Cultural Resources Grants

Grants fund a broad range of planning, development, and research projects for historic sites. Projects include the survey, inventory, documentation, architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and bricks and mortar repair for historic structures and landscapes. Grants may also fund research in technology, training, and interpretation and education programs and products.

Grants Accepting Applications

History of Equal Rights Grants

Grants that aim to preserve sites related to the struggle of all people to achieve equal rights in America.
Semiquincentennial Grants

Supporting state-owned resources related to the founding of the nation.
Underrepresented Communities Grants

Grants to increase the number of listings in the National Register of Historic Places associated with underrepresented communities.
Battlefield Restoration Grants

Grants to support preservation partners in their effort to restore eligible American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War sites.
SHPO Formula Grants

Annual grants to support cultural resources across the states.
Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants

This grant enables state and local governments to permanently acquire threatened battlefield lands.

Other Grant Opportunities

African American Civil Rights Grants

Grants to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights.
Disaster Recovery Grants

Emergency funding from the Historic Preservation Fund to assist communities with preservation and repair work at historic sites.
Maritime Heritage Grants

The Maritime Heritage Program works to advance awareness and understanding of the role of maritime affairs in U.S. history.
THPO Formula Grants

Annual grant to support cultural resources by partner tribes.
Tribal Heritage Grants

Grants to assist Indian Tribes in protecting and promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions.
Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant

A subgrant program to support the rehabilitation of historic properties in rural communities.
HBCU Grants

Grants to restore structures on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges & Universities.
Preservation Technology and Training

PTT Grants are intended to create better tools, better materials, and better approaches to preservation technology and training.
Save America’s Treasures Grants

Funding for bricks and mortar work and/or conservation work on nationally significant artifacts and historic sites.
Battlefield Preservation Planning Grants

PPGs provide financial support for planning, interpreting and preserving battlefields and sites associated with armed conflict in the US.
NAGPRA Grants

Grants are available to assist museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations in consultation, documentation, and repatriation.
Battlefield Interpretation Grants

Grants to enhance education and interpretation–to inspire wonder, understanding and empathy at places of this nations greatest challenges.