The Maine Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant award of $877,873 from the National Park Service for the 2026 federal fiscal year. These funds are appropriated from the Historic Preservation Fund by Public Laws 118-83 and 119-4 and are used to support the program of the State Historic Preservation Office in Maine. This award was made contingent upon raising a non-federal match of $585,249.
The Commission anticipates awarding a minimum of $100,000 from these federal funds as sub-grants to non-profit organizations, municipalities or state agencies for historic preservation projects. Funds will be available through a competitive grant process that is expected to begin later this year.
The Historic Preservation Fund grant supports the Commission as it undertakes programing for the protection and conservation of State and local cultural and historic assets and to assist it in implementing and fulfilling the program areas outlined in the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Park Service approved statewide historic preservation plan.
The Commission is the largest repository for information about historic buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts in the State of Maine. Established through a legislative act in 1971, the Commission is the state agency that functions as the State Historic Preservation Office in Maine. The Commission nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places; reviews and comments on the effect of federal undertakings on historic properties; assists owners of income producing properties to obtain federal and state rehabilitation tax credits; oversees the identification and evaluation of archaeological sites as well as historic buildings, objects, and districts; and promotes historic preservation through planning and public education.
For more information contact Kirk F. Mohney, director, at kirk.mohney@maine.gov or 207-287-3811.