Historic Renovation Grants

National Trust Preservation Fund

• This historic renovation grant is targeted to nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Your organization can receive from $500 to $5,000 in matching funds for educational programs as well as preservation planning. The funds can also be used toward paying a professional to help with architecture, engineering, fund-raising and other programs. Information can be obtained from a variety of offices around the United States, including:

  National Trust Preservation Fund
  Northeast Field Office
  7 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
  Fourth Floor
  Boston, MA 02109
  617-523-0885
  preservationnation.org

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors

• This grant is for houses that are on the National Historic Landmark list. If this applies to your building, this grant can be used to restore the interior. The grants rage from $2,500 to $10,000 and are available to individuals as well as business that are for-profit. Information is available from a variety of offices around the country, including:

  Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
  Southern Office
  456 King St.
  Charleston, SC 29503
  preservationnation.org

Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

• This historic renovation grant is for both nonprofits and public agencies. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the grant is for buildings that will "contribute to the preservation or the recapture of an authentic sense of place." These grants range from $2,500 to $10,000. You can find more about the fund by contacting one of a number of nationwide field offices, including:

  The Johanna Favrot Fund
  National Trust for Historic Preservation
  Western Office
  5 Third St., Suite 707
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  415-947-0692
  preservationnation.org

Save America's Treasures Grant

• This grant is available to those whose homes are on the National Register of Historic Places. If your house qualifies, then you can receive money from the National Park Service. However, since this is a matching grant, should you receive a certain amount of money from the Save America's Treasures Grant, you need to match it, dollar for dollar.

  Save America's Treasures Grant
  National Park Service
  1849 C St. NW
  Washington, DC 20240
  202-354-2020, ext. 1
  nps.gov