The Heritage Fund, a cooperative effort of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, is now accepting applications. Since 1996, the Heritage Fund has distributed over $1M to over 450 preservation projects across the state, leveraging over $18M in total project funds. 

The Heritage Fund provides direct assistance for the protection of historical and cultural resources and promotes innovative demonstration projects that can be successfully replicated to meet Maryland’s historic preservation needs and is only open to non-profit organizations, including religious institutions, and units of local government. 

All program and application information is available here on our website under “Grantmaking” or directly here. 

During FY24, the Heritage Fund awarded a total of $119,200 to 17 projects across Maryland. Click here to learn more about the funded projects. This year a total of $125,600 is available. 

Virtual Information Sessions:

Preservation Maryland will be hosting three virtual sessions for perspective applicants to learn more about the program and address specific questions they may have:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – Heritage Fund Virtual Information Session
This will be a webinar presentation providing an overview of the program followed by a Q&A

Friday, February 21, 2025, 12:30 PM – Heritage Fund Office Hours – February Session

Friday, March 14, 2025, 12:30 PM – Heritage Fund Office Hours – March Session
All FY25 applications are due by Friday March 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM

For questions about the program, contact Christiana Limniatis, Program & Outreach Manager at climniatis@presmd.org or 410-685-2886 x302