Ohio History Fund Grants
Ohio History Fund Grants from Ohio History Connection support projects that preserve, interpret, and promote Ohio's history through collections care, public programming, and historic property rehabilitation.
Funder: Ohio History Connection
Due Dates: September 8, 2026 | September 14, 2027 | September 12, 2028 | September 11, 2029
Funding Amounts: Bricks & Mortar and Programs & Collections: $2,000–$20,000; Organizational Development: $1,000–$4,000; all require matching funds.
Summary: Competitive matching grants supporting history, preservation, and organizational development projects across Ohio.
Key Information: Reimbursement grants; only one open grant per organization at a time.
Description
The Ohio History Connection's annual grant program funds projects that preserve, interpret, and promote Ohio's history through three categories: Bricks & Mortar, Organizational Development, and Programs & Collections. Grants are crowd-funded primarily via Ohio income tax check-off donations, and aim to strengthen history organizations, foster public benefit, and ensure sustainable, measurable impact. Eligible projects range from historic property rehabilitation and collections care to capacity building and public history programming.
