Federal grants to Ohio History Connection
Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio received $12.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid, with $8.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.4 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.6 million
- Largest award$2.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $4.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $1.6 million |
Programs that fund Ohio History Connection
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | 10 | $8.4 million |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | 1 | $319,511 |
| National Historical Publications and Records Grants | 6 | $307,668 |
| Museums for America | 1 | $249,411 |
| Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act | 2 | $198,573 |
| Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants | 1 | $75,000 |
| Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | 1 | $50,000 |
| National Leadership Grants | 1 | $49,340 |
| National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | 2 | $13,722 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 15 | $8.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 3 | $348,751 |
| National Archives and Records Administration | 6 | $307,668 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 1 | $305,502 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cf congressionally directed grants | Community Facilities Loans and Grants | June 5, 2024 | $2.8 million |
| 15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives available | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | July 14, 2025 | $1.4 million |
| 15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid (SHPO) sam.gov historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incen | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | March 1, 2024 | $1.4 million |
| 15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid (SHPO) sam.gov historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incen | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | June 1, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| FY2022 historic preservation fund annual grant | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | April 11, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| FY2021 historic preservation fund annual grant | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | June 23, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Appalachian region historic revitalization subgrant program | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | September 11, 2021 | $750,000 |
| 2020 hpf aacr - Ohio historical society, harriet beecher stowe house preservation | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | September 6, 2021 | $380,000 |
| National digital newspaper program in Ohio, round VI [Ohio history connection requests $319,511 from neh to digitize 100,000 pages of Ohio?s microfilmed newspapers to continue the national digital newspaper program in Ohio. By the end of 2020, ohc had digitized over 520,000 pages for chronicling ame | Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access | August 16, 2023 | $319,511 |
| The Ohio history connection will launch the “marking queer Ohio” project to identify the stories, spaces, and places that reflect the impact of lgbtq+ ohioans in shaping the state’s larger history. As part of its gay Ohio history initiative, the museum will partner with equality Ohio and a network o | Museums for America | July 11, 2022 | $249,810 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Ohio History Connection get?
$12.4 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Ohio History Connection the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $8.7 million in 15 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Institute of Museum and Library Services follow.
What is Ohio History Connection's largest federal grant?
$2.8 million under Community Facilities Loans and Grants, with its first action in the period on June 5, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Ohio History Connection?
Its largest are Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid, Community Facilities Loans and Grants and Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access.
Other grant recipients in Columbus
- Ohio Department of Medicaid
- Ohio Department of Education
- Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Ohio Department of Development
- Ohio Department of Health
- The Ohio State University
- The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management
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