Grant Funding Supports Community Engagement, Historic Survey, Fand Field Trips
National Trust awards $225,220 in grant funding to 45 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 February round, the National Trust awarded $225,220 in grants to 45 organizations in 17 states and the District of Columbia. While these grants are typically no more than $10,000, they are often catalytic in nature, leading to larger investments in these community organizations, illustrating how investment in preservation—no matter how small—leads to community revitalization. Apply to our upcoming grant rounds and sign up for email reminders.
Katlian Collective Incorporated | Juneau, Alaska
$5,000 for “Lingít Community Public Engagement within Sitka Indian Village”
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center | Fairbanks, Alaska
$5,000 for “Using Historic Resources to Inspire Stewardship”
ROSSIA | Anchorage, Alaska
$5,000 for “Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel (Ninilchik, AK) Interpretive Sign Design and Production"
Temple Beth El | Birmingham, Alabama
$2,250 for “Intern to Assist with Alabama Register Application for Historic Synagogue”
The Elmore Bolling Initiative | Lowndesboro, Alabama
$5,000 for “Lowndesboro School Historic Landscape Plan”
photo by: Jeff E. Newman
The front of the Albano/Woolworth building.
The Holland Project in Bessemer, Alabama will use $5,000 to support a structural assessment of the historic Albano/Woolworth building that is in danger of neglect. Constructed in 1890, the Albano/Woolworth is a 2-story brick building on the first lot that was sold during the founding of Bessemer in 1887. The Bank of Commerce occupied the ground floor in the 1890s until F.W. Woolworth Company converted the building into a pharmacy in 1951.
Magnolia Cemetery Association | Helena West Helena, Arkansas
$5,000 for “Magnolia Cemetery Group Mapping and Preservation Initiative”
Union Chapel Community Center, Inc. | Springfield, Arkansas
$5,000 for “Union Chapel Rosenwald Schoolhouse Roof and Structural Repair Plan”
Guidestone | Salida, Colorado
$5,470 for “Hutchinson Homestead Ranch House Porch and Exterior Woodwork Preservation Repairs”
Rocky Mountain Land Library | Denver, Colorado
$10,000 for “Economic Feasibility Study for Adaptive Reuse of the National Register–Listed Buffalo Peaks Ranch”
Association for Preservation Technology | Washington, DC
$5,000 for “Engaging the Next Generation: Enhancing Technical Programming for Students & Emerging Professionals”
FDR Memorial Legacy Committee | Washington, DC
$5,000 for “Survey Project of Fountain in Room Two of the FDR Memorial in Washington, DC”
Scenic America | Washington, DC
$5,000 for “Placemaking Toolkit for Resources-Constrained Communities”
Fort DuPont Redevelopment & Preservation Corp. | Delaware City, Delaware
$5,000 for “Fort DuPont Chapel Accessibility & Restroom Implementation Plan”
Brucemore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
$5,000 for “Initial Filming of Brucemore’s Formal Garden Restoration Documentary”
Des Moines County Historical Society | Burlington, Iowa
$5,000 for “Burlington, 1897”
Hilltop Campus Village | Davenport, Iowa
$5,000 for “Modernize and Overhaul the Hilltop Website to Better Promote the Main Street District”
Loretto Motherhouse | Louisville, Kentucky
$5,000 for “Loretto Motherhouse Historic Grotto Preservation Planning & Condition Assessment”
Leona Tate Foundation for Change, Inc. | New Orleans, Louisiana
$5,000 for “Leona Tate Foundation for Change (LTFC) Storytellers’ Experience Field Trips”
Louisiana Landmarks Society | New Orleans, Louisiana
$5,000 for “Bayou St. John Partnership - Educational Program Series”
Louisiana Main Street Managers Association | New Iberia, Louisiana
$10,000 for “Sponsorship of 2026 Destination Downtown Conference”
Nous Foundation | New Orleans, Louisiana
$5,000 for “Héritage: French Quarter Francophone Preservation Project”
Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
$5,000 for “Historic Preservation Educational Materials for Schools and Homeowners”
River Road African American Museum | New Orleans, Louisiana
$5,000 for “True Friends Benevolent Society Hall Restoration Strategic Fundraising Plan”
Boston By Foot | Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 for “Boston By Foot Video Series - Season 1”
Boston Preservation Alliance, Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 for “Preservation Advocacy Resource Hub”
Second Church in Dorchester, A Church of the Nazarene | Dorchester, Massachusetts
$4,000 for “Financial Feasibility Study for the Historic Second Church Meeting House”
The Governor’s Academy | Byfield, Massachusetts
$5,000 for “Development of an Historic Landscape Master Plan for the Christiana D. Morgan Tower”
Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE | New Bedford, Massachusetts
$3,000 for “Connecting Community to Funding: Engagement on the Open Door Revolving Loan Fund Program”
Northern Bedrock Conservation Corps. | Duluth, Minnesota
$5,000 for “Trades in Transition: Preserving Rural Craft Businesses Through Mentorship and Ownership”
Missouri Main Street Connection, Inc. | Branson, Missouri
$3,000 for “MMSC’s 20th Anniversary Service Project-Highlighting Main Street Community History & Progress”
The Whitfield Historical Foundation | St. Louis, Missouri
$5,000 for “Saving Cropperville Project”
USDA FS Lolo National Forest | Missoula, Montana
$2,500 for “West Fork Butte Lookout Structure Foundation Assessment”
New Horizons Community Foundation | Yukon, Oklahoma
$5,000 for “Preservation Planning for the Historic Downtown Masonic Temple in El Reno, Oklahoma”
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photo by: Robert A. Bowlby
The exterior of the Prairie House in 1961.
The Prairie House Preservation Society in Norman, Oklahoma will use $5,000 to engage a Capital Campaign Coordinator to support the implementation of a conservation plan for the restoration and long-term stewardship of the Prairie House, an internationally recognized architectural landmark designed by Herb Greene in 1960. Listed on Preservation Oklahoma’s Most Endangered List, the house represents a revolutionary movement that emerged in Oklahoma from the American School ethos of Bruce Goff.
Preservation Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
$5,000 for “Strategic Planning to Plan Success and Growth for Preservation Oklahoma”
Cheyenne River Youth Project | Eagle Butte, South Dakota
$5,000 for “Preservation Planning for Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi- Phase 2”
Clay History and Education Services, Inc. | Dallas, Texas
$5,000 for “Preserving our 40 Acres: Retaining, Reclaiming and Reusing Historic African American Spaces in Texas”
Friends of the Texas Historical Commission | Austin, Texas
$5,000 for “Preservation Scholars Program 2026”
Judd Foundation | Marfa, Texas
$5,000 for “Educational Materials for Donald Judd’s Ranch Office”
The Galveston Center for Transportation and Commerce | Galveston, Texas
$5,000 for “Glen Fee: The Last Existing Railcar of The Freedom Train Renovation and Interpretive Exhibit”
The Heritage Society | Houston, Texas
$5,000 for “Astrodome History Exhibition – ‘8th Wonder of the World’"
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust | Vancouver, Washington
$5,000 for “Providence Academy Accessibility Improvements Plans”
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation | Seattle, Washington
$5,000 for “2026 Youth Heritage Project in Ellensburg”
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