Funding Opportunities

Texas Historical Foundation grants provide funding to help communities save their own pieces of our 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 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 

Our Funding Programs

QUARTERLY MICRO GRANTS

Texas Historical Foundation's Quarterly Micro Grants Program is an open-submission process that seeks to augment or seed historic preservation efforts at the community level. THF considers applications from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits for funding up to $8,000.

We are excited to introduce our new THF Grants Portal and a new streamlined model for Quarterly Micro Grants in the Summer 2025 cycle. Prospective applicants are invited to create a THF Grants Portal account to submit a letter of inquiry (LOI) for consideration. 

LOIs are considered on a quarterly basis at the dates below: 

LOI proposals are accepted until midnight CT on the deadline date; LOIs submitted after that time automatically roll over to the next funding cycle. All LOI submissions will receive responses at the timeline above, with selected proposals invited to complete an application at that time. Funding will be awarded: 

• Summer 2025 - First week of August, 2025 
• Fall 2025 - First week of November, 2025 
• Winter 2025-2026 - First week of February, 2026 
• Spring 2026 - First week of May, 2026 

ANNUAL GRANTS  

Grant requests up to $25,000 are reviewed annually. Eligible groups are 501(c)(3) designated organizations pursuing work within our program areas. 

Annual Grants 2025 Cycle

For consideration, please submit a letter of inquiry (LOI) 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. Responses to all submissions will be provided the first week of May 2025, with select proposals invited to complete an application at that time. Approved funding for Annual Grants 2025 will be announced early August 2025. For more information, please see the FAQ section.  

Annual Grants 2026 Cycle

Submissions for Annual Grants 2026 will open in September 2025, accepting requests up to $30,000 from 501(c)(3) organizations with an active historic preservation project. Prospective applicants are invited to submit a two-page letter of inquiry (LOI) using the THF Grants Portal by March 1, 2026. For tips on what THF looks for in an LOI, visit our 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. Submissions for the 2026 Duda Preservation Awards open in June 2025. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) and governmental entities with a track record of excellence in architectural preservation and an active project preserving historic architecture. To receive news and updates on the 2026 Duda Preservation Awards, click here.