If you have been following us on Instagram, then you know we love to share photos of preservation in action. Here you can discover the whole story behind many of the photos that we feature, from our Historic Sites and their collections to the work of our African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

Funding Opportunities

• Explore Available Grant Programs!

News

• Introducing the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places!
  This year’s list spotlights efforts to repurpose historic buildings & illustrates how resilience and recovery are intertwined with preservation.
• Preservation Serves All Americans
  Our goal remains to shape a regulatory, legislative, and policy landscape that facilitates preservation work because this work helps people.
• Preserving Black Churches Grantees Announced
  We're proud to announce that 30 historic houses of worship across the U.S. will receive a total of $8.5M in grants from the Preserving Black Churches program! Meet the grantees.
• Mark Your Calendar for PastForward 2025!
  Get all the up-to-date information about PastForward 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 16-18. Submit your suggestions on content, speakers, and Milwaukee area tours by January 10 for our Call for Ideas and nominate outstanding preservation work for a National Preservation Award.
• The National Trust Turns 75
  Join the celebration of 75 years of saving places and leading the historic preservation movement.
• President's Corner
  Browse recent articles and appearances by National Trust President and CEO Carol Quillen.

Preservation in Action

• Upcoming Webinars!
• Speak Up for Federal Historic Preservation Investment
  From the proposed FY2026 President’s budget to unreleased FY2025 historic preservation funding, advocates are needed to reach out to Congress. Join the growing coalition of suport for historic preservation funding.
• Making Your Voice Heard: 5 Issues Important to Historic Preservation
  Explore a resource list with tools and information necessary to effectively advocate for preservation. Learn about the challenges, how to take action, and what other organizations are leading the work on these five issues.
• Share Your Story!
  To help during this time of change, we need examples of how the federal government's actions affect people and communities. The more specific the examples, the better we can advocate for preservation.Share Your Story.
• HTC-GO Bill Reitroduced in Congress
  The new bipartisan Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act brings more value to the HTC, makes the credit easier to use, and encourages rehabilitation of smaller projects and projects in rural areas.Reach out to your members of Congress now, urge them to support HTC and request the inclusion of HTC-GO bill provisions in the emerging tax bill.
• May is Preservation Month
  Participate in Preservation Month this May with the theme "Harnessing the Power of Place." Browse a suite of resources to help you celebrate Preservation Month this year.
• FY26 Appropriations Report
  In March 2025, the National Trust released the annual Appropriations Report recommending funding levels for vital federal preservation programs. Browse the report.
• Preservation Priorities Task Force Infographics
  Looking for ways to engage stakeholders in your community on key issues facing the preservation movement? Check out these resources to help you make an impact!
• Explore the Action Center

Stories

• Explore the Underground Railroad in 8 Sites
• Women of Route 66 Lesson Plans
• 10 Steps to Start Saving Places
• Cutting Carbon: Resources for Preservationists
• Learn about the rediscovery of the Williamsburg Bray School.
• 16 Stunning Lighthouses from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast

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