Grants

Instructions: Links are available on the title of the grant, click the title of the grant, and the grant website will open in a new page.

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Texas Historical Foundation (THF) Grants Programs

Eligible recipients are 501(c)(3) organizations with a current project related to Texas history. Proposals for the following types of projects are considered quarterly for micro-grants up to $8,000 and annually for grants up to $25,000:

• Historic property preservation

• Events or programs promoting state history to the public

• Preservation of artifacts, archival materials, collections, or legal documents

• Texas history curriculum and educational programming

• Museum programming

• Publications and scholarly research in Texas history

• Archeology

• Cultural heritage and the arts 

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The Texas Rural African American Heritage Grants Program

Provides matching grants of up to $75,000 to support the rehabilitation of historic rural African American institutional and commercial buildings in towns with populations under 50,000.

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Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant

Encourage preservation at the local level by supporting ongoing preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. Only Organizational Level Preservation Leadership Forum Members, Main Street America Community Members, and Main Street America General Members are eligible to receive funding from the National Trust Preservation Fund. Applicants must be either a public agency, 501(c) (3), or other nonprofit organization.

 

Texas Historical Commission, Certified Local Government Division (CLG)

Architectural, historical, and archeological surveys/inventories, Preparation of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, Preparation of a local preservation plan, Writing or amending a preservation ordinance, Development of local design guidelines, Research and development of a local preservation incentive program, Travel/training expenses for hosting a regional preservation-related workshop. Matching grant 50:50 funds from $5,000 to $45,000.

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National Trust Preservation Fund

With funds ranging up to $5,000, these grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for preservation projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector.

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The National Fund for Sacred Places

Provides matching grants of $50,000 to $500,000 to congregations undertaking significant capital projects at historic houses of worship, along with wraparound services including training, technical assistance, and planning support. March 3 deadline.

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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors 

Assists in the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors. March 3 deadline.

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

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Conserving Black Modernism Grant Program 

A program that focuses on preserving modern architecture by Black architects and designers. March 14 deadline

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

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National Trust Preservation Funds 

An umbrella group of grant funds intended to encourage preservation at the local level by supporting ongoing preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. There are three deadlines per year in February, June, and October. Grants from this fund are generally between $2,500 and $5,000. Out-of-round funding can occur (when available) in the case of an emergency. Email the Grants Office for more information.

 

Battlefield Preservation Fund

Grants from the Battlefield Preservation Fund will serve as a catalyst to stimulate efforts to preserve battlefields, viewsheds, and related historic structures and to leverage fund-raising activities. Grants from this fund range from $2,500 to $10,00

National Park Service

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Hart Family Fund for Small Towns

Intended to encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects in small towns with populations of 10,000 or less. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for particular projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector. Grants from the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns generally range from $2,500 to $15,000. The selection process is very competitive.

National Trust for Historic Preservation  

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Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

The fund aims to save historic environments in order to foster an appreciation of our nation’s diverse cultural heritage and to preserve and revitalize the livability of the nation’s communities. Grants from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation generally range from $2,500 to $15,000.

National Trust for Historic Preservation  

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Moe Family Fund for Statewide and Local Partners

The fund provides funding to current dues-paying members of the National Preservation Partners Network (NPPN) with grants focused on priority issues for the preservation field. Applicants are encouraged to embark on projects and activities outside the existing scope of their work, but the Fund also will support initiatives that take existing programs to a new level.

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

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The Peter H. Brink Leadership Fund

The purpose of the fund is to support the leadership and effectiveness of staff and board members of preservation organizations to fulfill their mission and to create a stronger, more effective preservation movement. Grants from the Peter H. Brink Leadership Fund reimburse travel costs and provide an honorarium for the mentor up to a maximum total of $2,500. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

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African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

Grants from the fund are designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. Grants made from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will range from $50,000 to $150,000.

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

Preserving Black Churches

Annual grants from are intended to preserve historic Black houses of worship—either with active congregations and nonactive congregations—and advance ongoing preservation activities while strengthening capacity for historic congregations, and preservation and community organizations to steward, manage, and better utilize their historic structures. Grants from Preserving Black Churches range from $50,000 to $200,000.

National Trust for Historic Preservation  

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HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative

Grants from the provide funding to HBCUs to develop Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plans to ensure they are equipped to preserve and maintain their historic campuses and historic assets. Grants made from the HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative will range from $60,000 to $150,000.

National Trust for Historic Preservation  

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Descendant and Family Stewardship Initiative

Grants from the support project management, capacity-building, grantmaking, and convenings for place-based organizations, in a two-year collaboration.

National Trust for Historic Preservation 

Backing Historic Small Restaurants

A partnership with American Express, the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program help restaurants address critical needs amid ongoing economic challenges.

National Trust for Historic Preservation   

Anice Read Fund

Grants are only available to members of Texas Downtown and must have a downtown focus to be eligible. Grant amounts range from $500 to $5,000 and are awarded on an annual basis. A scheduled phone call to Texas Downtown's executive director is required for grant application and must be completed by the end of August.

To set an appointment with Executive Director Tania Moody, Text: 512-472-7832 or  Email: tania@texasdowntown.org.

Applications for the fund are commonly due by midnight on the Friday prior to Labor Day.

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Preservation and/or Restoration of Southern Heritage

Artifacts, physical structures, and locations, including military and personal artifacts and letters, permanent structures and locations such as homes, monuments, cemeteries, battlefields, and historical/interpretive signs.

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