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Previously published resources are kept here for your reference (note: some articles may be outdated and deadlines for funding noted may have expired).

• East Wing demolition triggers outcry — and mixed feelings from state dinner attendees
  “In order to do it properly we had to take down the existing structure,” Trump, flanked by renderings of the ballroom, told reporters in the Oval Office. The $300 million project, originally announced in July and estimated at that time to cost $200 million, will create a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that Trump has said will be funded through private donations and serve as a “beautiful” space to host world leaders...
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  10/29/2025

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  The Hill
• White House Fires Commission Charged with Advising the President on Design as Trump Pushes Construction Projects
  The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,” according to a source familiar with the matter...
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  10/29/2025

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  CNN
• The East Wing Demolition: A Collective Loss
  The demolition of the East Wing of the White House represents a collective loss—a serious affront to United States history and architectural heritage. While some may argue that modernization justifies this project, the country cannot overlook the profound cultural significance of the East Wing and its role within the White House complex. Its loss results in the irreplaceable erasure of a rich chapter in our national narrative...
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  10/28/2025

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  DC Preservation League
• Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Announces 2025 Wright Spirit Award Honorees
  The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Wright Spirit Award. The award has been given each year since 1991 to recognize extraordinary commitment to preserving the built works of Frank Lloyd Wright and enriching his legacy...
  Posted:

  10/27/2025

  Source:

  Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
• Indiana House Bill Would Establish $10,000 Cap on State Residential HTC
  Legislation introduced today in the Indiana House of Representatives would establish a $10,000 cap on the state residential historic tax credit (HTC)...
  Posted:

  10/26/2025

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Plattsburgh United Methodist Church Chosen for Adirondack Architectural Heritage’s Preserving Sacred Heritage Program
  Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) announces the recipient of services for their pilot program, Preserving Sacred Heritage: Expanding Opportunities for Sacred Sites as Community Pillars. We are thrilled to share that AARCH will complete a National Register of Historic Places nomination for Plattsburgh United Methodist Church...
  Posted:

  10/25/2025

  Source:

  Adirondack Architectural Heritage
• Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings Spurred $5 Billion of Economic Activity in Five-Year Period
  "Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State led the nation in the use of State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits to improve landmark buildings across the state in 2024..."
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  10/25/2025

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  Governor Kathy Hochul
• Statement in Response to the Proposed Construction of the White House Ballroom
  "Our mission is to protect America’s significant historic sites and to advocate for historic preservation as a core public value, and our congressional charter obligates us to facilitate public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects of national significance or interest..."
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  10/24/2025

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  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Calls on State Legislators to Fix the Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
  The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is urging the Georgia General Assembly to fix the state’s Rehabilitation Tax Credit program, which will run out of available credits nearly four years before the program is up for renewal in 2029. On Sept. 22, the state office that administers the program alerted the public that “the program will effectively end, as all credits available through the sunset period will have been allocated.”
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  10/23/2025

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  Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
• Oregon Main St. Revitalization Grant Program (OMSRG) Needs our Advocacy
  A critical economic program needs reauthorization or main streets across the state will be left without essential resources they depend on. Here are three reasons why we need this funding: Helps support main streets to add housing in existing buildings; Helps support safety: Seismic upgrades; Supports adaptive reuse and economic vitality...
  Posted:

  10/22/2025

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  Architectural Heritage Center
• Senate Hearing Scheduled to Examine Section 106 Process Under NHPA - Take Action!
  The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee announced this week they would hold a full committee hearing to "examine the Section 106 consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).” We are still awaiting more details, but the hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 29th at 9:30am and will be broadcast on the committee's website...
  Posted:

  10/21/2025

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  Preservation Action
• Trump Administration Demolishes East Wing of White House for New Ballroom - Sparking Outcry
  This week, the Trump administration moved forward with plans to build a new 90,000 square foot ballroom at the White House with the surprise demolition of the entirety of the White House's East Wing, in spite of pledging that the new ballroom would not interfere with the existing structure and assurances of public engagement. The dramatic scenes of demolition at such a storied structure that is part of all of our national identity, has sparked shock and outrage among the preservation community and the citizenry at large...
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  10/20/2025

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  Preservation Action
• House Committee Advances FEMA Overhaul Bill- Includes NHPA Exemption
  "Last week the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act (H.R. 4669). The bill seeks to reform FEMA by establishing it as an independent cabinet-level agency (currently FEMA is housed under the Department of Homeland Security) and includes several provisions aimed at streamlining disaster responses..."
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  10/13/2025

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  Preservation Action
• Preservation League of NYS Announces the 2025 Award Winners
  "We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards! This annual Awards program shines a light on the people who are using historic preservation to create positive change —through exemplary restoration projects, indispensable publications, individual action, and organizational distinction..."
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  10/13/2025

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  Preservation League of NYS
• Restore Oregon Announces Winners of the 2025 DeMuro Awards
  "Restore Oregon has selected nine historic projects across Oregon to receive DeMuro Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the state’s highest honor for the preservation, reuse, and revitalization of architectural and cultural sites..."
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  10/12/2025

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  Preservation League of New York State
• 1772 Foundation Makes $125,000 Available for MA Preservation Projects in 2026
  "Preservation Massachusetts is pleased to announce the 2026 round of the Massachusetts Historic Preservation Matching Grant Program. Funding for this program is provided by the 1772 Foundation, which has made $125,000 available for preservation projects in the Commonwealth..."
  Posted:

  10/11/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Massachusetts
• Landmarks Loan to Fund New Roof of Old Red-Brick Storefront in Historic Tarentum
  "Landmarks Community Capital Corporation, a non-profit lending subsidiary of our organization, recently completed a $75,000 to William Herman, the proprietor of Redefined Vintage, a boutique furniture store housed in an old red-brick storefront in Tarentum..."
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  10/11/2025

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  Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
• Applications Open: Historic Religious Properties Grants
  "Our organization is now accepting grant applications for the 2026 cycle of the Historic Religious Properties Grant program. The only one of its kind in Allegheny County, the program offers matching grants of up to $10,000 for the restoration and renovation of architecturally significant historic religious buildings, where congregations also provide social services to their surrounding community. The deadline to apply for a grant is Friday, December 5..."
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  10/10/2025

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  Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
• Altadena Rebuild Grants
  "The Altadena Rotary Club would like to inform nonprofits involved in rebuilding efforts in Altadena that they have grants available to provide support for immediate and long-term relief efforts through disaster response grants..."
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  10/9/2025

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  Pasadena Heritage
• Applications Now Open: 2026-27 Conservation Guest Scholars Program
  "The Conservation Guest Scholars Program provides opportunities for established scholars or professionals who have attained distinction in the cultural heritage conservation field..."
  Posted:

  10/9/2025

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  The Getty
• 2025 NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Grant Program: Conservation Treatment
  "The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Grant Program: Conservation Treatment is a partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and GHHN that provides support for treatment procedures to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects held in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State..."
  Posted:

  10/8/2025

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  Greater Hudson Heritage Network
• Preservation Maryland Launches Two New Grant Programs
  "Preservation Maryland has launched two new grant programs to help communities protect maritime heritage and breathe new life into historic Main Streets..."
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  10/8/2025

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  Preservation Maryland
• New Executive Order Requires Grants to be Reviewed by Appointees and to Align with Administration Goals
  "Last week, President Trump signed the Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking Executive Order. The new order requires agency heads to name a Trump administration appointee to review grant funding announcements and grant rewards and ensure they are consistent with administration priorities, the national interest and are coordinated across agencies. Specifically the order says grants must "demonstrably advance" the President's policy priorities and may not go toward programs based on race, that support transgender individuals, that facilitate illegal immigration or that otherwise compromise American values..."
  Posted:

  10/7/2025

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  Preservation Action
• Federal Agencies Moving Quickly to Implement Changes to NEPA
  "Federal agencies are moving quickly to implement changes that would significantly alter the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA provides fundamental protections for historic, cultural, and natural resources and is one of historic preservations most important laws..."
  Posted:

  10/6/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Mentorship Program: A New Opportunity for Professional Growth
  "The Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to announce the launch of its new Mentorship Program to support members at pivotal moments in their careers—whether they are just starting out, preparing for promotion, or pursuing new directions..."
  Posted:

  9/11/2025

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  Society of Architectural Historians
• Preservation League of NYS Now Accepting LOIs for the 2026 Preservation Opportunity Fund
  "The Preservation League’s Preservation Opportunity Fund (POF) supports capital improvement projects at significant historic properties in New York State. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and municipal governments with an ownership interest in, or a long-term lease of, a historic property requiring preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation, are invited to apply..."
  Posted:

  9/9/2025

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  Preservation League of NYS
• Announcing the 2025 National Grant Program Grantees
  "We are pleased to announce the 2025 grant recipients of the National Grant Program, a signature initiative of the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. This year, $3 million in grants will support twenty-four sites across the country that represent Black American joy, resilience, innovation, and activism..."
  Posted:

  9/8/2025

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  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Preservation Action Submits Testimony in Support of Historic Trades
  "Preservation Action submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in support of FY26 appropriations for the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration program. Specifically, Preservation Action supported $335 million for the Office of Apprenticeship and $1.76 billion for Job Corps with the explicit and express purpose of supporting historic trades apprenticeship and job developments..."
  Posted:

  9/7/2025

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  Preservation Action
• The Los Angeles Conservancy Receives Getty Foundation Grant to Map Altadena’s Heritage
  "We’re excited to announce that the Conservancy has received a $420,000 grant from the Getty Foundation to lead a major cultural asset mapping initiative and historic resources survey in Altadena. This community-driven effort comes in response to the devastating Eaton Fire in January 2025, which destroyed half the area’s homes, schools, and places of worship—and claimed at least 18 lives..."
  Posted:

  9/5/2025

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  Los Angeles Conservancy
• HB 3190 Now Signed into Law - Brings back Special Assessment for Historic Properties Program to Oregon
  "Because of our collective efforts and voluminous public testimony, the first arts and culture bill of the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session was signed into law last week. HB 3190, spearheaded by Rep. Rob Nosse at the request of Restore Oregon, will restart the Special Assessment for Historic Properties program for commercial property owners throughout Oregon..."
  Posted:

  9/4/2025

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  Restore Oregon
• NPS Issues Reports Highlighting the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program
  "The National Park Service has issued two reports highlighting the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program. Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024 focuses on the program’s accomplishments in the last fiscal year. Estimated rehabilitation costs totaled $10.70 billion for preliminary certifications and $6.15 billion for final certifications..."
  Posted:

  9/3/2025

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  National Park Service
• Oregon Legislature Passed; Governor Kotek Signs the Special Assessment for Historic Properties Program Back
  "The first arts and culture bill of the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session was signed into law last week. HB 3190, spearheaded by Rep. Rob Nosse at the request of Restore Oregon, will restart the Special Assessment for Historic Properties program for commercial property owners throughout Oregon..."
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  9/2/2025

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• United States Withdraws From UNESCO - Impact to US World Heritage Sites
  "The Trump administration recently announced that the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Among other activities, UNESCO maintains the World Heritage List, which designates natural and cultural sites around the world that are considered to have outstanding universal value, including 26 sites in the US..."
  Posted:

  9/1/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Maine Legislation Would Change How Taxpayers Could Claim HTC in First Two Years
  "A bill introduced in the Maine Legislature would allow recipients of the state historic tax credit (HTC) to claim up to $10 million across the first two years of the credit, rather than the current $5 million annual project cap..."
  Posted:

  6/25/2025

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  Preservation Action
• New Reports Show Continued Success and Impact of the Historic Tax Credit
  "The National Park Service released the Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Annual Report for FY 2024, which shows the continued success of the HTC program. In 2023 the Historic Tax Credit leveraged $6.15 billion in private investment in historic preservation and issued 853 certifications of completed work (part 3)..."
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  6/23/2025

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  Preservation Action
• Study of the Economic, Social, and Racial Equity Impact of Historic Preservation
  "DC Preservation League is excited to announce its partnership with the DC Office of Planning, PlaceEconomics, and Brick & Story on a first-of-its-kind study focused on the economic, social, and racial equity impacts of historic preservation in Washington, DC. The study will include a combination of research, data analysis and visualization, community engagement, and the application of a racial equity lens to the work and findings..."
  Posted:

  6/20/2025

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  DC Preservation League
• Now Available: The Historic House Handbook
  "The Historic House Handbook: A Sensitive Guide for Old House Living by Steve Jordan is now available! This is an updated version of his 1995 book Rehab Rochester, now with even more detail and the help of several additional expert contributors. You’ll learn about researching house styles, interior and exterior repairs, inspections, grant and funding opportunities, permitting, and more..."
  Posted:

  6/19/2025

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  Landmark Society of Western New York
• https://www.preservationdirectory.com/PreservationBlogs/ArticleDetail.aspx?id=8694&catid=18
  "Last month, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) reintroduced the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 2854) in the House. Companion legislation is expected to be introduced in the Senate in the coming weeks. This bill would create a federal tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of distressed homes. The bill aims to help address the housing supply crisis, while also revitalizing distressed communities..."
  Posted:

  6/18/2025

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  Preservation Action
• Advocacy Alert: Save Our Historic Preservation Office
  "The State Historic Preservation Office—the agency that helps protect the places that make Washington feel like, well, Washington—is facing the budget axe. And Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA) is sounding the alarm..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2025

  Source:

  Spokane Preservation Advocates
• Strong Advocacy Saves the Louisiana State Historic Tax Credit
  "Since the creation of the Louisiana commercial tax credit in 2002, this state historic tax credit (HTC) has helped hundreds of redevelopment projects pencil out. In major cities and rural areas alike, Louisiana’s HTC has complemented the federal HTC with an additional 25% credit and a generous program cap of $125 million..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2025

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Without Funds from the Feds, a Third of Ohio’s Historic Preservation Office Let Go
  "The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the feds haven’t provided funding that was appropriated in October, a spokesman said..."
  Posted:

  6/14/2025

  Source:

  Ohio Capital Journal
• Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Awards Grants to Three Wright Public Sites
  "The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy has awarded inaugural Preservation Planning Grants to three organizations that steward Frank Lloyd Wright-designed public sites. The program supports preservation planning for structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright..."
  Posted:

  6/13/2025

  Source:

  Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
• Administration Funding Cuts and Consolidation Threaten Historic Preservation
  "As so many of you know, preservation opportunities are created and enhanced by the Historic Preservation Fund, which for decades has supported communities throughout America. The proposed elimination of the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) in the Administration’s FY26 Budget, with the important exception of projects related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will have a profound negative impact on our neighborhoods, towns, cities and rural communities..."
  Posted:

  6/11/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Discover America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2025
  "This week the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced their 38th annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The annual list has proven to be a highly effective tool for shining a light on the threats facing our nation’s greatest treasures. The list uplifts and catalyzes community-led preservation resulting in increased visibility, public attention and new resources..."
  Posted:

  6/9/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Mass Layoffs at Government Services Administration Threatens Historic Preservation
  "Over the last few weeks most historic preservation staff at the General Services Administration (GSA) has been laid off. The GSA manages and preserves hundreds of historic government buildings. This also includes historic artwork that is under the care of the GSA. Lack of historic preservation staff at GSA jeopardizes the agency's significant historic resources..."
  Posted:

  6/6/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Bill Introduced
  "Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) recently introduced the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act (S. 631, H.R. 1454) in the Senate. This bill would makes several changes to the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) aimed at streamlining processes, reducing cost burdens to rural property owners and developers, and provide affordable housing incentives. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) and Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) introduced companion legislation in the House..."
  Posted:

  6/6/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill to Extend Funds to Address Deferred Maintenance at National Parks
  "Earlier this month a group of bipartisan Senators introduced the America the Beautiful Act (S. 1547). This bill reauthorizes and increases the Legacy Restoration Fund, which was created in 2020 with the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. Led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), this bill would reauthorize the Fund through 2033 and increase funding to $2 billion a year to help address the deferred maintenance backlog at National Parks and on public lands..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Emergency Supplemental HPF Grants Now Available
  "The National Park Service is now accepting applications for $48 million in funding through emergency supplemental Historic Preservation Fund grants approved in December of 2024 as part of the American Relief Act. These grants support recovery, and related expenses, for historic and cultural resources in areas impacted by natural disasters that have received a major disaster declaration. The funding is limited to natural disasters occurring in 2023 and 2024..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• How the Trump Administration is Putting Hundreds of Sacred Sites at Risk
  "Indigenous nations are facing impossible deadlines and vanishing budgets amid sweeping federal rollbacks..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2025

  Source:

  Grist
• Take Action: Critical Time for Historic Tax Credit Advocacy
  "June will be a critical time for Historic Tax Credit (HTC) advocacy. Last week the House passed their budget reconciliation tax package which ultimately did not include the provisions to modernize and strengthen the HTC. This means attention is shifting to the Senate, where the Senate Finance Committee is currently drafting their version of the tax bill. Senators hope to pass their version by July 4th..."
  Posted:

  6/5/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Speak Up for Federal Historic Preservation Investment
  "The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) is under threat — and so are the historic places and stories it protects. The President’s proposed FY 2026 budget would eliminate nearly all HPF funding, except for limited support for HBCU preservation grants..."
  Posted:

  6/4/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Trump Plan Could Offload Hundreds of National Park Sites to States
  "The National Park Service manages 433 units around the country, including many smaller parks aimed at preserving places of historical significance..."
  Posted:

  6/4/2025

  Source:

  Politico
• FY2025 - Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) Preservation Information Webinar Available
  "The National Park Service (NPS) has recorded an informational webinar for States, Tribes, Territories, Local Governments, and Nonprofits interested in applying for the FY2025 - Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) - Preservation grant opportunity (P25AS00489). The recorded webinar discusses program details, eligible areas and activities, and application requirements..."
  Posted:

  6/3/2025

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Preservation Action Joins Coalition Letter to Interior on HPF Funding Delay
  "Preservation Action recently joined several national preservation partners in sending a coalition letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum expressing our deep concerns about the ongoing delay in releasing FY25 funds for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)..."
  Posted:

  6/3/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Frozen Federal Funds are Putting Jobs and Preservation Projects at Risk in Oklahoma
  "Money that was already appropriated to the State Historic Preservation Offices for Fiscal Year 2025 hasn't been delivered, and future funding is even more in doubt. The federal funding provides 60% of all operations for the preservation office..."
  Posted:

  6/1/2025

  Source:

  KOCO News
• Mass Layoffs at Government Services Administration Threatens Historic Preservation
  "Over the last few weeks most historic preservation staff at the General Services Administration (GSA) has been laid off. The GSA manages and preserves hundreds of historic government buildings. This also includes historic artwork that is under the care of the GSA. Lack of historic preservation staff at GSA jeopardizes the agency's significant historic resources..."
  Posted:

  5/29/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Mass Layoffs at Government Services Administration Threatens Historic Preservation
  "Over the last few weeks most historic preservation staff at the General Services Administration (GSA) has been laid off. The GSA manages and preserves hundreds of historic government buildings. This also includes historic artwork that is under the care of the GSA. Lack of historic preservation staff at GSA jeopardizes the agency's significant historic resources..."
  Posted:

  5/29/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• The World Monuments Fund Joins the L.A. Conservancy to Support Recovery Following the Wildfires
  "World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the Los Angeles Conservancy are thrilled to announce a coordinated effort, alongside the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to document and assess heritage sites affected by the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County in January. The fires, which burned over 50,000 acres and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, have inflicted a severe toll on the region’s cultural heritage..."
  Posted:

  5/29/2025

  Source:

  Los Angeles Conservancy / World Monuments Fund (WMF)
• Action Alert: Cuts and Mass Layoffs Threaten National Parks
  "In recent weeks the Trump administration has announced mass layoffs at the National Park Service (NPS) and other federal agencies, impacting historic and cultural sites across the country ahead of the busy summer travel season. NPS manages National Parks, most National Monuments and numerous historic properties across the country..."
  Posted:

  5/28/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Preservation South Carolina to Receive $200,000 For Taveau Church from African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
  "Since Preservation South Carolina purchased Taveau Church in June 2023 from the United Methodist Conference, $800,000 has been raised to support continued rehabilitation of the ca. 1835 structure. This number being raised by $200,000 just this month with a grant award from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation..."
  Posted:

  5/28/2025

  Source:

  Preservation South Carolina
• Advocacy Alert: State Bill Threatens Landmark Designation
  "This is an update on the state bills impacting landmark designation. On March 10, state representatives in the House voted to pass Substitute House Bill 1576. Senate Bill 5554 was not moved forward by the Senate so that bill is no longer in play..."
  Posted:

  5/27/2025

  Source:

  Historic Seattle
• Advocacy Alert: State Bill Threatens Landmark Designation
  "This is an update on the state bills impacting landmark designation. On March 10, state representatives in the House voted to pass Substitute House Bill 1576. Senate Bill 5554 was not moved forward by the Senate so that bill is no longer in play..."
  Posted:

  5/27/2025

  Source:

  Historic Seattle
• Lawmakers Question HPF Funding Delay at Budget Hearings - Keep Up Your Advocacy
  "This week, Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testified before the House and Senate Appropriations Committee on the Administration's FY26 budget request..."
  Posted:

  5/25/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Updates on HTC-GO and Threats to the Historic Preservation Fund
  "It’s difficult to track moving legislation, especially during budget season. We are monitoring the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (HTC-GO) as well as the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). Here’s what you should know and how it affects you..."
  Posted:

  5/25/2025

  Source:

  Heritage Consulting Group
• Urge Your Member of Congress to Join the Historic Preservation Caucus
  "Historic Preservation Caucus recently sent a dear-colleague letter inviting Representatives to join the bipartisan Caucus. The Historic Preservation Caucus was first formed in 2003 and brings together members of Congress who understand the value of America’s historic places as definers of our national character. Its members support and encourage preservation and thoughtful economic development in their states, districts, and territories as a matter of national policy..."
  Posted:

  5/25/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Four Oregon Heritage Grants Open for Applications
  "Are you seeking funding for museum, cemetery, archaeology, or historic property projects? Our partners and collaborators, Oregon Heritage, have opened applications for the majority of its state-funded grant programs. Their website provides all of the basic information. Free, online workshops are being offered for each program. And Kuri Gill, the grant manager, is available to talk through project ideas and provide support..."
  Posted:

  5/14/2025

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• Threatened Historic Japanese American Buildings on Terminal Island One Step Closer to Preservation
  "Great news! Yesterday, in a press release, Councilmember Tim McOsker, Council District 15, introduced a motion to designate two historic buildings on Terminal Island as a Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM)..."
  Posted:

  5/14/2025

  Source:

  Los Angeles Conservancy
• Historic Preservation Under Threat - Take Action Today
  "Federal historic preservation programs are in crisis. Historic preservation continues to face substantial challenges from funding delays, cuts, staff reductions at the National Park Service, and more. Now, the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), which is the cornerstone to carrying out the federal historic preservation program is under direct threat..."
  Posted:

  5/12/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Independent Venue Association Responds to Proposed Elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts
  "As the threatened elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) looms over cultural institutions across the country, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has issued a response from Executive Director Stephen Parker to the first wave of funding slashes..."
  Posted:

  5/12/2025

  Source:

  Relix
• National Park Service To Be Hit With 1,500 Additional Layoffs And Deep Budget Cuts, Reports Say
  "Roughly 1,500 National Park Service staffers are expected to be fired as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency reportedly plans to slash $26 million in grant funding to the agency ahead of the busy summer season..."
  Posted:

  5/11/2025

  Source:

  Forbes
• National Endowment for the Arts Cuts Millions in Grants
  "Scores of National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant awardees, including the Print Center New York, received a Friday night email from an unmonitored NEA email address rescinding part or all of their funding..."
  Posted:

  5/7/2025

  Source:

  Hyperallergic
• Judge Halts Trump’s Cuts to Museum and Library Funding Agency
  "The temporary ruling comes as Trump moves to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowments of the Arts and Humanities in a newly released budget proposal..."
  Posted:

  5/4/2025

  Source:

  Hyperallergic
• Legislation to Establish and Expand HTCs Introduced in Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, and Maine
  "State legislative sessions are underway in states across the country. In many places bills to establish and expand state level historic tax credits have been introduced. Last month, legislation (H.B 2275) was introduced in the Arizona House that would establish a 20% state historic tax credit with a 5% bonus for affordable housing projects. Under the legislation, the program would be capped at $30 million annually..."
  Posted:

  5/2/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Series of Executive Orders and Actions Impact Historic Preservation
  "President Trump was officially sworn-in as President last month. Since then President Trump has issued a series of Executive Orders and agencies have issued Secretarial Orders that affect historic preservation priorities. Preservation Action is paying close attention to these actions and working to better understand the potential impacts..."
  Posted:

  4/30/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• History Colorado’s State Historical Fund Awards Nearly $5.6 Million in Preservation Funding
  "History Colorado’s State Historical Fund has awarded $5,592,801 to 36 preservation projects across the Centennial State. Of these projects, nearly half are located in rural counties, which amounts to an investment of more than $2.5 million into the prosperity of rural Colorado..."
  Posted:

  4/28/2025

  Source:

  History Colorado
• Rethos: Sign our Catalyzing Underutilized Buildings (CUB) Tax Credit Statement of Support
  "Rethos is leading a coalition effort to pass the Catalyzing Underutilized Buildings (CUB) Tax Credit at the State Capitol. Modeled on the success of the state historic tax credit, the CUB credit will help finance viable new uses for aging structures in communities large and small..."
  Posted:

  4/27/2025

  Source:

  Rethos
• Jeffries asks Justice Roberts to reject ‘cowardly and unpatriotic’ Trump Smithsonian order
  "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is urging Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to reject an executive order from President Trump that called to restore “truth and sanity” to the Smithsonian Institution..."
  Posted:

  4/26/2025

  Source:

  The Hill
• Announcing the Leicester B. Holland Prize: A Single-Sheet Measured Drawing Competition
  "The Holland Prize is an annual competition that recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to HABS/HAER/HALS standards and guidelines..."
  Posted:

  4/25/2025

  Source:

  National Park Service, Heritage Documentation Programs
• The Preservation League of NYS Grants
  "The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of NYS, with support from the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Hudson River Valley Greenway, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, are offering Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) to NYS nonprofits and municipalities..."
  Posted:

  4/25/2025

  Source:

  Preservation League of NYS
• From Maryland Humanities - A Message from Our CEO on Federal Humanities Funding
  "The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded. As of now, there has been no official Executive Order issued, but we are watching the situation closely..."
  Posted:

  4/24/2025

  Source:

  Maryland Humanities
• The Role of the National Park Service in Preservation
  "The National Park Service (NPS) serves a vital role in safeguarding the historic places that shape our national identity. From administering federal preservation grants and approving historic tax credit projects to stewarding nationally significant sites, the NPS helps ensure that our shared heritage remains visible, accessible, and protected for future generations..."
  Posted:

  4/24/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• The South Carolina Historic Preservation Awards - Call for Nominations
  "Each year thousands of South Carolinians work to preserve the state’s legacy that is reflected in our historic buildings, structures, and sites. Since 1995, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Preservation South Carolina, and the Office of the Governor have recognized exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of our architectural and cultural heritage with a series of statewide awards..."
  Posted:

  4/24/2025

  Source:

  Preservation South Carolina
• American Library Association Says White House "Cutting Off Opportunity" for Americans as Administration Cuts IMLS Staff
  "Today, the American Library Association (ALA) issued the following statement upon news that all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave for an unknown length of time and, thus, all grants and contracts suspended and, ultimately likely to be cancelled..."
  Posted:

  4/23/2025

  Source:

  American Library Association
• Federal Cuts Threaten Historic Preservation - Your Voice Matters!
  "Recent federal actions are putting our communities at risk—from libraries losing funding to historic sites losing grants. Now more than ever, we must speak up for historic preservation and its vital role in supporting vibrant communities and democratic values..."
  Posted:

  4/23/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Reorganization Underway at Department of Interior
  "The Department of Interior, which includes the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and other agencies, is currently working on a massive reorganization. While much remains uncertain, the reorganization is expected to consolidate a range of operations at Interior and across agencies including communications, financial management, contracting, human resources, grants, civil rights, and IT functions..."
  Posted:

  4/23/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• A Federal Website Watered Down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's Descendant Wants to Know Why.
  "Rita Daniels learned at 9 that she is the great-great-great-grandniece of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who led countless enslaved Africans to freedom through the Underground Railroad..."
  Posted:

  4/22/2025

  Source:

  NBC News
• Library and Museum Support Agency Faces Massive Cuts
  "Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order..."
  Posted:

  4/22/2025

  Source:

  PBS News Hour
• The Impact of Library Services and Technology Act Funds in Iowa
  "The State Library of Iowa relies on Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to deliver statewide library development initiatives and services to Iowa libraries and citizens. This critical funding is tied to matching dollars from the Iowa Legislature..."
  Posted:

  4/22/2025

  Source:

  State Library of Iowa
• From Maryland Humanities - A Message from Our CEO on Federal Humanities Funding
  "The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded..."
  Posted:

  4/21/2025

  Source:

  Maryland Humanities
• National Museum and Library Services Board letter to Acting Director Sonderling
  "We understand that on March 14, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14238, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, which was subsequently published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2025. As members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, we have taken particular note of Section 2 of the Executive Order, which directs federal agencies—including the Institute of Museum and Library Services—to reduce “the non-statutory components and functions” of their operations “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law,"..."
  Posted:

  4/20/2025

  Source:

  Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Essex Heritage Announces 2025 Partnership Grant Program: 12 Grants to be Awarded to Local Organizations
  "Essex Heritage, in keeping with its long tradition of supporting the Essex National Heritage Area’s unique cultural heritage, announced the start of its 27th annual Partnership Grant cycle for 2025. Grants are $2,000 reimbursed upon completion of the project and require a $4,000 minimum total project cost..."
  Posted:

  4/11/2025

  Source:

  Essex Heritage
• From Maryland Humanities - A Message from Our CEO on Federal Humanities Funding
  "The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded..."
  Posted:

  4/11/2025

  Source:

  Maryland Humanities
• After a Backlash, National Park Service Restores Old Underground Railroad Webpage that Prominently Features Harriet Tubman
  "The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes..."
  Posted:

  4/10/2025

  Source:

  Associated Press
• National Humanities Alliance Statement on Threats to the National Endowment for the Humanities
  "On Monday, March 31, 2025 we learned that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded..."
  Posted:

  4/9/2025

  Source:

  National Humanities Alliance
• Cultural Groups Across U.S. Told That Federal Humanities Grants are Terminated
  "Millions of dollars in previously awarded federal grants intended for arts and cultural groups across the country are being canceled by the Trump administration, according to a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) senior official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak publicly..."
  Posted:

  4/7/2025

  Source:

  National Public Radio
• Preservation Maryland: Statement on Historic Tax Credit Cut
  "Maryland’s Historic Revitalization Tax Credit remains one of the state’s most effective tools for community revitalization..."
  Posted:

  4/7/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• Tell Us Your Story: Navigating Congress and the Administration (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
  "Our team has been hard at work keeping up with everything happening on Capitol Hill, finalizing our appropriations report, meeting with dozens of congressional offices, and monitoring changes within the Administration..."
  Posted:

  4/6/2025

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Urgent: Oppose the DOGE Defunding of the National Endowment for the Humanities
  "Last night, we received a letter from Michael McDonald, Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), detailing the unlawful termination of our General Operating Support grant agreement at the recommendation of DOGE. Currently, hundreds of previously awarded grants, including our statutory state council operating support grant, are being terminated and rescinded..."
  Posted:

  4/5/2025

  Source:

  Maryland Humanities
• Heritage Fund FY25 Grant Cycle is Now Open
  "The Heritage Fund, a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, is now accepting applications. Since 1996, the Heritage Fund has distributed over $1M to over 450 preservation projects across the state, leveraging over $18M in total project funds..."
  Posted:

  3/17/2025

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• Chicago Architecture Center Awarded $1 Million Grant by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation to Expand Youth Education Programming in Architecture and the Trades
  "The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) announced a $1 million grant from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation to support and grow its educational programming for K-12 students and facilitate new learning opportunities for young adults. The grant, distributed over the next four years, will aid the CAC in its work to diversify the architecture, construction, engineering, and design fields..."
  Posted:

  3/16/2025

  Source:

  Chicago Architecture Center