Historic Preservation Barn Grants
Historic Preservation Barn Grants support Vermont property owners in repairing, restoring, and adapting historic agricultural buildings to protect their character and the state’s agricultural heritage.
Funder: Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Due Dates: December 7, 2026 (Full application and mailed-materials postmark) | December 31, 2028 (Final completion and reimbursement)
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 per award; $300,000 available for 2027; one-to-one cash match
Summary: Supports repair, restoration, and adaptive use of historic agricultural buildings in Vermont.
Key Information: Reimbursement only: recipients must pay the full project cost before receiving state funds.
Description
The Vermont Barn Preservation Grant Program funds capital projects that preserve historic barns and agricultural outbuildings across Vermont. The Division for Historic Preservation administers the program, with competitive funding decisions made by the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Supported by Vermont taxpayers through the annual Capital Appropriations and State Bonding Act, the program protects the state’s agricultural and architectural heritage while strengthening communities’ sense of place.
Eligible work includes structural stabilization, repairs to deteriorating building components, and restoration of significant historic features. Buildings need not remain in agricultural use, but adaptive reuse must retain their historic character. Since its inception, the program has provided more than $5 million toward preserving over 525 buildings.
