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NATIONAL

Basic Preservation Grants – National Film Preservation
Foundation

Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations, Government
Agency / Federally Recognized Tribe

Key Search Terms: Grants: Arts, Culture & Humanities

Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories

NATIONAL - HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Community Building Blocks Program

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations

Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations Key Search Terms: Grants: Historic Preservation & Resto-

Key Search Terms: Grants: Arts, Culture & Humanities, ration
FEDERAL AND STATE TAX CREDIT-BASED EQUITY INVESTMENT Grants: Historic Preservation & Restoration, Grants: Cultur- Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories
al Resources, Grants: Technical Assistance

The Historic Tax Credit (HTC) encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and reuse of historic Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories
buildings. The HTC program is formally known as the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program. The Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program (Com-
HTC program is administered by the National Park Service and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in partner- munity Forklift)
ship with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO) located in each state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. American Express Corporate Social Responsibility Grants Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations, Government
territories. Each individual state may also have its own tax credit program. (By Invitation Only) Agency / Federally Recognized Tribe

Tax credits can be utilized by for profit and nonprofit entities. However, the process can be very confusing, and Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations Key Search Terms: Grants: Historic Preservation & Resto-
we strongly recommend you enlist the services of a professional who knows how to navigate the program. ration, Grants: Rural, Barns & Farmland
Although the amount of money you can generate from tax credits changes based on legislative priorities, it Key Search Terms: Grants: Historic Preservation & Resto-
ration
is possible for a significant portion of your project could be financed through State and Federal Tax Credit Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories
Programs. Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories

You can learn more about State Tax Credits through your State’s Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). Find your Cultural Grants – Trust For Mutual Understanding
SHPO here.
American Heritage Grants Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations
You can learn more about Federal Historic Tax Credits Here.
Eligible Entities: Non-Profit Organizations Key Search Terms: Grants: Arts, Culture & Humanities,
LHAT currently has Allied Members who specialize in tax credits. You can contact them at: Grants: Travel Expenses, Grants: Historic Preservation &
Key Search Terms: Grants: Historic Preservation & Resto- Restoration, Grants: Cultural Resources
ration
Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories
BakerHostetler Plymouth Soundings, LLC Geographic Restrictions: All US States/Territories
Contact Information: Alexander Szilvas, Partner Contact Information: Darlene (Dee) Smolik, President
Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Suite 2000 213 Coyatee Shores, Loudon, TN 37774
Cleveland, OH 44114-1214 ds@plymouthsoundings.com
aszilvas@bakerlaw.com (865) 254-4343
(216) 861-7883 http://www.plymouthsoundings.com/
http://www.bakerlaw.com

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