Funding Sources

Government Funding

Grants.gov for Federal Grants
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This on-line catalog gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic pubic; quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund provides money to federal, state, and local governments to purchase land, water, and wetlands, which become part of the national forests.

This Federal Highway Administration site explains funding rules for a wide range of transportation enhancement activities (such as provision for pedestrians and bicycles, acquisition of scenic easements, landscaping, removal of outdoor advertising, and environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff). Project applicants are generally communities or other forms of local government.

Grants and other awards are available from the National Endowment for the Arts, which seeks to support works of artistic excellence, advance learning in the arts, and strengthen the arts in communities throughout the United States.

Save America's Treasures provides grant funding to protect America's threatened cultural treasures, including historic structures, collections, works of art, and maps and journals that document and illuminate the history and culture of the United States.

The Environmental Protection Agency's funding web page helps organizations locate federal support. This site lists grants and loans that may be used at the local level to support watershed projects; it also contains references to many publications and web sites featuring funding and technical assistance.

PTT Grants are offered through the NPS National Center for Preservation Technology and Training and are designed to advance the practice of preservation and conservation.

The National Scenic Byways Discretionary Grants program provides funding for byway-related projects each year. Use the online application to apply for funding, or search the archive for previously funded projects.