Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors provides grants for planning, education, and restoration projects that preserve and interpret historic interior spaces.
Funder: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Grants typically range from $2,500 to $15,000; one-year grant period; matching encouraged.
Summary: Supports preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors through planning, education, and restoration grants.
Key Information: Only organizational-level Preservation Leadership Forum or Main Street America members may receive funding; membership required before funds are released.
Description
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, provides annual grants to support the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors. The fund assists with planning activities, educational efforts, and restoration projects that contribute significantly to the conservation of historic interiors. Eligible activities include obtaining professional expertise, developing restoration or conservation plans, producing historic furnishings plans, sponsoring preservation workshops, and carrying out bricks-and-mortar interior restoration or stabilization. Projects must adhere to professional preservation standards and are expected to leverage additional funding and catalyze further preservation efforts.
