Funding News & General Resources

Below you will find articles and press releases about historic and cultural funding news, restoration efforts across the United States, financial resources, and information of interest to the historic preservation and cultural resources community.

We have also collected the best general resources that will assist you in learning more about national funding programs (with some great programs in Canada, too!). There is information on working with the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, to name a few.

Funding In The News

Below are links to recent news articles related to financial resources and funding sources for historic preservation, building restoration, cultural resource preservation, and the arts. Topics include: tax credit information; grants, loans and other financial services; historic preservation successes and threats; and work-training and educational program announcements and information.

New links to articles added multiple times weekly!

• National Park Service Awards $9.5 Million to Enhance Revolutionary War and Civil War Battlefield Preservation and Interpretation Projects
  "The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $9.5 million in grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to promote the locally led preservation and interpretation of historic battlefields and sites of armed conflict as powerful reminders of the America’s shared heritage..."
  Posted:

  12/4/2024

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Latest Tax and National Park Service Efforts at the Historic Tax Credit Coalition
  "As we make our way through 2024, it is a good time to recap where we are and where we are headed with the historic tax credit (HTC). We will do this through the window of the Historic Tax Credit Coalition (HTCC), an organization of project developers, investors, tax-exempt organizations and professionals who advocate for preserving historic structures using the HTC as the primary tool..."
  Posted:

  12/3/2024

  Source:

  Novogradac
• 2024 Best of Maryland Award Winners Announced
  "The Best of Maryland awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live, work, explore, and celebrate..."
  Posted:

  12/2/2024

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• New Jersey Enhances Historic Property Reinvestment and Brownfield Redevelopment Credits
  "On September 4, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that liberalizes some requirements and increases the amount of credits for the Historic Property Reinvestment Program and the Brownfield Redevelopment Program..."
  Posted:

  12/2/2024

  Source:

  Thomson Reuters / Tax & Accounting
• New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Preserve New Jersey Preservation Grant Award Recommendations
  "The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), today approved a total of $16,598,738 in grant recommendations from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state..."
  Posted:

  12/1/2024

  Source:

  New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
• 2024 Maine's Most Endangered Historic Places
  "Since 1996, Maine Preservation has released the list of Maine’s Most Endangered Historic Places to boost local efforts and focus positive media attention with an aim to preserve threatened places throughout the state. Nomination of an endangered place is a chance for Mainers to make their voices heard and to shine a light on the places that matter to their communities..."
  Posted:

  11/30/2024

  Source:

  Maine Preservation
• Applications for Save America's Treasures and HBCU Preservation Grants Now Open
  "The National Park Service is now accepting applications for the Save America's Treasures grant program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Preservation Grant Program. These competitive grant programs are funded through the Historic Preservation Fund and support a broad range of preservation projects. Preservation Action continues to advocate for robust funding for these important grant programs..."
  Posted:

  11/22/2024

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Tester Secures Nearly $750,000 to Preserve Butte's Historic District
  "As part of his continued efforts to ensure communities in Montana have up-to-date infrastructure, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $749,862 from the National Park Service in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants for the Butte-Silver Bow Historic Revitalization Project to preserve and revitalize Butte’s historic district..."
  Posted:

  11/21/2024

  Source:

  Office of Senator Jon Tester
• New Jersey Enhances Historic Property Reinvestment and Brownfield Redevelopment Credits
  "Effective retroactively to unapproved applications pending before December 1, 2023, the credits awarded for the rehabilitation of a qualified property located in a qualified incentive tract or government-restricted municipality are increased to 60% (currently 45%) of the cost of rehabilitation or $12 million (currently $8 million), whichever is less..."
  Posted:

  11/20/2024

  Source:

  Thomson Reuters
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: What Does the End of Chevron Deference Mean for the Tax Credit World?
  "In the recent court case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in determining whether federal agencies have acted within their authority and that courts may not defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of the law simply because a federal statute is ambiguous..."
  Posted:

  11/19/2024

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Restore Oregon Announces Honorees of the 2024 DeMuro Historic Preservation Impact Award
  "Restore Oregon’s Board of Directors announces the selection of three honorees to receive a 2024 DeMuro Preservation Impact Award, a new take on their annual project awards program that reflects the people and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the historic preservation and cultural heritage landscape in Oregon..."
  Posted:

  11/18/2024

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Community Tax Incentives - Strong Support for Historic Tax Credits
  "Last month the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development" where the committee heard from panel on several community tax incentives including the Historic Tax Credit, New Market Tax Credit, Low Income Housing Tax Credit and others. The hearing comes as momentum is building for a potentially large tax package toward the end of year or early in the new Congress that could include enhancements to several community tax incentives. The hearing helped provide a glimpse into those congressional negotiations..."
  Posted:

  11/14/2024

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• New NJ Law Aims to Spur Investment in Historic Buildings
  "A new law in New Jersey aims to encourage further investment in historic buildings and contaminated sites..."
  Posted:

  11/13/2024

  Source:

  WFMZ-TV 69 News
• Preservation Priorities Taskforce Launches Infographics on Pressing Historic Preservation Issues
  "The Preservation Priorities Task Force, a collaboration between the National Preservation Partners Network and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recently released infographics as a new way to connect historic preservation to pressing issues in your community..."
  Posted:

  11/12/2024

  Source:

  National Preservation Partners Network / National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Strong Museum Gets Federal Funding to Help with Upcoming Game Show Exhibit
  "The Price is Right, an iconic program for decades, is just one of the TV game shows that will be highlighted in a new interactive exhibit at the Strong Museum they are working on right now, with a tentative title of Beyond the Buzzer: Game Shows in America..."
  Posted:

  11/8/2024

  Source:

  WXXI News
• Getting to Yes: 5 Ways Preservationists Can Support Affordable Housing
  "Here are five ways preservationists can support affordable housing, ensuring that historic neighborhoods remain both livable and affordable..."
  Posted:

  11/4/2024

  Source:

  Preservation Maryland
• Secretary Haaland Highlights Conservation, Preservation Efforts During Maine Visit
  "Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz wrapped a multi-day visit to Maine this weekend where they highlighted conservation and preservation efforts underway through the National Park Service..."
  Posted:

  11/3/2024

  Source:

  US Department of the Interior
• Join Us to Honor Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Innovative Housing, Inc., and Japanese American Museum of Oregon with the DeMuro Preservation Impact Award
  "Restore Oregon’s Board of Directors announces the selection of three honorees to receive a 2024 DeMuro Preservation Impact Award, a new take on the annual project awards program that reflects the people and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the historic preservation and cultural heritage landscape in Oregon..."
  Posted:

  10/31/2024

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• The Newly Restored Waterford Mill Provides a Look Into an Industrial Past
  "A $1.6 million restoration completed in August 2023 has brought the mill closer to a period of interpretation between 1855 and 1885. The project team took an approach of “exposing the traces of how the original mill would have worked,” says Susan Reed, director of historic preservation at Glavé & Holmes Architecture..."
  Posted:

  10/30/2024

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• A California Central Coast Couple's DIY Approach to Restoring a Craftsman-Style Gem
  Posted:

  10/24/2024

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation

General Funding Resources

Below is a short list of agencies, organizations and resources that can provide general information about financial resources for historic preservation, cultural resource management, and the arts.

National Park Service:

• Technical Preservation Services
• Tax Incentives for Preserving Historic Properties
• Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
• 20% Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
• State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants
• National Register of Historic Places
• Technical Preservation Services Publications

*Please note: The National Park Service frequently changes the URLs for their resources. Please alert us if you find a broken link. You can also do a web search by looking up the name of the resource listed above, as the resource most likely is still online (just in a new location).

National Trust for Historic Preservation:

• African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
• Find Preservation Funding
• The National Main Street Center
• National Fund for Sacred Places
• Historic Tax Credits

Partners for Sacred Places:

• Partners for Sacred Places: Fundraising Guide

PreservationDirectory.com:

• Grants & Funding Sources
• Directory of State Historic Preservation Offices

Tax Credits & Incentives:

• See resources under "National Park Service" listed above
• Rehabilitation Tax Credit (Historic Preservation) FAQs (Internal Revenue Service)
• Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Real Estate Tax Tips (Internal Revenue Service)
• Rehabilitation Tax Credit PDF (Internal Revenue Service)
• Historic Preservation Tax Credits 101 (Heritage Ohio)
• Historic Preservation Tax Credits 201 (Heritage Ohio)
• Historic Tax Credit: Mini Edition (YouTube Presentation by Preservation Buffalo Niagara)

Preservation Easement Programs:

• Easements to Protect Historic Properties: A Useful Historic Preservation Tool with Potential Tax Benefits, prepared by the National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services
• Establishing and Operating an Easement Program to Protect Historic Resources by Elizabeth Watson and Stefan Nagel, updated by Julia H. Miller and Ross M. Bradford, with contributions by Thompson Mayes

Building Arts & Traditional Building Resources:

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: Traditional Trades Training Programs & Resources
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Park Service)

Arts Funding:

• Americans for the Arts: Funding Resources
• Grantmakers in the Arts
• National Endowment for the Arts: How the US Funds the Arts

Canada: General Funding Resources:

• National Trust for Canada: Regeneration Works - Find Funding
• National Trust for Canada
• The Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals

*Please note: The HistoricFunding.com database doesn't currently include resources for Canada, but we did want to provide some general resources to assist our friends to the North!