The Baltimore National Heritage Area’s (BNHA) Small Capital Grant Program is designed to provide small, but strategic investments in capital projects that promote heritage tourism in Baltimore City.
Donor Name: Baltimore National Heritage Area
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Funding Information
Up to $20,000 with a one-to-one matching requirement by applicants (the match can be any combination of cash and/or in-kind services). Required match must be from a non-city funding source.
Grant Period
All grant funds must be expended within 24 months of the date of the award, unless the BNHA agrees in writing to an extension of the grant period.
Eligible Activities
The following capital projects or activities may be assisted:
- Acquisition
- The acquisition of fee title or interest other than fee title of real property. Note: For acquisition projects, BHAA will fund up to 50% of the average of two appraisals of the subject property.
- Development
- New construction, or repair or alteration of an existing building, structure, or site which makes possible a contemporary use while preserving those features of the property which are significant to its historical, architectural, and cultural values.
- Preservation
- Activities directed to sustain the existing form, integrity, and material of a building, structure, or site.
- Restoration
- Activities directed to accurately recovering the form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work or by the replacement of missing earlier work.
- Murals
- Murals that are accessible to the public AND with interpretative content that celebrates Baltimore’s history, culture, and heritage.
Geographical Focus
All projects within Baltimore City are eligible for this grant program.
Who May Apply?
To be eligible for a Small Capital Grant, applicant organizations must meet each of the following criteria:
- Be a non-profit organization in good standing with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation,
- Have the legal capacity and authority to incur obligations involved under the grant program,
- Be located in Baltimore City. Note: This is the only BNHA grant program available for organizations located in all of Baltimore City.
For more information, visit BNHA.
