Grants & Funding Opportunities – DHR

DHR Grants & Funding

DHR administers several grant opportunities that provide financial and technical assistance to support the preservation and protection of historic resources in Virginia.

DHR uses a web-based grant management portal called WebGrants. To register for WebGrants and apply for any current funding opportunities, please click this link. Registrants in WebGrants will also be notified when there are new or reoccurring grant opportunities.

DHR currently does not have any grant programs available for rehabilitation or construction on private property.

grants@dhr.virginia.gov

Grants

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African American Cemetery & Graves Fund

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ESHPF Helene Grant Program

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Virginia 250 Preservation Fund

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Virginia's Maritime Heritage Subgrant Program

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Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program- Appalachian Southwest Virginia

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Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund

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Threatened Sites Grant Program

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Cost Share Grants

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Certified Local Government Grants (CLG)

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Revolutionary War Graves and Cemeteries Fund

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Virginia’s Black, Indigenous, And People of Color Historic Preservation Grant Program

Contact Us

Caitlin Sylvester

Grant Coordinator

grants@dhr.virginia.gov

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Community Outreach

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DHR Archives

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Certified Local Government

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