# Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants (15.966)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-966-historic-preservation-fund-grants-in-aid-for-competitive/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $65.6 million in 151 grants, about $434,306 per award.

## Objectives

The objectives of the competitive grant programs under this Assistance Listing are broad but are all generally intended to provide funding to document and preserve cultural resources that are important to American history. Following Congressional guidance, specific grant programs emphasize social, cultural, or historic themes and target funding to historic events like the struggle for civil and equal rights in the United States, documenting and preserving the stories of underrepresented communities, or preserving sites associated with the founding of the nation.
Examples of grant programs could include: African American Civil Rights, Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization, History of Equal Rights, Semiquincentennial, Underrepresented Communities, Tribal Heritage, and future competitive grant programs as may be created by Congress.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $4.7 million | 12 |
| 2025 | $60.9 million | 139 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, Al Legacy Foundation, Inc | Alabama | $3.0 million |
| Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. | Georgia | $1.2 million |
| Michigan Strategic Fund | Michigan | $825,000 |
| Koinonia Farm, Inc. | Georgia | $825,000 |
| Historic Commission Alabama | Alabama | $767,000 |
| East Tennessee Development District | Tennessee | $750,000 |
| Mississippi Heritage Trust Inc | Mississippi | $750,000 |
| Atlantic City Inc, City of | New Jersey | $750,000 |
| Historic Annapolis, Inc. | Maryland | $750,000 |
| Boggs Rural Life Center, Inc | Georgia | $750,000 |
| Historic Jayhawk Theatre, Inc. | Kansas | $750,000 |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey | $750,000 |
| Augusta Canal Authority | Georgia | $750,000 |
| City of Maquoketa | Iowa | $750,000 |
| Preserve Rhode Island | Rhode Island | $750,000 |
| Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | Oregon | $750,000 |
| Brookland Center for Community Economic Change | South Carolina | $750,000 |
| Open Design Collective, Inc | Oklahoma | $750,000 |
| Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, Inc. | Georgia | $750,000 |
| Preservation Trust of Vermont, Inc. | Vermont | $750,000 |