Sharing an announcement from the National Trust for Historic Preservation - grants available

[Katrina Ringler [KSHS]]

 

 

 

Honor Black History: Grant Funding Available The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund currently has three grant programs available to showcase the beauty and complexity of Black history and culture in America, while underscoring the urgent need to protect, preserve and interpret these invaluable American assets. MORE»

 

Action Fund National Grant Program

The Action Fund National Grant Program advances ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes that represent African American cultural heritage. Funding supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project Planning, and Programming and Interpretation.

• Applications due February 14, 2025
• Guidelines and Application

 

Descendant and Family Stewardship Initiative

Supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Action Fund’s Descendant and Family Stewardship Initiative supports descendant community and family-led organizations to be leaders in the physical preservation, interpretative programming, management, and governance of historic African American places.

• Letter of Intent (LOI) due February 24, 2025
• Full Applications due May 8, 2025
• Guidelines and Application

 

Conserving Black Modernism

In partnership with the Getty Foundation, the Conserving Black Modernism grant program is designed to empower and equip preservationists and stewards with funding and technical support to preserve the material heritage, innovation, and legacy of modern architectural sites designed by Black architects.

• Applications due March 14, 2025
• Program Information
• Guidelines and Application