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The 2024 PNY grant cycle has closed.
Click here to review the updated 2024 Preserve New York guidelines before submitting your pre-application. Please review the 2024 Guidelines carefully as we have new eligibility requirements for applicants and projects.
Want to learn more about the Preserve New York grant program before submitting your pre-application? Watch a recording of our recent PNY webinar!
Applicant Site Visits
Site visit requests must be made by Friday, March 1. A request does not guarantee a visit. Unfortunately, we cannot visit all potential applicants and will prioritize: (1) applicants and projects that primarily serve underrepresented communities; (2) first-time applicants; and (3) sites not previously visited by League staff. Preservation League staff are available for a limited number of site visits, which can be requested by emailing grants@preservenys.org.
All applicants are strongly encouraged to watch our recent webinar if they were unable to join for an in-person workshop.
Launched in 1993, Preserve New York makes grants for historic structure reports, building condition reports, cultural landscape reports, and cultural resource surveys.
Preserve New York Grants are open to 501c3 arts/cultural organizations located in New York State. Municipalities (units of local government) are welcome to submit applications to support Cultural Resource Surveys only. State agencies and religious institutions are not eligible to apply. The program provides support up to 80% of the project cost. Applicants must provide 20% of the total project cost as a cash match. Grants are likely to range between $5,000 and $14,000, although we have awarded Preserve New York grants as low as $2,000 and as high as $20,000.
Technical Services staff completed a report in 2016 titled Preserve New York: A Catalyst for Community Preservation. This report charts the impact of the Preserve New York grant program from 2005-2012 and assesses preservation activities that occurred after these reports were completed.
VIEW PAST PNY GRANT RECIPIENTS.
The Preserve New York grant program is a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of New York State, made possible by NYSCA with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation generously provides additional funding to support projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
