2026 Herbert & Louise Whitney Fund Community Preservation Grant Application

Application instructions

Historic New England annually awards grants to one small to medium-sized heritage organization in each New England state to support projects that save and share their communities’ diverse heritage as part of telling the whole story of New England.

Organization Name*
Organization Address*
Mailing Address (if different)
Organization Website (if applicable)
Contact Name*
Contact Title*
Contact Phone Number*
Contact Email Address*
Organization's Nonprofit Employee Identification Number (EIN)*
Number of Paid Employees*
Number of Active Volunteers*
Annual Operating Budget*
ORGANIZATION PROFILE: Please provide an overview of your organization, including its mission and the community(ies) you serve. (Limit - 150 words.)*
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Please describe your project, including how it meets the grant criteria of advancing the understanding of the full story of your community's people, places, and history. Include the qualifications of the project team. (Limit - 300 words.)*
PROJECT BUDGET: Please submit a summary budget for the project. Include all expected sources of income and categories of expenses.*
PROJECT BUDGET: You may instead upload a pdf or excel file with a summary budget for the project.
Accepted file types: pdf, xlsx, Max. file size: 10 MB.

If you opt to upload a budget file, mark the previous question: "See Attached".
IMAGE: Please upload an image that Historic New England can use to publicize the grant if the project is awarded funding. We prefer a 300 dpi JPG file. No logos please.*
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 10 MB.
Please provide a short caption for the image uploaded above.*
How did you hear about this grant opportunity?*

2026 Herbert & Louise Whitney Fund Community Preservation Grant Application

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