Historic HomeWorks Forum

[johnleeke]

Finding Grants and Funding Sources

It's a myth that grants are only available to non-profit organizations. There are many grant and funding programs available directly to homeowners. Many states, cities and towns have grant programs for homeowners. For example:

South Dakota's Deadwood Fund Grant Program, matching dollar grants to homeowners:
http://www.sdhistory.org/HP/hp_deadwfg.htm

Boston's Historic HomeWorks
(not related to my own John Leeke's HistoricHomeWorks)
http://www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/hos/A_Historic_HomeWorks.asp

Also there is the $4,000 window restoration grant from the city of Aurora, IL, a preservation program to assist with exterior renovations.

Contact your state, county, or city housing authority or historic preservation office.

Always check with your State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Here is a list of all SHPO offices:

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/shpolist.htm

Also check with your regional office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP):

http://www.preservationnation.org/about-us/regional-offices/


Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress
and the Foundation Center. The publication lists 1,725 grants of $5,000 or
more awarded by 474 foundations from 2003 through 2007. It covers grants to public, academic, research, school, and special libraries, and to archives and museums for activities related to conservation and preservation.

http://www.loc.gov/preserv/foundtn-grants.html