Funding News & General Resources

Find links to great articles covering funding news and sources of potential funding, as well as general resources providing information about securing funding for historic preservation, cultural resource management, and the arts.

Funding In The News

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

New links to articles added multiple times weekly!

• Essex National Heritage Commission Receives New Capacity Building Grant from National Park Foundation
  "The National Park Foundation announced on September 12, 2022 that Essex Heritage is one of 41 park partner organizations to receive a Strong Parks, Strong Communities grant from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner to the National Park Service..."
  Posted:

  10/5/2022

  Source:

  Essex Heritage
• African American Civil Rights (AACR) FY2022 Application Resources
  "The National Park Service announces availability of grant funding through African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR). The program will document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories telling the full story of the long struggle for African American civil rights from the transatlantic slave trade onwards across two separate grant funding opportunities..."
  Posted:

  10/4/2022

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Announcing Save America's Treasures Grant Recipients for FY2021
  "The National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services today announced $24.25 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 80 projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia..."
  Posted:

  10/3/2022

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• Fitch Fellowships: Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Funding
  "Applications for 2023 funding are now being accepted. Applications must be submitted by October 27, 2022, at 11PM EST. Applicants may apply for one of three available grants: the FITCH Mid-Career Fellowship, the Robert SILMAN Award, and the Samuel H. KRESS Mid-Career Fellowship..."
  Posted:

  10/3/2022

  Source:

  James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation
• Nearly $550,000 in Historic Preservation Grants Awarded to Louisiana Programs
  "The Louisiana office of Cultural Development’s Division of Historic Preservation and Division of Archaeology recently awarded $548,185 in Historic Preservation Fund grants to support 21 projects, trainings, surveys and scholarships within various communities across the state. The grants include $416,215 in Survey and Planning grants; $95,970 toward eight Certified Local Government (CLG) community projects, with $36,000 dedicated to the CLG program to support trainings and scholarships..."
  Posted:

  10/3/2022

  Source:

  Jennie Garcia, Survey and Planning Grants Coordinator, Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
• $300,000 in Barn Preservation Grants Awarded Statewide
  "The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have announced the 2022 Barn Preservation grant awardees.."
  Posted:

  9/30/2022

  Source:

  Vermont Business Magazine
• Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Modernism in America Awards
  "Docomomo US is pleased to announce the twelve recipients of the 2022 Modernism in America Awards. These projects highlight the best in preservation practice by today’s architects, designers, preservation professionals and advocates..."
  Posted:

  9/28/2022

  Source:

  Michele Racioppi, Docomomo US
• Restore Oregon Announces Winners of the 2022 DeMuro Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation
  "Restore Oregon has selected eleven historic projects across Oregon to receive a 2022 DeMuro Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, the state’s highest honor for the preservation, reuse, and revitalization of architectural and cultural sites..."
  Posted:

  9/26/2022

  Source:

  Restore Oregon
• Grant Program Helping Preserve Historic Buildings Across Maine
  "Preservation of historic buildings across the state are moving forward with help from more than $290,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation..."
  Posted:

  9/23/2022

  Source:

  Bryan Sidelinger, WABI 5
• Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY2022 Semiquincentennial Grant Program
  "The National Park Service is accepting application for the second round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program. This grant program was created by Congress in 2020 to support the preservation of State owned sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation..."
  Posted:

  9/21/2022

  Source:

  State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants (STLPG) Division of the National Park Service
• The Importance of State Historic Tax Credits
  "The loss of Minnesota’s state HTC will have significant effects on the potential to rehabilitate historic buildings across the state. It is an excellent reminder of the importance of the state HTC programs and the impact that they have on economic development across the country. Fortunately, this expiration seems to be an outlier, as additional states enact HTC programs and there is significant support for reestablishing the Minnesota credit..."
  Posted:

  9/21/2022

  Source:

  Novogradac
• Grants Help to Preserve Nine Historic African American Sites in Indiana
  "Nine sites significant to Indiana’s African American history are receiving restoration and rehabilitation assistance through two funds established by the late Eli Lilly chemist and preservation champion Standiford “Stan” Cox..."
  Posted:

  9/20/2022

  Source:

  Indiana Landmarks
• Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Grant Funds Now Available
  "The city of Phoenix Planning and Development Department's Historic Preservation Office is pleased to announce the return of grant money availability that could help you with your historic home rehabilitation costs..."
  Posted:

  9/20/2022

  Source:

  City of Phoenix
• IEDA Awards $19 Million in Credits to Iowa Historic Preservation Projects
  "The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced $19 million in awards to help restore 13 historic buildings into new spaces while maintaining their character. The awards were made through the Historic Preservation Tax Credit program..."
  Posted:

  9/20/2022

  Source:

  Iowa Economic Development
• National Park Service Awards Nearly $1.2 Million to Preserve Sites of Armed Conflict
  "The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) awarded $1,198,379.54 in Preservation Planning Grants today to 14 preservation partners. Grant recipients will use these funds to conduct archeological site surveys, interpretive planning, oral history interviews, and other documentation at battlefields and sites of armed conflict..."
  Posted:

  9/19/2022

  Source:

  National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP)
• Job Opportunity: Milwaukee Preservation Alliance seeks Executive Director, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  The Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, Inc. (MPA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit historic preservation organization, invites applications for the full-time, salaried position of Executive Director to lead the organization into its 20th year of operation and beyond...
  Posted:

  9/16/2022

  Source:

  Milwaukee Preservation Alliance
• Announcing the Pauline Saliga Fund (Society of Architectural Historians)
  "The Society of Architectural Historians is pleased to announce the establishment of a new fund named in honor of longtime executive director Pauline Saliga. The Pauline Saliga Fund will be used to defray SAH’s ongoing technology expenses and recognizes her achievements as a visionary proponent for new technologies in the digital humanities..."
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  Society of Architectural Historians
• Essex National Heritage Commission Receives New Capacity Building Grant from National Park Foundation
  "The National Park Foundation announced on September 12, 2022 that Essex Heritage is one of 41 park partner organizations to receive a Strong Parks, Strong Communities grant from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner to the National Park Service..."
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  Essex Heritage
• Getty Commits $3.1 Million to African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to Conserve Black Modern Architecture
  "The Getty Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced Conserving Black Modernism, a $3.1 million grant program to preserve historic modern architecture by Black architects and designers..."
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Job Opportunity: History Colorado - National & State Register Historian, Denver, Colorado
  The position works to implement the registration element of the National Historic Preservation Act and the State Register Act in the State of Colorado...
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  History Colorado
• Job Opportunity: National Register Coordinator - Iowa State Historic Preservation Office, Des Moines, Iowa
  The National Register Coordinator will coordinate the submission and review of nominations and determinations of eligibility for the National Register program. This person will fulfill the position requirement for a professional historian as required by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments. This person will also serve as a reviewer for the Historic Preservation Tax Incentive Programs including the State and Federal Historic Preservation tax credits and State property tax exemptions...
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  Iowa State Historic Preservation Office
• Preservation League of NYS - Call for Grant Reviewers
  "The League offers two rounds of preservation planning grants each year: Technical Assistance Grants in the fall and Preserve New York grants in the spring. Each grant panel is made up of 4-6 professionals with a wide range of experiences, from architecture and the arts to structural engineering, museum and historic site management, preservation consulting, and other related fields..."
  Posted:

  9/15/2022

  Source:

  Preservation League of NYS
• How a Vegas Nonprofit is Tackling the Housing Crisis Through Home Rehabilitation
  "Each year, the nonprofit organization takes on critical home repair projects for low-income homeowners, people with disabilities and seniors..."
  Posted:

  9/14/2022

  Source:

  The Nevada Independent
• Job Opportunity: Executive Director Position, Society of Architectural Historians, Chicago, Illinois
  Job listing for Executive Director of the Society of Architectural Historians.
  Posted:

  9/14/2022

  Source:

  Society of Architectural Historians
• National Preservation Institute (NPI) Introduces Sponsorship Program
  "Sponsorship provides an opportunity to invest more directly in an organization that offers continuing education and professional training in historic preservation and cultural resource management—areas that may be closely connected to services organizations provide to their client base..."
  Posted:

  9/14/2022

  Source:

  National Preservation Institute (NPI)

General Funding Resources

Below is a short list of agencies, organizations and resources that can provide general information about funding 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
• Incentives: A Guide to the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program for Income-Producing Properties
• 20% Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
• State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants
• National Register of Historic Places
• Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings: Wood Frame Houses
• Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings: Main Street Commercial Buildings
• Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings: Rowhouses
• Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings: Barns
• Easements to Protect Historic Properties: A Useful Historic Preservation Tool with Potential Tax Benefits

*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!