The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office provides exterior rehabilitation assistance to help residents sensitively rehabilitate historic homes while promoting reinvestment in Phoenix’s historic neighborhoods.
Donor Name: City of Phoenix
State: Arizona
City: Phoenix
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program makes monies available to private property owners to complete exterior rehabilitation, repair or restoration work on historic homes continuing to serve a residential purpose.
The goal of the Exterior Rehabilitation Program is to promote the preservation of historic buildings through proper rehabilitation. A successful rehabilitation is one that retains, preserves and protects as much of the original historic fabric as possible. It also preserves the original character-defining architectural elements of a particular building.
Funding Information
The program reimburses owners on a 50/50 matching basis for pre-approved work with grant funding between $5,000 and $20,000 per project.
Eligible Improvements
All work performed must be exterior work, which results in the repair, improvement, reconstruction, maintenance or enhancement of the facades or exterior faces of the subject property. Eligible exterior work may include:
- Roof repairs/replacement
- Foundation repairs
- Structural rehabilitation/reinforcement
- Exterior wall repairs
- Masonry/stucco repairs
- Exterior window and doors repairs
- Porch and step rehabilitation
- Cornice and parapet repairs
- Re-painting (if a part of an eligible repair)
- Historic garage, guest house or carport rehabilitation
- Reversal of previous inappropriate alterations
- Demolition of non-historic additions
- Reconstruction of original architectural elements based on documentation/evidence
- Interior work may be eligible only if necessary to stabilize or structurally support the building’s historic exteriors.
Eligibility Criteria
- Owners of any contributing or potentially contributing historic residential property that is listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register, either individually or within a historic district, are eligible to apply. The property does not need to be owner-occupied. Employees of the City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department and their families are not eligible for Exterior Rehabilitation Program funds.
- To be considered for funding, applicants must own the property to be rehabilitated or provide legal authorization from the owner for the applicant to apply for funding, along with evidence of the owner’s willingness to execute all legal agreements. Applicants may also be asked to provide evidence of demonstrated site control through a lease, signed purchase contract or option to purchase.
For more information, visit City of Phoenix.
