While always a reason for celebration, the announcement of the 2020 June round grantees of the National Trust Preservation Fund (NTPF) is particularly unique. This grant opportunity came at a time when many in the preservation field felt a deep sense of economic uncertainty caused by the COVID...
We are thrilled to announce the 2020 recipients of the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors. Grants from these two funds will help preserve a diverse range of historic sites across the country. Between the two funds, the...
Thank you to everyone who tuned in to the most recent Forum Webinar , “ Finding Funding: The National Trust Grants Program .” Diana Maxwell, manager of grants at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, provided attendees with an overview of the National Trust's grant opportunities,...
This is the slide deck for the Forum Webinar "Finding Funding: The National Trust Grants Program" which took place on December 19. #PreservationFundGrants #AACHAF #ForumWebinar #Funding
National Trust Grants.pdf
Diana Maxwell, Manager of Grants at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, gives an overview of the National Trust's grant opportunities, including what's available, tips for your application, and more. #ForumWebinar #Funding #PreservationFundGrants #AACHAF
Earlier this month I took a memorable trip from Memphis, Tennessee, down to the Mississippi Delta with a group of preservation and history enthusiasts. Dr. Bill Ferris , the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and one of the nation’s leading scholars on the American...
By Kji Kelly Editor's note: In November 2017, Washington Hall was presented with a Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award at PastForward in Chicago. As Seattle’s only citywide public development authority, Historic Seattle has worked since 1974 to foster a more...
This past September, for the first time in the 335-year history of our nation’s original capital, the city of Philadelphia erected a public statue to honor an individual African American. The honoree in question was Octavius Catto, a black Philadelphian who successfully lobbied to desegregate...
Going into 2017 we know that we’ll be facing a number of challenges to saving places… We, as advocates, will have to work harder and more creatively to tell the stories of the people and places that comprise our diverse historical fabric and to ensure their protection. While I couldn’t see...