National Trust for Historic Preservation – African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
Country: United States
Amount: $50,000-$150,000
Term: 1 1/2 years
Deadline: February 14
Summary
Grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund are designed to advance historic preservation projects at sites related to Black history in the United States. Since its inception in 2017, the National Grant Program has awarded over 300 projects nationally. All projects concerning sites and themes related to African American cultural heritage are eligible. We are particularly interested in projects related to the following themes: Activism and Protest Movements; Achievement and Innovation (Education, Science, Business, Politics, etc.); Architecture designed by Black architects; Sites of enslavement; Washington-Rosenwald schools; Women’s history; LGBTQ+ history; Arts, culture, and creative expression; Intersectional history (Afro-Puerto Rican, Afro-Indigenous); Cemeteries and African burial grounds; HBCUs; and descendent and family-led projects.
Application Protocol
Apply via the National Trust website.
Grant Website
https://savingplaces.org/action-fund-guidelinesTheme
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