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!

• Historic Preservation Grant Programs Now Accepting Applications
  After months long delays, the National Park Service is now accepting applications for three grant programs, the Save America's Treasures grant program, the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization subgrant program, and the Semiquincentennial preservation grant program. These grant programs are funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and help support important preservation work across the country. The deadline for applications is quickly approaching.
  Posted:

  6/5/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Announces 2026 List of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
  This week the National Trust for Historic Preservationannounced their 39th 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. Since 1988 the National Trust has identified and helped to raise awareness for more than 350 sites, only a handful of which have been lost.
  Posted:

  6/5/2026

  Source:

  National Trust for Historic Preservation
• House Holds Subcommittee Markup on Interior Appropriations Bill - Includes Cut to HPF
  This week, the House Appropriations Committee released theirFY27 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee bill draft. The bill includes $163.65 million for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), $17.409 million below FY26 enacted levels. The bill also calls for deeper cuts to other programs important to historic preservation.
  Posted:

  6/1/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• Preserve Christ the King Church - Sign the Petition
  Help Save the Pietro Belluschi-designed Christ the King Church. The Committee to Preserve Christ the King Church is working to stop the renovations to the historic Pietro Belluschi-designed Catholic parish in Milwaukie, Oregon.
  Posted:

  6/1/2026

  Source:

  Architectural Heritage Center
• The Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program is Now Open
  The Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program, named in honor of the late preservation leader from Vermont, fosters economic development in rural communities through the rehabilitation of historic buildings in those communities. The program provides recipients (referred to as prime grantees) with a single grant that is then regranted in smaller amounts to individual projects (subgrants).
  Posted:

  5/30/2026

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Lawmakers Introduce Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act
  Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) recently reintroduced his Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act (H.R. 8501) in the House. This bill would allow for the HTC to be used on public school buildings. Current law makes it difficult for school districts to use the HTC because it requires the renovated building to serve a different purpose than before. This bill would waive that requirement, making it easier for school districts with historic but aging school buildings to finance those renovations and continue to serve as schools.
  Posted:

  5/29/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• The Save America’s Treasures Grant Program is Now Open
  The Save America’s Treasures Grant Program is now open!
  Posted:

  5/29/2026

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Washington Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Seeking Nominations for the 2026 Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation
  We seeking nominations for the 2026 Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation. This awards program recognizes persons, organizations, and projects that have achieved distinction in the field of historic preservation. Award recipients will be recognized during the opening plenary at the PLACES Conference on October 6 - 8 in Ellensburg, WA.
  Posted:

  5/29/2026

  Source:

  Washington Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
• Commission Considers Eisenhower Executive Office Building Proposal - Preservation Action Submits Comments
  Preservation Action submitted comments earlier this week ahead of the National Capital Planning Commission's consideration of a harmful proposal to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's historic granite exterior bright white. The Eisenhower building was built in 1871 as the State, War, and Navy Building and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1969. The building's granite walls are significant character defining features.
  Posted:

  5/28/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• HistoricFunding.com Announces Limited-Time Membership Special for Preservation and Arts Communities
  HistoricFunding.com is offering a special promotion on its annual membership to help preservationists, cultural resource managers, and artists access critical financial resources. From Wednesday, May 27 through Monday, June 1, 2026 (midnight EST), the yearly membership is reduced to $65 (regularly $85) when using promo code MAY2026 at checkout.
  Posted:

  5/28/2026

  Source:

  HistoricFunding.com
• Tribal Heritage Grants
  The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 authorizes grants to Federally recognized Indian Tribes for cultural and historic preservation projects. These Tribal Heritage Grants assist Indian Tribes, Alaskan Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in protecting and promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions.
  Posted:

  5/27/2026

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Semiquincentennial Grants Program
  The Semiquincentennial Grant Program was created by Congress in 2020 to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation. For the purposes of this grant program, the "founding of the nation" is defined as the period ending in 1815. This end date corresponds to the defeat of British naval forces at the Battle of New Orleans and the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by Congress.
  Posted:

  5/26/2026

  Source:

  National Park Service
• Free Vintage Salvaged Sinks and Toilet!
  Brown University is renovating the historic Joseph Haile House (1806) on George Street and is offering two cast iron sinks and a toilet to a new home. The fixtures date from the 1930s to 1950s and come from the former servants' quarters on the fourth floor.
  Posted:

  5/22/2026

  Source:

  Providence Preservation Society
• Mohawk Valley Historic Rural Revitalization Grant Program
  Erie Canalway is investing up to $680,250 in capital improvement grants for historic properties supported in part by the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
  Posted:

  5/22/2026

  Source:

  Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
• Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest - Help us raise $50,000 before May 31st!
  The Poplar Forest Parkway opened at Thomas Jefferson’s retreat home in August 2022, providing public and visitor access to this National Historic Landmark via a two-way entrance road and accompanying trail system. With more than 24,000 visitors arriving for daily tours and special events in 2025, and an average of 225 people using the trails per day, the Poplar Forest Parkway has transformed the visitor experience.
  Posted:

  5/22/2026

  Source:

  Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
• 2026 Massachusetts Historic Preservation Grant Recipients Announced
  For the seventh consecutive year, Preservation Massachusetts (PM) is honored to partner with The 1772 Foundation to administer $125,000 as part of its increasingly popular Massachusetts Historic Preservation Matching Grant fund program. In the Fall of 2025, PM received applications for more than $300,000 in grant funding for exterior painting; finishes and surface restoration; repairs and restoration of porches, roofs, and historic windows; foundation and sill repairs; and masonry repairs and chimney repointing.
  Posted:

  5/21/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Massachusetts
• Historic Hawaii - Community Preservation Grant Deadlines Announced
  HHF PRESERVATION GRANTS provide support for rehabilitation or restoration construction projects that preserve the character-defining features of a historic building or site. HILO PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM provides grants for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and beautification of historically-significant buildings and structures located in the core downtown area of Hilo.
  Posted:

  5/21/2026

  Source:

  Historic Hawaii
• L.A. Conservancy Recognized with the Trustees’ Award for Excellence
  A year after the devastating wildfires, we are honored to receive the California Preservation Foundation’s 2026 Trustees’ Award for Excellence for our Rapid-Response Heritage Documentation project with World Monuments Fund and Architectural Resources Group for this work.
  Posted:

  5/21/2026

  Source:

  Los Angeles Conservancy
• Preservation Action Submits Senate Testimony in Support of Preservation Priorities
  This week, Preservation Action submitted testimony to the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee in support of the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and other preservation priorities, as Congress works to draft the FY27 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
  Posted:

  5/20/2026

  Source:

  Preservation Action
• A Triumphant Homecoming for Portland’s Historic Elk Fountain
  The restoration of the historic Elk Fountain in Portland was completed and the bronze sculpture returned to its granite base just in time for a public celebration of its return on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Hailed by the Portland Parks Foundation as its “homecoming,” the event gathered a sizable crowd to welcome the return of this unique historic asset.
  Posted:

  5/19/2026

  Source:

  Restore Oregon

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!