Grants

Maryland Two Fifty Grants

These grants will all reopen in early 2025. Stay tuned for updates!

Citizen Academy Grant
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Grant Type: Small Grant

MD Two Fifty Fellows Paid Internship Grant (Closed)
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Grant Type: Small Grant

Inclusive History Grant (Closed)
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Application for review (PDF)
Guidelines
FAQs
Grant Type: Small Grant

Federal Grants

Federal Resource Grant Resource Guide
America250’s Federal Grant Resource Guide for State, Territory, National, and Tribal Partners
Grant Type: Federal

Institute of Museum and Library Services
20+ grant programs for museums, libraries, and tribal organizations, with various deadlines and criteria
Grant Type: Federal

Library of Congress: Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Grants for Artist/Scholar in Residence program, Libraries/Archives/Museums, and Higher Education
Grant Type: Federal

Library of Congress: Of the People: Widening the Path
Grant Type: Federal

National Endowment for the Arts
Grants for art projects, Challenge America grants for small organizations, Our Town grants for creative placemaking using arts, culture, and design, Partnership Agreement Grants, Research Awards, Creative Writing Fellowships, and Translation Fellowships
Grant Type: Federal

National Endowment for the Humanities
46 grant opportunities for individuals and organizations
Grant Type: Federal

National Park Service
African American Civil Rights grant program
Grant Type: Federal

National Park Service: Save America’s Treasures
2 grant programs: Preservation projects for properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places for national significance or designated a national landmark, and projects involving collections including artifacts, museum collections, documents, sculptures, and other works of art
Grant Type: Federal

National Park Service: Semiquincentennial
Grants for local governments, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and tribes, for buildings, structures, sites, districts, and objects listed in the National Register of Historic Places, from before the year 1801.
Grant Type: Federal

National Park Service: State, Tribal, and Local
5 grant programs: Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant, African American Civil Rights grant, Save America’s Treasures grant, Historic Preservation Fund Apportionment update, and Historic Preservation Fund Competitive grant
Grant Type: Federal

US Department of Education
5 grant opportunities from the US Department of Education
Grant Type: Federal

Underrepresented Communities Grants
The National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) works towards diversifying listings submitted to the National Register of Historic Places. URC grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and are administered by the NPS. 
Grant Type: Federal

State Grants

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
Grant opportunities
Grant Type: State

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture/ Maryland Historical Trust
FY 24 African American Heritage Preservation Program Grant
Grant Type: State

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Grants
Grant Type: State

Maryland Historical Trust
Grant opportunities
Grant Type: State

Maryland Heritage Areas Program
Grants, loans, tax credits
Grant Type: State

Maryland State Arts Council
Grant opportunities
Grant Type: State

Maryland State Arts Council
Creativity Grant for General Operating Support
Grant Type: State

Maryland State Arts Council
Creativity Grant for Projects
Grant Type: State

Maryland State Library
Grants for Maryland Public Libraries
Grant Type: State

Rural Maryland Council
Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund
Grant Type: State

Rural Maryland Council
Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund
Grant Type: State

Revitalizing Rural Maryland
Preservation Maryland
Grant Type: Private

FY 2025 PAAM New Artworks Grant
Maryland Arts Council
Grant Type: State

Local Grants

Tourism Reinvestment in Promotion and Product Program
Tourism Council of Frederick County, Inc.
Grant Type: Local

Private Grants

Maryland Humanities
Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity
Grant Type: Private

Middendorf Foundation
Historic Preservation
Grant Type: Private

National Trust for Historic Preservation
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund National Grant Program
Grant Type: Private

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Conserving Black Modernism
Grant Type: Private

National Trust for Historic Preservation
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative
Grant Type: Private

National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Fund for Sacred Places
Grant Type: Private

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preserving Black Churches
Grant Type: Private

Nora Roberts Foundation
Grant Type: Private

Preservation Maryland
The Heritage Fund is a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources, with historic sites, buildings, districts, objects, and archaeological resources eligible.
Grant Type: Private

William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Helping Communities Celebrate and Preserve Their History
Grant Type: Private

Hometown Heritage Marker Grant Program
The Hometown Heritage™ grant program commemorates people, places, things or events that are historically significant to the larger community and beyond with historical roadside markers. This nationwide program seeks to capture local history, especially for those in states without marker programs or for subjects which may not qualify for the applicant’s state marker program. Hometown Heritage helps communities to commemorate and preserve important historic milestones. The emblem at the top of each marker will display an outline of the state where the marker is placed.
Grant Type: Private

Miller History Fund
The Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. History Fund provides support for projects at museums, historical societies, libraries, and other repositories throughout the state of Maryland. Special focus will be given to 250-focused projects.
Grant Type: Private

Preserving America Grant
Grant funds will support projects focused on the American Revolution in preparation for our country’s 250th anniversary. If your organization need funds to restore an historical object or structure that relates to the Revolutionary War, or to educate visitors about your site’s involvement in America’s struggle for independence, we may be able to help!
Grant Type: Private