Grants
We are pleased to share the following federal, state, local, and private grant funders, to help counties, towns, and organizations across Maryland identify potential funding sources for the MD TwoFifty commemoration. This list will be updated with additional information when available.
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
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 Art Council
Grant opportunities
Grant Type: State
Maryland State Art 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
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