Historic preservation grants
Grants for restoring historic buildings, including houses of worship and downtown storefronts.
- 2 open
- 1 rolling
- 1 upcoming
- Next deadline December 11, 2026
From companies, foundations and states
- ApplyANYTIME
Community Development Investment Grant
State of Wisconsin · Local governments
WEDC grants of generally up to $250,000 for downtown building projects (adaptive reuse, infill, historic preservation), submitted by the municipality.
- Opens12 JAN
National Fund for Sacred Places
National Fund for Sacred Places · Churches
Matching grants of $50,000 to $500,000 plus training for congregations restoring historic houses of worship that serve their communities.
- StatusVARIES
Kansas HEAL grants
State of Kansas · Small businesses, Nonprofits
Historic Economic Asset Lifeline grants to bring vacant rural Kansas downtown buildings back into use; $1.5 million in the seventh round.
- Closed28 AUG
Tennessee Downtown Improvement Grant
State of Tennessee · Local governments, Nonprofits
Grants of up to $300,000 for Tennessee Main Street and Tennessee Downtowns communities, including façade work on for-profit and nonprofit commercial buildings.
Federal grants
Open and forecast opportunities from Grants.gov that match this cause, soonest deadline first.
- Closes11 DEC
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
DoD · Others
Key programmatic objectives of the DoN HBCU/MI Program are achieved through the implementation and performance of three program goals: • enhancing the research and educational capabilities of HBCU/MIs in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the defense mission of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, • encouraging cross-institutional, collaborat
- Closes19 OCT
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
NSF · Others
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program was established in response to direction provided in the Senate Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Report (Senate Report 115-139), and is built on prior and continuing efforts by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to str
Questions
When do historic preservation grants close?
The next deadline is December 11, 2026 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program. One program takes applications at any time.
Are there grants for restoring a historic church?
Yes. The National Fund for Sacred Places gives matching grants of $50,000 to $500,000 for capital projects at historic houses of worship.
Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?
No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.