adopted a Climate Change and Historic Preservation Policy Statement. The policy was developed to acknowledge the important connections between climate change and historic properties and urge federal and nonfederal stakeholders to take steps to address these impacts at all levels of planning..."
  Posted:

  7/13/2023

  Source:

  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Announces $3.8M in 2023 Juneteenth Grants
  "The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund provides grants to further support the preservation of 40 sites across the country representing African American history..."
  Posted:

  7/13/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is Seeking Comments on Secretary of Interior's Standards
  "The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is currently seeking feedback from the public on the Secretary on the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties..."
  Posted:

  7/13/2023

  Source:

  The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• United States Agrees to Rejoin UNESCO
  "This week the Biden Administration reached an agreement with the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the United States to rejoin the organization in July..."
  Posted:

  7/13/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Senate Sets Allocations for FY24 Spending Bills Includes $37.9 Billion for the Interior and Environment Bill
  "Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved subcommittee funding caps or 302(b) allocations for the FY24 spending bills along a party line, 15-13 vote. These allocation numbers reflect the agreement reached between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during the debt ceiling negotiations..."
  Posted:

  7/11/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Urge Your Representative to Support National Historic Trail Designation for Route 66
  "Designating Route 66 as a National Historic Trail will have a significant economic impact in the eight states along the iconic route and appropriately recognize the historic roadway ahead of its upcoming centennial celebration in 2026..."
  Posted:

  7/11/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Places Restored, Threatened, Saved, and Lost in Preservation Magazine's Spring 2023 Issue
  "When Laurie Klinger and her neighbors started raising funds in 2018 to repair a deteriorating Beaux-Arts bridge in Indianapolis’ Spades Park, their reasons were practical—it was becoming unsafe to run or walk their dogs across the structure. But they soon discovered it was also a historically significant piece of architecture..."
  Posted:

  7/7/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Magazine (The National Trust for Historic Preservation)
• Job Opportunity: Historic Tax Incentive Coordinator (Historic Preservation), History Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
  "History Nebraska is seeking an organized and detail-oriented individual to serve as the State Historic Preservation Office’s (SHPO) Historic Tax Incentive Coordinator. As a member of SHPO, this position serves as the State of Nebraska’s recognized expert and administrator of the Federal Historic Tax Credit, Nebraska Historic Tax Credit, and Valuation Incentive Program..."
  Posted:

  7/5/2023

  Source:

  History Nebraska
• Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (Waterford, NY)
  "We seek to hire an individual for a newly created full-time Administrative Assistant position to provide administrative and office management support to the professional staff and volunteers of the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, Inc. and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission..."
  Posted:

  7/4/2023

  Source:

  Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
• Breaking News: We’re Preserving Black History with $3.8 Million in Grants (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
  "Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, announced $3.8 million in grant funding to 40 sites and organizations representing African American history..."
  Posted:

  7/3/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• New Federal Legislation Aims to Protect Historical Local Sites
  "Federal legislation was introduced Monday to extend funds that have protected historical sites in Dayton and beyond. U.S. Reps. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, introduced legislation Monday to reauthorize the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)..."
  Posted:

  6/30/2023

  Source:

  Thomas Gnau, Dayton Daily News
• Alabama Historical Commission Announces New Grant Program to Benefit Historic Sites
  "The Alabama Historical Commission has received $6 million in funding from Gov. Kay Ivey and the state legislature for the Preservation of Alabama’s Significant Sites (PASS) grant program..."
  Posted:

  6/29/2023

  Source:

  WSFA 12 News
• Grant Funding Available for Historic Buildings through Colorado Preservation, Inc
  "Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) received an award from the National Park Service’s Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant to develop a subgrant program to support and stimulate historic preservation projects in Colorado’s rural historic downtowns (defined as a 2020 census population of 50,000 or less)..."
  Posted:

  6/29/2023

  Source:

  Russ Baldwin, The Prowers Journal
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Awards 48 Keystone Historic Preservation Grants
  "The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded $2.58 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help historical and heritage organizations, museums, and local governments in 21 counties..."
  Posted:

  6/29/2023

  Source:

  The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC)
• Renewal of State Historic Tax Credit Program Draws Praise; Projects
  "Developers and community advocates working to revitalize historic buildings across Minnesota are once again eligible for a 20% tax credit, after state lawmakers included an eight-year extension of the program in the tax bill that was signed by Gov. Tim Walz..."
  Posted:

  6/29/2023

  Source:

  Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public Radio News
• Announcing the Albina Preservation Initiative
  "In an effort to tell an inclusive story of Oregon's past, Restore Oregon, Oregon’s only statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization, is launching the Albina Preservation Initiative—a collaborative program dedicated to researching, celebrating, and educating people about Black history and preservation in Oregon..."
  Posted:

  6/28/2023

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• Backing Historic Small Restaurants - National Trust for Historic Preservation
  "Together with American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced the recipients for its 2023 round of Backing Historic Small Restaurants grants..."
  Posted:

  6/28/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Indiana Establishes State Historic Tax Credit Program
  "Last month the Indiana legislature passed legislation that establishes a new state historic tax credit program. Provisions establishing the program were included as part of larger budget package that was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb. The bill institutes a 25% tax credit toward qualified rehabilitation expenses, with an additional 5% available for non-profit buildings or those that are not income producing..."
  Posted:

  6/28/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• New Fund Provides Low Interest Loans to Help Rehabilitate Neglected Historic Homes in Louisville
  "On Wednesday, they announced they would be among the first recipients of a loan from the city’s new historical preservation revolving fund, where all the money from repaid loans goes back into funding more home rehabilitations..."
  Posted:

  6/26/2023

  Source:

  Louisville Public Media, By Sylvia Goodman
• National Park Service Awards More Than $3.4 Million in Grants to Preserve and Interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites
  "The National Park Service today announced $3,408,083 in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants..."
  Posted:

  6/24/2023

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Submit a Best of Maryland Award Nomination
  "Preservation Maryland will once again showcase our Best of Maryland Awards at our Phoenix Rising Event on Thursday, November 2nd at the Heron Room at Mill No.1. From legislative champions to talented craftspeople and project excellence in the field of preservation, these awards honor the individuals, groups, and organizations that show us what is possible when we work to preserve Maryland's rich history..."
  Posted:

  6/24/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• Historic Preservation and Archeology Grants to be Awarded Statewide
  "Twelve archaeology and historic rehabilitation projects across Indiana will receive grants to research or restore cultural and historic sites..."
  Posted:

  6/23/2023

  Source:

  KPC News
• Hometown Heritage™ Marker Grant Program
  "The Hometown Heritage™ grant program commemorates people, places, things or events that are historically significant to the larger community and beyond with historic roadside markers..."
  Posted:

  6/23/2023

  Source:

  William G. Pomeroy Foundation
• Congressman Higgins Co-leads the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act
  "Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) announced introduction of the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity (HTC-GO) Act (H.R. 1785). The bipartisan legislation expands and enhances the federal Historic Tax Credit program..."
  Posted:

  6/15/2023

  Source:

  Office of Congressman Brian Higgins
• National Park Service Awards $21 Million to Help Preserve African American Civil Rights History
  "The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $21 million today to 37 projects in 16 states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights grant program, which funds preservation projects and efforts of sites tied to the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights..."
  Posted:

  6/15/2023

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Nebraska Legislation Would Extend State HTC Sunset Until 2031, Reduce Annual Cap
  "Legislation to extend the sunset date and reduce the statewide cap for the Nebraska historic tax credit (HTC) is now with the legislature’s Revenue Committee. LB 697 would extend the sunset date for the Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Job Development Act–which includes the state HTC–from the end of 2022 to the end of 2031..."
  Posted:

  6/15/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Lawmakers Introduce School Infrastructure Modernization Act to Help Historic Schools Access Historic Tax Credits
  "Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation that would make it easier to use the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) to rehabilitate historic schools that will continue to serve as schools. Sen. Time Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the School Infrastructure Modernization Act (S. 1523) in the Senate..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• National Park Service Announces $9.7 Million for Historically Black Colleges and University Historic Preservation Fund Grants
  "This week, the National Park Service announced $9.7 million in grants to preserve Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) buildings..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Policy Roundtable Explores Link Between Historical Preservation and Economic Development
  "The House Majority Policy Committee convened a roundtable discussion in Montgomery County Tuesday morning to explore how historical preservation can increase tourism and drive economic development..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2023

  Source:

  Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
• Indiana Governor Signs Bill Instituting State Historic Tax Credit
  "Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed budget legislation that institutes a state historic tax credit (HTC) worth 25% of a development’s qualified rehabilitation expenses (QREs), with a 5% addition for certain properties..."
  Posted:

  6/13/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• New Federal Legislation Aims to Protect Historical Local Sites
  "U.S. Reps. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, introduced legislation Monday to reauthorize the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). With bipartisan support, this legislation seeks to extend the fund, which rehabilitates significant historic sites, for 10 years..."
  Posted:

  6/13/2023

  Source:

  Dayton Daily News
• State Historical Fund Awards $535,980 to Preservation Projects Across Colorado
  "History Colorado’s State Historical Fund (SHF) awarded $535,980 in competitive grant funding to fourteen applicants across thirteen different counties in the state of Colorado earlier this month. Nearly 50 percent of projects funded in this grant round are in rural areas of the Centennial State and include rehabilitation of historic buildings, surveys to identify historically significant resources, and funding of statewide educational opportunities..."
  Posted:

  6/13/2023

  Source:

  History Colorado
• Why We're Protecting America's Chinatowns
  "Many people get into historic preservation because of a personal connection to a special place..."
  Posted:

  6/12/2023

  Source:

  By Di Gao, National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Adirondack Architectural Heritage announces launch of the Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP)
  "The Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP) is supported in part by a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior..."
  Posted:

  6/9/2023

  Source:

  Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH)
• How to Plan Your Restoration or Rehabilitation Project
  "What parts of the structure, materials, finishes, fixtures, mechanical, and other systems are in good condition? Which need to be restored, rehabilitated, repaired, or replaced?"
  Posted:

  6/9/2023
• Essex Heritage Announces 2023 Partnership Grant Recipients
  "The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), in keeping with its long tradition of supporting the region’s unique cultural heritage, announced the 2023 Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program recipients at the Commission’s spring meeting in Amesbury on April 27th. Over the next year, the 12 grant recipients will be working to implement a diverse range of educational, interpretive, inclusionary, and preservation projects throughout Boston..."
  Posted:

  6/7/2023

  Source:

  Essex Heritage
• National Park Service awards $9.7 million to help preserve America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  "The National Park Service today awarded $9.7 million to fourteen projects in ten states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which focuses on the repair of historic structures on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)..."
  Posted:

  6/7/2023

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Restoring the Vacant Middle: Creating Middle Housing Through Historic Preservation
  "Almost one hundred years after the Allisons moved into 530 Day, Restoration Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer located in Roanoke, purchased the property after it sat vacant for over ten years..."
  Posted:

  6/6/2023

  Source:

  Planetizen
• A Seattle preservationist revisits wins and losses — and why they matter
  "Americans have a remarkably shortsighted view of built history and its importance. A building is valuable as long as it makes money for its owner. Once it fails in that, it is torn down for something else..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2023

  Source:

  Pacific NW Magazine
• Maine Bill Would Increase HTC Percentage for Affordable Housing, Properties not Using Federal HTC
  "A bill introduced in the Maine Legislature would boost the state historic tax credit (HTC) percentage for certain properties and add a credit for weatherization of historic properties..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• How to Find a Historic Home (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
  "One way preservationists can express their love for old buildings? Live in one. After all, older and historic homes bring with them craftsmanship, unique details, a sense of history, and (for the handy among us) an opportunity to restore a home to its former glory..."
  Posted:

  5/30/2023

  Source:

  The National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Legislation to Reauthorize and Increase the Historic Preservation Fund Introduced in House
  "This week Rep. Mike Turner (D-OH), Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rep. Mike Carey(R-OH), and Rep. Teresa Leger-Fernandez(D-NM) introduced the bipartisan Historic Preservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3350) in the House..."
  Posted:

  5/30/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Old to Bold: How Hotel Adaptive Reuse Transforms Communities
  "Much of the aging building stock that populates our cities’ skylines resides in or near obsolescence—particularly older, and sometimes historic, office and bank buildings..."
  Posted:

  5/30/2023

  Source:

  HotelMags.com
• Society of Architectural Historians Announces 2023 Award Recipients
  "The Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 SAH Publication Awards and SAH Award for Film and Video. The awards recognize distinguished publications in architectural history, urban history, landscape history, preservation, and architectural exhibition catalogues..."
  Posted:

  5/30/2023

  Source:

  Society of Architectural Historians
• Minnesota Historic Tax Credit Reinstated & Extended
  "The Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate have each passed an Omnibus Taxes bill that includes the reinstatement and extension of the state Historic Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit..."
  Posted:

  5/26/2023

  Source:

  Rethos Policy Institute
• National Trust Preservation Funds: Due June 1, 2023
  "Apply for grants ranging up to $5,000 that support preservation planning and educational projects, such as the Museum of Neon Art did for developing tours and educational resources that interpret the past, present, and future of neon throughout Los Angeles..."
  Posted:

  5/26/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• 29 Historic Preservation Projects to Receive Grants Across Treasure State
  "The Foundation for Montana History awards 29 projects across the state a total of $222,460 in grants for history projects in 2023..."
  Posted:

  5/25/2023

  Source:

  NBC Montana
• Historic Tampa Bay Buildings Could Get State Help
  "Buildings like Tampa’s Jackson House and neighborhoods like St. Petersburg’s Deuces Live may benefit from a proposed state historic preservation tax credit..."
  Posted:

  5/25/2023

  Source:

  Tampa Bay Times
• Maryland General Assembly 2023: Advocacy Results
  "The 2023 Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly has now concluded, with many notable victories for the preservation community..."
  Posted:

  5/23/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• Underrepresented Communities (URC) Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY2023
  "The State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division is now accepting applications for the Underrepresented Communities Grant Program. Before applying, please make sure that you have read and understand the limitations of each funding program and have carefully reviewed the Notice of Funding Opportunity..."
  Posted:

  5/23/2023

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Advocacy Call to Action: Florida Resilience with Historic Places
  "Over the past few weeks, the Florida Trust team has kept a close eye on a few pieces of proposed legislation, including House Bill 1317 and Senate Bill 1346, the Resiliency and Safe Structures Act..."
  Posted:

  5/19/2023

  Source:

  Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
• Louisiana Bill Would Extend State Historic Tax Credits and Expand Eligibility
  "A bill in the Louisiana legislature would extend the state historic tax credit (HTC) and make eligible for the state HTC historic structures that are either individually listed or deemed as a contributing element within a National Register Historic District as well as historic structures in rural areas..."
  Posted:

  5/19/2023

  Source:

  Novice
• Job Opportunity: Historic Tax Incentive Coordinator, History Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
  "History Nebraska is seeking an organized and detail-oriented individual to serve as the State Historic Preservation Office’s (SHPO) Historic Tax Incentive Coordinator. As a member of SHPO, this position serves as the State of Nebraska’s recognized expert and administrator of the Federal Historic Tax Credit, Nebraska Historic Tax Credit, and Valuation Incentive Program..."
  Posted:

  5/18/2023

  Source:

  History Nebraska
• Legislation Introduced in House Would Limit Funds Available to the Historic Preservation Fund and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
  "A series of harmful bills were introduced in the House that would limit the availability funds for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and other important programs..."
  Posted:

  5/18/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Kentucky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits Undergo Major Expansion
  "The Kentucky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit is undergoing a major expansion, increasing from the previous allocation of $5 million to $100 million, according to a news release..."
  Posted:

  5/12/2023

  Source:

  The News-Enterprise
• Bills to Enhance Arkansas' Historic Tax Credit Pass State Legislature
  "Last week, two bills to enhance and extend the Arkansas Historic Tax Credit program passed the state House and Senate..."
  Posted:

  5/10/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Ciresi, James Introduce Legislation to Create Tax Credit to Rehabilitate and Preserve Historic Homes
  "State Reps. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, and R. Lee James, R-Venango, introduced legislation on Monday to create the Historic Homeownership Preservation Incentive Tax Credit in Pennsylvania..."
  Posted:

  5/10/2023

  Source:

  Rep. Joseph Ciresi, PA House of Reps.
• Announcing America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places of 2023
  "Now in its 36th year, the National Trust’s annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places continues to be a powerful, galvanizing tool for historic preservation, with over 350 sites listed and only a handful lost..."
  Posted:

  5/9/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Celebrate your home for National Historic Preservation Month in May
  "May is National Historic Preservation Month. That means that communities large and small take time to appreciate what they have preserved..."
  Posted:

  5/9/2023

  Source:

  The Seattle Times
• How to Save Historic Food Establishments
  "When an old neighborhood restaurant closes for good, it can be shocking and disheartening. Gentrification, displacement, and the inability to find an adequate owner are just some of the factors that shutter establishments that have been around for generations..."
  Posted:

  5/8/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Kentucky’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program expanding from $5 million to $100 million
  "The Kentucky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit was established in 2005 and incentivizes investment in the state’s historic structures for commercial, residential and cultural purposes..."
  Posted:

  5/8/2023

  Source:

  Derek Operle, WKMS
• Nebraska Senators Consider Historic Preservation, Revitalization Tax Credit Renewal
  "Restoration of an expired historic preservation and Main Street revitalization state tax credit would spur development, rehabilitate courthouses and create more vibrant downtowns, supporters told the Legislature's Revenue Committee on Wednesday..."
  Posted:

  5/8/2023

  Source:

  Don Walton, Lincoln Journal Star
• Over $370,000 in Barn Preservation Grants Awarded Statewide
  "The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have awarded 28 grants, totaling $376,988. The grants were presented to municipalities, non-profit organizations, and owners of historic agricultural buildings in ten Vermont counties..."
  Posted:

  5/8/2023

  Source:

  Vermont Business Magazine
• Preservation Action Submits Testimony to House Interior Appropriations Committee
  "Last week, Preservation Action submitted written testimony to the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee as they work on drafting the FY24 Interior Appropriations bill. This includes funding for important historic preservation programs like the Historic Preservation Fund and National Heritage Areas..."
  Posted:

  5/8/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Advocates, developer use Union Terminal to push statewide historic tax credit bills
  "The Atlanta-based developer coordinated the Feb. 27 tour with the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, a statewide nonprofit that works to preserve Florida historical sites..."
  Posted:

  5/5/2023

  Source:

  Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Daily Record
• Historic Tax Credit in Limbo Again
  "The Minnesota Historic Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit offers a 20% state tax credit for qualified historic rehabilitations and was not passed before the State Legislature adjourned in last year’s session. Because it wasn’t extended, the program sunset..."
  Posted:

  5/5/2023

  Source:

  James Allen, Daily Journal Media
• Legislation to Improve and Enhance the Historic Tax Credit Introduced in the House - Take Action!
  "The Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1785, S.639) is identical to the HTC-GO bill introduced in the last Congress and includes four permanent provisions that would bring more value to Historic Tax Credit projects, improve access, make more projects eligible and encourage investment in smaller rehabilitation projects..."
  Posted:

  5/4/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Annual Historic Tax Credit Report: Another Big Year for Rehabilitation Approvals, Expenditures
  "Estimated costs for historic tax credit (HTC) rehabilitations approved by the National Park Service (NPS) dropped slightly in fiscal year (FY) 2022, yet the two-year total expenditures for 2021-22 was still the highest in the history of the incentive..."
  Posted:

  5/3/2023

  Source:

  Novogradac
• National Park Service and Maritime Administration Announce $2 Million in Maritime Heritage Preservation Grants
  "The National Park Service (NPS) announced $2 million in maritime heritage grants today to assist funding 12 preservation projects in nine states..."
  Posted:

  5/3/2023

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Additional $17.5 Million Awarded for Historic Preservation
  "The Ohio Department of Development today awarded $17.5 million to rehabilitate and restore eight historic buildings, expected to leverage approximately $118 million in private investment..."
  Posted:

  5/2/2023

  Source:

  Ohio Department of Development
• Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act Introduced in Senate
  "Legislation to enhance and improve the federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HTC) was reintroduced in the Senate by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (S.639) is identical to the HTC-GO bill introduced in the last Congress and includes four permanent provisions that would bring more value to Historic Tax Credit projects..."
  Posted:

  4/27/2023

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• State Historic Tax Credit Incentives—Tools and Perspectives for Building Stronger and More Vibrant Communities (Forum Webinar)
  "The National Trust is pleased to share its first installment of a new report detailing the “State-of-the-State Historic Tax Credits.” Thanks to the generous support of the David and Julia Uihlein, the National Trust has developed a state historic tax credit resource guide and interactive map that will help advocates, stakeholders, and policy makers develop and strengthen state historic tax credit incentives to improve our communities..."
  Posted:

  3/29/2023

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Historic Preservation Development Grants Available in West Virginia
  'Applications are now available for matching historic preservation development grants through the West Virginia Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the Department of Arts, Culture and History..."
  Posted:

  3/24/2023

  Source:

  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
• Nominations for the 2023 Preservation Awards are Now Open
  "Nominations for The Landmark Society’s 2023 Preservation Awards program are now open through Monday, May 1st, 2023. Our annual awards honor preservation advocates (individuals and organizations); practitioners of the traditional trades; adaptive reuse and rehabilitation projects; buildings; landscapes; and stewardship of historic properties..."
  Posted:

  3/24/2023

  Source:

  Landmark Society of Western New York
• Minnesota Opinion: Rectify a Wrong: Renew State Historic Tax Credit
  "In just a little over a decade, Minnesota’s state historic tax credit program helped save more than 170 historically significant buildings statewide ... It also helped account for 29,000 jobs and helped pump more than $6 billion into Minnesota’s economy..."
  Posted:

  3/20/2023

  Source:

  West Central Tribune
• National Park Service Awards $1.1 Million to Protect over 272 Acres at Four Civil War Battlefields
  "The National Park Service’s (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) awarded $1,133,275 today in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to protect 272.86 acres at four Civil War battlefields in Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia..."
  Posted:

  3/17/2023

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Over $2 Million in Grants Awarded to Protect and Preserve Austin’s Historic Places
  "The City of Austin Economic Development Department announced more than $2 million in grant funds to preserve historic designated places in Austin through the Heritage Preservation Grant..."
  Posted:

  3/17/2023

  Source:

  City of Austin Economic Development Department
• Job Opportunity: Preservation Incentives Division Manager (Historic Preservation Manager), Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (Harrisburg, PA)
  "Are you interested in joining a proactive and dedicated team of preservationists, historians, and archaeologists? The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is seeking a manager to lead the Preservation Incentives Division and help advance PA SHPO priorities..."
  Posted:

  3/16/2023

  Source:

  The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO)
• Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship, The Campaign For Historic Trades
  "To promote professional growth and innovation in the field of historic preservation, this fellowship is a one-year opportunity to pursue preservation leadership development. Fellows will demonstrate these skills through a capstone project completed under the guidance of a mentor and the fellowship committee..."
  Posted:

  3/3/2023

  Source:

  The Campaign For Historic Trades
• National Park Service Awards $4.48 million to Help Preserve America’s Equal Rights History
  "The National Park Service today awarded $4.48 million to eight projects in seven states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund‘s (HPF) History of Equal Rights grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites directly associated with the struggle for all Americans to gain equal rights..."
  Posted:

  3/3/2023

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Women at the Forefront in New Art History Grant Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
  "The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the establishment of a new grant program that will celebrate the roles of significant women in art history, by funding the creation of new educational programming for young students (K-5) at historic sites and museums across the country..."
  Posted:

  3/3/2023

  Source:

  The National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Over $300,000 in Grants Awarded to Rehabilitate Vermont Landmarks and Historic Buildings
  "Governor Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP) and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced today the awarding of grants totaling $321,363 to 20 municipalities and non-profit organizations in six counties to facilitate the restoration and rehabilitation of Vermont landmarks and important historic buildings and structures..."
  Posted:

  3/2/2023

  Source:

  State of Vermont, Office of Governor Phil Scott