Grant Funding Supports Stewardship, Context Studies, and Interpretation Planning
National Trust Awards $165,365 in grant funding to 30 organizations nationwide.
The National Trust Preservation Fund, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s small-dollar grant program, has been providing catalytic funding to organizations across the country for over 50 years. In the October round, the National Trust received 47 eligible applications and awarded $165,365 in grants to 30 organizations in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Learn how you can apply to our upcoming grant rounds and sign up for email reminders about our grant programs.
photo by: Len Segal
Front facade of Boulder Theater
Historic Boulder, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado will use $10,000 to support the rehabilitation of Boulder Theater’s front facade, including the stucco, masonry, and windows. Boulder Theater first opened in 1906 as the Curran Opera House and was rebuilt in 1936 as a movie theater. Since the 1970s, it has operated as a popular multi-use cultural facility. A local landmark, Boulder Theater has one of the most distinctive facades in Downtown Boulder, featuring a unique Art Deco rising sun motif, terra cotta, and glass compositions.
Main Street Leeds | Leeds, Alabama
$5,000 for “Leeds Commercial District Overlay”
Friends of the Michael White Adobe | San Marino, California
$4,000 for “Welcome to the Virtual Museum of the Michael White Adobe in San Marino”
Holy Cross Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco | Colma, California
$5,000 for “Historic Preservation Feasibility Study for Old Lodge 1595 Mission Road”
Japanese American National Museum | Los Angeles, California
$5,000 for “Tours of Historic Little Tokyo”
Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance | Cortez, Colorado
$10,000 for “Strengthening Cultural Site Stewardship at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument”
Association for Preservation Technology | Washington, DC
$5,000 for “Expanding Preservation Technical Programming Access for Students and Emerging Professionals”
DC Preservation League | Washington, DC
$5,000 for “Black Women Suffrage Context Study”
Church of the Holy City | Wilmington, Delaware
$5,000 for “Phase Two Restorations at the Church of the Holy City: Bid Documents and Construction Administration”
Wananalua Congregational Church | Hana, Hawai’i
$10,000 for “Wananalua Restoration Creation of Construction Documents”
Hilltop Campus Village | Davenport, Iowa
$2,500 for “Master Plan for the Hilltop Campus Village National Main Street District”
Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation | Lexington, Kentucky
$3,250 for “Virtual Tour of Historic Log and Stone Buildings in Central Kentucky”
Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, Louisiana
$5,000 for “Imagine St. James Parish”
Louisiana Main Street Managers Association | New Iberia, Louisiana
$5,000 for “2025 Educational Speaker Series – Louisiana Main Street Quarterly Meetings”
Leverett Historical Commission | Leverett, Massachusetts
$4,415 for “Graves’ Ironworks Archaeological Survey and Mapping”
The Governor's Academy | Byfield, Massachusetts
$5,000 for “Architectural Assessments of the Christiana D. Morgan Tower
Lansing Parks and Recreation | Lansing, Michigan
$5,000 for “Historic Structure Report for the Turner-Dodge House”
Michigan Historic Preservation Network | Lansing, Michigan
$5,000 for “Marketing Strategy & Brand Platform Project”
Underground Railroad Society of Cass County | Vandalia, Michigan
$2,500 for “National Register Application for Brownsville School #1”
Missouri Main Street Connection, Inc. | Branson, Missouri
$5,000 for “Get to Know History Around Your Community and Region – Preservation Month 2025”
City of Hendersonville | Hendersonville, North Carolina
$3,000 for “City of Hendersonville, NC Underrepresented Communities Preservation Project”
Pierce Chapel AME Zion Church | Clarkton, North Carolina
$4,500 for “Historic Structure Report for Pierce Chapel AME Zion Church and Porterville School”
Newport Restoration Foundation | Newport, Rhode Island
$5,000 for “Lead Paint Adaptation and Abatement Strategies for Historic Windows: Report & Educational Materials”
Astrodome Conservancy | Houston, Texas
$20,000 for “Astrodome Embodied Carbon Assessment & Report”
Bayou Preservation Association | Houston, Texas
$5,000 for “Heritage Preserved: Planning & Capacity Building for Houston’s Historic African American Cemetery”
photo by: David Thomas
Front of Brenham Historic Bus Depot.
The Brenham Heritage Museum in Brenham, Texas will use $5,000 to assess the deteriorating rafters and other internal structural issues that threaten the historic Brenham Bus Depot. Built in 1947 in the Art Deco style by the Kerrville Bus Company, the station ceased operations in 2007. The Brenham Heritage Museum purchased the building in 2008 and rehabilitated it into the Bus Depot Gallery, a museum and community event space. Restoration efforts will ensure this iconic building continues to be a cornerstone of the revitalized downtown historic district.
City of Harlingen | Harlingen, Texas
$8,000 for “Harlingen Historic Resources Survey”
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum | Wytheville, Virginia
$5,000 for “Preservation Planning for the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace and Childhood Home”
The Dunnington Mansion Foundation | Farmville, Virginia
$3,200 for “Economic Impact Study (Tourism) for the Rehabilitation of Historic Dunnington Mansion”
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