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Grants and Funding

The Baltimore County Historical Trust's Grants Program

Selection Process and Schedule:

Application deadlines for the 2009-2010 year grant must be mailed into the BCHT office by February 28, 2010

If you are interested in applying for a grant, please download a printable version of our application form. Once you have completed your application, please mail it to:

Baltimore County Historical Trust
P.O. Box 10067
Towson, MD 21285-0067


Maryland Historical Trust Grants and Loans

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development administers Capital, Non-Capital and Museum Development Grants. Applications are usually available in mid-October and their deadline for submission is in January.

For General Information on:

Capital Grants, contact Nicole Diehlmann, at 410-514-7625

Non-Capital Grants, contact Elizabeth Hughes, at 410.514.7617

Museum Development Grants, contact Mary Alexander, at 410.514.7622


Preservation Maryland's Grants and Loans

Preservation Maryland's funding programs provide much needed cash to nonprofit organizations for historic preservation projects around the state - committing $60,000 in grants annually, and drawing from a $200,000 revolving loan pool. Preservation Maryland (PM) provides grants up to $5,000 (the average grant is around $2,200) and low-interest loans up to $50,000. It's Special Grant Fund, which is jointly sponsored by PM and the Maryland Historical Trust, is intended to meet significant historic preservation needs unlikely to be met through existing grant programs.