Discover grants for historical preservation and cultural heritage conservation. Funding supports the restoration, maintenance, and protection of historic buildings, landmarks, and monuments. Additional grants fund the preservation of artefacts and archives, along with projects that promote historical awareness and history-focused education.
Preservation funders range from state historic preservation offices to family foundations focused on a single landmark, so sorting by location and funding source above narrows the field quickly. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for historical-significance narratives and multi-phase restoration projects.
In-kind grants of products valued at up to $4,000 and one grant of up to $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International scientists affiliated with nonprofit and educational organizations to support animal habitat conservation research. Recipients will be provided with p...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, and individuals for preserving and archiving Latin music heritage. Funding is intended to preserve original media and source materials, support historically, a...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, individuals, societies, and groups to acknowledge outstanding achievements in flower preservation. One prize will be awarded for conservation work related to native orchid species in the United States, Canada...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International entities for conservation projects. The focus of the current grant cycle is forest preservation. Funding is intended for initiatives to protect rainforests, forests, and their inhabitants. Eligible projects can include educ...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International cultural organizations, museums, archives, historic houses, and libraries for activities to advance awareness of collections conservation. Funding is intended for programs and projects that assist underresou...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, and IHEs for the translation and preparation of humanities texts. Applications are encouraged for long-term and short-term editorial projects, as well as projects that ...
Awards to USA and Canada students at IHEs for presenting solutions to the human consumption of oceanic resources. The purpose of the initiative is to generate ideas about how marine resources can continue to be used without becoming depleted. The goal of the prog...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit cultural institutions and museums for artwork preservation projects. Funding is intended for the conservation of works of art that are of cultural and historical significance. Eligible artwork includes sculptures,...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for arts-based projects and scientific research. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of interest: art exhibitions, art preservation, art education, and general adv...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International professional researchers working in the field of conservation to conduct research at the funding source's Los Angeles institution. Funding is intended to provide an opportunity for scholars, interns, fellows, and senio...
Grants to Hawaii, California, Northwest Mexico, Chile, and Western Pacific nonprofit organizations for environmental conservation and protection programs. Funding is intended to support projects that promote ecosystem sustainability management and advance the cons...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and individual researchers for wildlife and plant protection initiatives. Priority will be given to species facing a high risk of extinction, especially endangered and critically end...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars, IHE faculty, and doctoral candidates to conduct research related to American History at an institution in New York City. Priority is given to research on topics related to the Cold War, slavery and abolition,...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, educational institutions, and for-profits for initiatives to protect sea turtles, with a priority for projects in American waters. Applicants must submit pre-proposals a...
Grants to USA and territories museums and government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and Tribal organizations applying on behalf of museums to increase their capacity to serve the public. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, and government agencies for initiatives that enhance museum services. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects th...
Grants to USA and territories museums, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities to develop the organizational capacity of African American museums. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to c...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, and government agencies to improve museum services. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects that use the transfo...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribes to enhance services in small museums. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to assist small museums of all d...
Grants to USA and territories museums, nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions of higher education to expand the capacity of cultural institutions with a focus on the American Latino community. Applicants are advised that required registrations may tak...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International research institutions for studies related to the management of solid waste. A pre-proposal must be submitted prior to applying. Research priorities include addressing the impacts of climate change, emerging contaminants, an...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribes for the creation of a nationwide searchable database of historic newspapers. Interested applicants are advised that required registrations may take as long...
Grants of up to $12,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for research and education projects with a focus on aquatic life. Eligible projects are those that enhance understanding of aquatic environments, hazards posed to coastal and ocean e...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International students and teams of students ages 4-18 to participate in a competition to develop innovative solutions to global problems. The competition was designed to inspire youth from around the world to solve real-life probl...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and IHEs for projects related to ocean conservation. Funding is specifically intended for projects related to supporting sustainable fishing and marine protected areas surrounding is...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and for-profits, and Canadian provinces and municipalities for commemorative memorials that honor Canada's servicemen. Funding is intended to support building new memorials or restor...
Grants of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and NGOs for emergency wildlife conservation efforts. Funding is intended to support applicants during crisis periods that directly impact wildlife. The purpose ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International investigators for geophysics and geology research. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended for a broad range of topics related to ocean basins, margins, an...
Grants of up to $5,000 and up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and government agencies for community projects that commemorate Canadian veterans. Funding is intended for events and resources that honor those who se...