Grant Programs

Funding from the National Trust is awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies, and the majority of our funding is awarded for planning and education projects through our National Trust Preservation Funds grant program.

National Trust Preservation Funds

Grants from the National Trust Preservation Funds encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects. Grants are awarded annually in three competitive rounds:

February 1
June 1
October 1

For more information on this program, and to learn how to apply, please read about our guidelines and eligibility parameters.

Special Programs

In addition to the National Trust Preservation Funds, the National Trust operates a series of more specific funds with various deadlines throughout the year including:

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund - Eastern Shore of Maryland
Battlefield Preservation Fund
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors
Emergency/Intervention Funding
Hart Family Fund for Small Towns
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative
Henry A. Jordan, M.D., Preservation Excellence Fund - Mid-Atlantic States
Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation
The Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer Preservation Fund for Kentucky
Louis J. Appell, Jr., Preservation Fund for Central Pennsylvania
National Fund for Sacred Places
Peter Grant Fund for Colorado
Peter H. Brink Leadership Fund
Preserving Black Churches
Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai’i
Southwest Intervention Fund- Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, West Texas
Telling the Full History Preservation Fund

Learn more about these fund guidelines and deadlines.

Learn how a grant from the National Trust might be available to kickstart a preservation project in your hometown.

Current Grantees

Current grantees with any questions should visit our page for current grantees, or contact the grants office by emailing Grants@savingplaces.org.