The Preservation Austin is proud to offer financial support to a wide breadth of heritage-based projects across the city.
Donor Name: Preservation Austin
State: Texas
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Categories
The Grants Program awards funding in three categories
- Bricks and Mortar
- Qualifying expenses for Bricks and Mortar Grants include façade rehabilitation or restoration, window/door rehabilitation and repair, repair of siding or exterior materials, exterior painting, repair of façade items, porch repair, foundations, roofs, electrical, mechanical/HVAC and other structural improvements and/or stabilization. Grants are allowed for landscape features that contribute to a property’s historic significance.
- Education
- Education Grants support projects that foster a better understanding of Austin’s built history, including significant historical figures, cultural landscapes, cultural movements, sites, buildings, and neighborhoods. Projects may include, but are not limited to, oral histories, photography, art, film, apps and websites, neighborhood histories, and signage.
- Planning / Historic Resource Survey / Historic Designation
- Funds can be used for historic building conditions reports, engineering and rehabilitation plans, feasibility studies, historic resource surveys and updates of previous surveys, National Register nominations, and local historic designations for individual buildings and districts. Consultant and application fees qualify.
Funding Information
Matched Grants can provide up to $10,000 while the Rolling Grants are reviewed year round, offer up to $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups, and owners of individual or proposed landmarks may apply.
For more information, visit Preservation Austin.
