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FY27 HERITAGE AREA GRANT CYCLE IS OPEN NOW
Maryland Heritage Area Program
FY27 Grant Round is Open!
Maryland Heritage Area Program
FY27 Grant Round is Open!
The FY27 Maryland Heritage Areas Program Project Grant round is open as of December 19, 2025. All applicants are required to submit an initial Intent to Apply (ITA) form which is due by 11:59pm on February 2, 2026. Full applications are due in the grants portal by 11:59pm on March 31, 2026.
The Maryland Heritage Areas Program designates, supports, and collaborates with certified heritage areas and their partners to create place-based experiences for the public that preserve and promote Maryland’s unique stories and contribute to the well-being of local economies.
Financial incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program are awarded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA). Capital and non-capital grants are awarded annually for projects and programs that highlight Maryland's diverse heritage, enhance local communities, and promote tourism and economic development
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MHAA provides dollar-for-dollar matching grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities for capital and non-capital projects located within a Heritage Area. Grants can support projects involving historical, cultural or natural resources, sites, events or facilities. Eligible projects must have a heritage tourism component or contribute to research that will directly inform a heritage tourism product.
Non-Capital Grants
Grants of up to $50,000 are available for non-capital projects, which can include Planning (research, field investigation, data recovery, feasibility and planning studies, design documents and other planning activities that support the heritage area); Interpretation (exhibits, signage, pedestrian wayfinding signage, interpretive brochures, educational programs and materials, other interpretive activities that support the heritage area); and Programming (seminars, conferences, performances, reenactments, commemorations, festivals).
Capital Grants
Grants of up to $100,000 are available for capital projects, which can include Acquisition (fee title of real property, interest other than fee title (i.e. easement) of real property); Development (repair or alteration of an existing building, structure or site, new construction for heritage tourism purposes); Rehabilitation (returning a property to a state of utility); Restoration (accurately depicting a property as it appeared at a particular period of time, removal of features from another time period, reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period); and Pre-Development (plans and specifications, fees for architectural design and engineering).
Grants from Local
Heritage Areas
Grants from Local
Heritage Areas
Many, but not all Heritage Areas also have grant programs. Identify and contact the Heritage Area near you, to find out their grantmaking offerings, guidelines, and deadlines.
Other Funding Sources
Other Funding Sources
Being located in a Heritage Area may also make your project or program eligible for other funding from the Maryland Historical Trust including loans and tax credit programs.
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