Funding Opportunities

Texas Historical Foundation grants provide funding to help nonprofit organizations save their own pieces of the state’s past.

Eligible recipients are 501(c)(3) organizations with a current project related to Texas history. Proposals for the following types of projects are considered quarterly for micro-grants up to $8,000 and annually for grants up to $25,000:

• Historic property preservation
• Events or programs promoting state history to the public
• Preservation of artifacts, archival materials, collections, or legal documents
• Texas history curriculum and educational programming
• Museum programming
• Publications and scholarly research in Texas history
• Archeology
• Cultural heritage and the arts 

Types of Funding 

QUARTERLY MICRO GRANTS

Texas Historical Foundation's Quarterly Grants Program is an open-submission application process considering applications from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits for funding up to $8,000. 

PDF applications are available to download below, and should be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. CT on the deadline dates listed on this page. Further instructions can be found on the cover page of the PDF application. All areas of the application must be completed and requested supporting documentation included in order to be considered. 

Within ten business days after grant decisions are made, all applicants will receive a letter informing them of their application status. Please see the FAQ page for more information about the application process. 

ANNUAL GRANTS  

Grant requests between $8,000 and $25,000 are reviewed annually. Eligible groups are 501(c)(3) designated organizations pursuing work within our program areas. For consideration, please submit a letter of inquiry detailing your project to grants@texashistoricalfoundation.org by no later than March 1, 2025. Letters submitted should include a primary contact for the proposal, as well as an email address, phone number, and mailing address. Approved funding for 2025 will be announced September 2025. The recipient of the 2024 Annual Grant award funding will be announced September 2024. For more information, please see the FAQ section.  

DUDA PRESERVATION AWARDS 

The Michael C. Duda Preservation Awards are a biennial funding program offering awards from $20,000-$100,000 to the top projects in architectural preservation and archeology. For information about the 2024 Awards, click here. 

Compliance & Reporting

Recipients must submit a follow-up report with accompanying documentation upon completion of the funded project or within one year of the grant disbursement, whichever occurs sooner.

If your project timeline has extended and you will not meet the completion date projected in your original proposal, please notify Foundation staff. Once the project is complete, a completion report should be sent within 90 days. Grant recipients with open THF-funded projects that are not current with reports are not eligible for additional grants until appropriate reports are submitted. 

Application Deadlines