1772 Foundation
http://www.1772foundation.org/
The Foundation, thanks to its original benefactor, the late Stewart B. Kean, provides ongoing support for restoration projects throughout the United States related to farming, industrial development, transportation and unusual historical buildings.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Sources of Financial Assistance for Historic Preservation Projects
http://www.achp.gov/funding.html
The Federal Government supports historic preservation through a variety of funding sources and technical assistance programs. The National Park Service is a major source of support, but preservation assistance is also available, either directly or indirectly, from many other agencies. This guide is a clearinghouse of information on Federal historic preservation support, and also touches upon State, tribal, local, and nonprofit funding sources.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
American Battlefield Protection Grants
http://www.cr.nps.gov/abpp/index.htm
The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) is accepting applications from federal, tribal, state, and local governments as well as private-sector organizations for projects designed to protect battlefields and their associated sites located on American soil. Check the web page for more information or contact ABPP Grants Manager at: kristen_stevens@nps.gov or call (202) 354-2036.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Carls Foundation
http://www.carlsfdn.org/
The principal purpose and mission of the Foundation is to support:
(1) Children’s Welfare (primarily in Michigan) including:
Health care facilities and programs, with special emphasis on the prevention and treatment of hearing impairment;
(2) Recreational, educational and welfare programs especially for children who are disadvantaged for economic and/or health reasons; and
(3) Preservation of natural areas, open space and historic buildings and areas having special natural beauty or significance in maintaining America’s heritage and historic ideals, through assistance to land trusts and land conservancies and directly related environmental educational programs.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
http://www.ccaha.org/surveys.php
Deadline: Dec. 7
currently accepting applicants for its subsidized Preservation Needs Assessment Program. If your institution owns a paper-based humanities collection that is available to the public on a regularly scheduled basis and has historical and educational significance, you are eligible to apply for participation in CCAHA's subsidized Preservation Needs Assessment
Program. To be considered the institution should demonstrate a strong commitment to collection care, and the size of the institution's paper-based collection must warrant a full day survey. Institutions funded by the federal government are not eligible. Information on eligibility and the application process can be found on the web site. Application forms can also be downloaded. If you have any further questions about the program, please contact Laura Hortz Stanton, CCAHA's Director of Preservation Services at 215-545-0613 or via email at lhortzstanton@ccaha.org
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Detroit Historic District Commission
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/financial.htm
Currently the Detroit Historic District Commission does not offer any grants or loans for the repair of your historic building. If you live in the Brush Park Historic District, there is a facade grant program, contact the Brush Park Development Corporation at 313-833-4987.
State Income Tax Credit Program offers a 25% refund of your interior and exterior rehabilitation costs through your state income taxes. This program is administered by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office. For more information call 517-373-1630 or see their website at
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18833_18873---,00.html
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Downtown Development Authority
Many towns have established downtown development authorities to provide funding to rehabilitate run down buildings. A Downtown Development Authority is a state-authorized organization that collects a tax and uses it to improve businesses in that district. In the Lansing metropolitan area, cities and towns such as Charlotte, DeWitt, Eaton Rapids, Fowlerville, Grand Ledge, Mason, and Williamston have established DDAs to provide matching funds for storefront facade restorations.
(J. P.) Getty Trust
Architectural Conservation Grants
http://www.getty.edu/grants/conservation/
Architectural Conservation Grants support organizations throughout the world in their efforts to preserve buildings or sites of outstanding architectural, historical, and cultural significance. Planning Grants assist in the initial development of an overall architectural conservation plan. Support is also available on a selective basis for the development of archaeological site management plans. Implementation Grants assist in the actual conservation of a building's historic structure and fabric.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
(J. P.) Getty Trust
Special Initiative: Campus Heritage Grants
http://www.getty.edu/grants/conservation/
Campus Heritage Grants assist colleges and universities in the United States to plan for the preservation of their significant historic buildings, sites, and landscapes.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
HGTV's Restore America Grants, see Restore America Grants
Historic Site Grants Available through the State of Michigan, try the
Michigan Electronic Grants Administration and Management System Portal (EGrAMS).
Historical Preservation Grants from the U.S. Government
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FIND_ASSISTANCE_PROGRAM_DYN.show
Courtesy of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). Choose the keyword option and type in historic preservation.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
History Channel 'Save Our History' National Grant Program
http://www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html
The History Channel is proud to announce the first year of its Save Our History National Grant Program. This year, $250,000 in grants will be awarded to historical organizations that partner
with educators on unique, rewarding projects that help students learn about and appreciate the history of their local communities...
Listed under Grants for Nonprofits - Education; Historic Preservation.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
J. P. Getty Trust, see Getty Trust
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation
http://www.fitchfoundation.org/
Deadline: Sept. 15
The Foundation will award up to a $25,000 research grant to mid-career professionals who have an advanced or professional degree and at least ten years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts. Other, smaller grants, up to $10,000, are made at the discretion of the trustees. The grants are intended to support projects of innovative original research or creative design that advance the practice of historic preservation in the United States. These grants are partially made possible in part through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
(Samuel H) Kress Foundation
European Preservation Program
http://www.kressfoundation.org/euroartb.html
Evolving from seven decades of support for the physical condition of European cultural heritage, the Kress Foundation sponsors a program for the preservation, conservation, and interpretation of European art and architecture in situ, administered by the World Monuments Fund. Competitive grants are awarded for the conservation of buildings, groups of buildings, and works of art in an architectural context (e.g. mural paintings, sculptures that are part of an architectural program, and other decoration) of recognized artistic quality. Criteria include significance, urgency or timeliness, and capacity to benefit the public. Priority is given to sites on the World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites, and to sites facing threats or emergencies that might result in loss of historical fabric unless addressed immediately. The program also encourages cooperation and collaboration between institutions and organizations in Europe and America.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Leelanau Landscapes Fund
http://www.gtrcf.org/funds/?Fuseaction=record&FundID=2170
This temporary fund is used to provide funds for the Leelanau Conservancy's land protection projects in Leelanau County. Working to conserve the land, water and scenic resources of Leelanau County,the Leelanau Conservancy is protecting significant natural resources such as dunes, wetlands and precious shoreline and stream corridors; working farms that are integral to the unique character of Leelanau County, and our beautiful hardwood forests. The fund is administered by the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Legacy Resource Management Program
http://www.dodlegacy.org/legacy/
The Legacy Resource Management Program spends over $8 million a year on cultural and natural resource projects located on Department of Defense Lands. Our RFP for pre-proposals is currently out and closes September 15, 2006. For more information visit our webpage.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1567_1599_2558-55264--,00.html
The Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund is a fund established for the purpose of providing grants to local qualifying entities to assist in the purchase of development rights of farmland.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Michigan Historic Preservation Incentive Programs
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18833_18873---,00.html
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Michigan Lighthouse Program
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18638_21818---,00.html
Includes information about the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program Grants.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18833_18873---,00.html
Includes information about the state of Michigan's historic preservation program, certified local government programs, and tax incentives for historic buildings.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
NCPTT strives to develop and distribute skills and technologies that enhance the preservation, conservation, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic resources throughout the United States. The following research priorities are designed to focus NCPTT's grants program, research, and training:
(1) protect cultural resources against vandalism, looting, terrorism or natural disasters,
(2) conserve architectural materials of the "recent past,"
(3) develop innovative techniques in dating, monitoring, analysis, and remote sensing of archeological sites and artifacts,
(4) develop appropriate technologies to preserve houses of worship and cemeteries,
monitor and evaluate preservation treatments,
(5) study environmental effects of pollution on cultural resources, and
(6) document and preserve threatened cultural landscapes.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Endowment for the Humanities
45.164 Interpreting America's Historic Places: Implementation Grants
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11196&mode=VIEW
Due Date: January 23
Implementation grants for Interpreting America's Historic Places enable organizations to install new or enhanced interpretive programs at places of significance in American history or culture.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Endowment for the Humanities
America's Historic Places Consultation Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/historicconsult.html
Deadline : September 5
The National Endowment for the Humanities America's Historic Places Consultation Grants for Interpreting America's Historic Places help organizations initiate new interpretive programs and enhance existing interpretation at places of historic significance. About Interpreting America's Historic Places Consultation grants are being offered as part of the Interpreting America's Historic Places program, which supports humanities programs that exploit the evocative power of historic places to address themes and issues central to American history and culture. Projects may interpret a single historic site or house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger geographical region. The place as a whole must be significant to American history, and the project must convey its historical importance to visitors.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Endowment for the Humanities
About Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/historicplanning.html
Deadline : September 5
The National Endowment for the Humanities About Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning Grants for Interpreting America's Historic Places may be used by organizations to develop in detail the content, interpretive approach, and specific components of projects prior to implementation. Applicants for planning grants should already have defined the appropriate humanities content and themes in consultation with scholars and programming advisers. About Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning grants are being offered as part of the Interpreting America's Historic Places program, which supports public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to address themes and issues central to American history and culture. Projects may interpret a single historic site or house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger geographical region. The place taken as a whole must be significant to American history and the project must convey its historic importance to visitors.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html
Deadline : The deadline for the application is May 15 (but be forewarned - applications need to go through Grants.gov and it can take several days to complete the registration process.)
The National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) program is still a best bet for collections care funding for smaller institutions. NEH awards grants of up to $6,000 on a non-matching basis to support the preservation of materials in smaller libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations. Preservation Assistance Grants may be used for:
(1) General preservation assessments
(2) Consultations with professionals to address a specific preservation issue, need, or problem (such as: developing disaster preparedness and response plans; establishing environmental monitoring programs, instituting integrated pest management programs, and developing plans for improving environmental conditions or security or fire protection for collections; studying light levels in exhibition and storage spaces and recommending appropriate methods for controlling light and reducing damage to collections; developing plans for arranging, describing, and addressing the preservation needs of archival and manuscript holdings; developing detailed plans for improving storage or rehousing a collection; and assessing the conservation treatment needs of selected items in a collection.)
(3) Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies
(4) Purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities collections
(5) Education and Training
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Film Preservation Foundation
http://www.filmpreservation.org/sm_index.html
The National Film Preservation Foundation invites applications for its federally funded Preservation Grants. These cash grants will be awarded to nonprofit and public archives for laboratory work to preserve culturally and historically significant film materials. Most preservation awards will average in value from $3,000 to $5,000.
Also listed under Historic Preservation.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/program.html
Congress established the NHPRC grants program to promote the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage. Makes grants to state and local archives, colleges and universities, libraries, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations in the U.S.to help identify, preserve, and provide public access to records, photographs, and other materials that document American history.
Also listed under Arts and Cultural Activities; Humanities.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Digitizing Historical Records
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitizing.html
Deadline: October 2, 2006
The Commission seeks proposals to test and implement cost-effective methods to scan historical record collections and make digital versions freely available on the Internet. These pilot Digitizing Historical Records projects should develop models that can be used by other archives. Projects must focus on digitizing archival components that consist of nationally-significant materials. Archival components may be entire collections or series. The selected materials should already be processed so that projects can use existing information to create metadata for the digitized collection. The selected materials should include enough records to test the feasibility and value of disseminating large quantities of historical sources based on standard archival methods of description and arrangement (most likely using existing Encoded Archival Description finding aids).
(Last checked 06/14/06)
National Park Service
Heritage Preservation Services
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/
The Heritage Preservation Services programs of the National Park Service provides a number of funding programs for historical preservation scattered throughout this web site. Be sure to explore the Grants and Tax Credits subpage for information about the American Battlefield Protection Program, Challenge Cost-Share Program, Historic Preservation Fund, and the Tribal Preservation Program.
Also listed under Arts and Cultural Activities.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org/index.html
Sponsors a number of programs including: Community Partners Program, Preservation Services Fund, The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation, and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors. For more information, contact the trust via mail at 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: (202) 588-6054; fax: (202) 588-6038; E-mail: commpartners@nthp.org
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Partners for Sacred Places (PSP
http://www.sacredplaces.org/
Partners is the only national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization devoted to helping congregations and their communities sustain and actively use older and historic sacred places.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Preserve America Grants
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica/index.htm
Preserve America grants offer a new type of funding from the Federal Government to support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to recognizing, designating, and protecting local cultural resources.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Restore America Grants Program
http://www.nationaltrust.org/restore_america/index.html
HGTV's Restore America is a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Home & Garden Television (HGTV). Since 2003, HGTV's Restore America has provided 36 grants to projects across America that highlight the work of preservation. HGTV has told the story of these historic places through on-air and on-line content. In 2006 HGTV's Restore America will focus on the revitalization of places where people live, through grants for residential projects. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies are invited to apply for grants. Approximately 6 to 12 grants will be awarded for projects such as rehabilitation of single family residences or adaptive use of historic buildings for housing, creation of upper-floor apartments in Main Street communities, or restoration of Save America's Treasures sites that continue to have a residential use.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Save America's Treasures Grant Applications
http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/
Deadline: March 20
To preserve nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts, and historic structures and sites. These grants are administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and will be awarded through a competitive process.
Eligible activities : Conservation treatment and preservation of nationally significant intellectual and cultural collections. This includes documents, photographs, books, and works of art on paper.
Award Levels: $25,000 to $700,000 on a 1:1 matching basis.
Note : This year ALL applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, the Federal government grant Web site. Paper applications will not be accepted. Be sure to register EARLY with Grants.gov - the registration process can take up to 3 weeks.
For additional information contact the NPS at (202) 513-7270, ext. 6, or Save America's Treasures at the National Trust at (202) 588-6202.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Tax Incentives for Historic Buildings
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18833_18873-54162--,00.html
Historic buildings are tangible links with the past. They help give a community a sense of identity, stability and orientation. The federal and state governments encourage the preservation of historic buildings through various programs including federal and state income tax incentives and grant programs to support the rehabilitation of historic and older buildings. Check out this web page for more information.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
MSU Library visitors can also try searching "Historic Preservation" in the Foundation Directory Online Platinum Database for addition listings and/or "Restoration and Preservation" as a subject in the Grants Database.
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