Funding Opportunities

 

A variety of funding opportunities exist for historic preservation-related projects across Arizona and the nation. Review the list below and click on the links for more information. If you know of additional financial resources or have questions, please contact us.

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Downloads

• 2025 Phoenix Conference: "Funding Resources Throughout the State," Stephanie Joyner, Arizona Humanities; Taylor Pineda, Arizona Community Foundation; Nina Gruber, Local First Arizona; Jessica LaPota, Arizona SHPO; and Jim McPherson, Arizona Preservation Foundation

• 2024 Prescott Conference: "Unlocking Arizona’s Heritage: Funding Opportunities & Grant Assistance with the Arizona Economic Resource Center," Jim McPherson, Arizona Preservation Foundation; and "Funding Opportunities at Arizona State Parks," Jessica LaPota, Arizona SHPO. Worksheet here. 

• 2023 Tucson Conference: "Exploring Funding Opportunities for Historic Preservation Projects in Arizona," Mickey Rogers, Arizona State Parks; Jessica LaPota, Arizona SHPO; and Jim McPherson, Arizona Preservation Foundation

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Links to Possible Funding Sources

• AARP Community Challenge Grant

• Arizona Community Foundation

• Arizona Community Foundation (regional affiliates)

• American Express Preservation Fund

• Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality Brownfields Grants

• Arizona Dept. of Revenue Conservation Easement Valuation

• Arizona Game & Fish Heritage Fund

• Arizona Humanities

• Arizona Low Income Housing Tax Credit

• Arizona Preservation Foundation Digital Innovation Grant

• Arizona Preservation Foundation Jumpstart Grant

• Arizona State Historic Property Tax Reclassification

  • Commercial

  • Residential

• Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund

• Arizona Public Service (APS) Community Giving

• City of Phoenix

  • Adaptive Reuse Program

  • Historic Preservation Bond Program

  • Industrial Development Authority (IDA) Bond Funds

  • New Market Tax Credits

• Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

• Conservation Easements

• Conventional Bank Financing (check with various financial institutions)

• Downtown Tucson Partnership Facade Improvement Program

• Federal Investment Tax Credit

• Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET)

• Main Street Technical Assistance Grant Program

• Municipal General Revenue Funding

• National Park Service 

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • National Trust Preservation Funds

  • Southwest Intervention Fund

• New Market Tax Credits

  • Chicanos por la Causa

  • City of Phoenix

  • Dudley Ventures

  • Local Initiatives Service Corp.

  • National Trust Community Investment Corp.

• Questers International

• Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

• Salt River Power (SRP) Corporate Giving Program

• Southwestern Foundation for Education & Historical Preservation

• Sustainable Communities Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Fund

• Tucson Electric Power (TEP) Corporate Giving Program

• Union Pacific Railroad Foundation

• USDA Rural Development Programs & Services

• Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

• 1772 Foundation