The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) is under threat — and so are the historic places and stories it protects.

The President’s proposed FY 2026 budget would eliminate nearly all HPF funding, except for limited support for HBCU preservation grants.

This would dismantle the backbone of our national preservation infrastructure — including funding for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and critical grant programs — and put preservation efforts across the country at risk.

Worse still, although Congress passed funded for the HPF for FY 2025, those dollars still haven’t been released, delaying vital work and endangering countless jobs.

We can’t afford to lose momentum — especially as we approach America’s 250th anniversary in 2026. Now is the time to invest in our shared heritage, not abandon it.

Tell Congress: release the FY25 HPF funds now and fully fund the HPF in FY26.

Your voice matters. Urge your Congressional leaders to protect historic places to tell the full American story.