Have a vision?
Check out these funding opportunities!

Creating special places in our towns and cities can be a difficult and daunting task. Grants are an excellent resource and we have done some of the legwork for you! See below for available opportunities.

FEDERAL GRANTS

National Endowment for the Arts

Grants for Arts Projects
These grants support arts projects that use the arts to unite and heal in response to current events; celebrate our creativity and cultural heritage; invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values; and enrich humanity. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The deadline for submission is July 8, 2021. For more information, see the National Endowment for the Arts' Grants for Arts website.

Our Town Grants
Our Town grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. These projects require a partnership between a nonprofit organization and a local government entity, with one of the partners being a cultural organization and should engage in partnership with other sectors. Cost-share/matching grants range from $25,000 to $150,000. Check out the National Endowment for the Arts website for grant guidelines. The grant deadline is Thursday, August 5, 2021.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
This NEH grant program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures. For more information, see the National Endowment for the Humanities website.

STATE GRANTS

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Community and Economic Enhancement (Proposition 68) Grants
The Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program funds projects that benefit Delta communities in order to sustain the Delta’s heritage and enhance the unique values of the Delta today. Program priorities include recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, and environmental education. Additionally, the program focuses on increasing public access to recreational opportunities in order to promote a robust Delta economy. For more information, visit the Delta Conservancy’s Proposition 68 Grant webpage.

NATIONAL TRUST COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Irvin Henderson Main Street Revitalization Fund
The National Trust Community Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, provides up to $2 million in tax credit financing for transformational historic rehabilitation projects in low-income Main Street communities. For more details, visit the National Trust Community Investment Corporation website.

New Markets Tax Credits
The National Trust Community Investment Corporation uses tax credit allocations to finance historic rehabilitation projects located in severely distressed low-income communities that provide significant community impact and are consistent with their preservation-based community development mission. For more details, visit the National Trust Community Investment Corporation website.

OTHER FUNDING

Teichert Foundation Grants
The Teichert Foundation is considering grant requests in categories such as civic improvement and historical restoration, community and social services, culture and the arts, education, environmental planning and preservation, and transportation and planning. The application period is open between July 1, 2021 and August 27, 2021. Visit the Teichert Foundation website for more information.