Keeping It Modern - Getty Foundation
Getty Foundation grants support research and conservation planning for 20th-century modern architecture, now focusing on preserving US buildings by Black architects.
Funder: Getty Foundation
Due Dates: No longer accepting applications for Keeping It Modern | 2023–2025 (Conserving Black Modernism)
Funding Amounts: Typical grants ranged from $50,000 to $200,000 for conservation planning and research; implementation grants were awarded to select exemplary projects.
Summary: Supported research, planning, and training for the conservation of 20th-century modern architecture worldwide; now focused on Conserving Black Modernism in the US.
Key Information: Keeping It Modern is closed to new applicants; only Conserving Black Modernism is currently active (2023–2025).
Description
The Getty Foundation's Keeping It Modern initiative was a global grant program (2014–2020) aimed at advancing the conservation of significant 20th-century modern architecture. The program funded research, development of conservation management plans, technical studies, and professional training to improve the care and long-term preservation of modern buildings. Over 77 projects worldwide received support, contributing to best practices, technical research, and the creation of a free online repository of conservation plans. While Keeping It Modern is no longer accepting applications, the Getty Foundation has since launched Conserving Black Modernism (2023–2025), which focuses on preserving US buildings designed by Black architects.
