MO Preservation is a nonprofit and features a webpage of funding opportunities available with links for more information on programs such as Historic Tax Credits (Federal & State), Missouri’s State Historic Preservation (SHPO) Grants, National Trust for Historic Preservation Grants, Missouri Humanities Grants, State Historical Society of Missouri….

NTHP features a variety of funds, programs and grants to support historic preservation at https://savingplaces.org/grants.

National Trust Preservation Funds

Annaul Grant Programs

African American Cultural Heritage Action Funds

Grant Programs with Partners such as Backing HIstoric Small Restaurants and National Fund for Sacred Places

Historic Tax Credits (HTC)-Federal

Historic Tax Credits-State

Opportunity Zones

Local Tax Increment Financing (Local TIF) & Missouri’s State Supplemental Tax Increment Financing (State TIF)

Payment in Lieu of Taxes Programs (PILT)

Low Income Housing Tax Credits & New Market Tax Credits can be combined with HTC, especially for affordable housing and/or adaptive reuse projects

Preservation Easements

NPS competitive grants include programs such as Save America’s Treasures, Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization, and HBCU.

SHPO has Historic Preservation Fund Grants.

Check your local government for funding or financing options such as:

Facade Grants (Sample from St. Charles, MO & Excelsior Springs, MO)

Tax Incentives/Freeze/Program (Example from Plano, TX)

Low/No Interest Loans for historic preservation projects

Grants for Historic Property Owners

These could be funded using SHPO funds if your local government is a Certified Local Government (CLG).

Revolving Funds or Historic Property Redevelopment Program

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing

These funding and financing options are for informational purposes only. Please consult a professional for legal, financial and tax advice.