How to Find Funding for

EMERGENCY/INTERVENTION PRESERVATION PROJECTS

Emergency/ Intervention (E/I) Fund Grants Unexpected damage to a historic

building can be devastating, and

figuring out the next steps can be

overwhelming. The good news:

The National Trust for Historic

Preservation’s E/I Fund Grants

might be able to help.

What kinds of projects are eligible?• If the site has been damaged in the last few days or weeks, and• It was damaged by an unexpected event such as a fire, flood, or

high winds. A roof caving in from heavy snow probably would not be

eligible, since the roof failure could have been a previous

maintenance issue.

 

Additional eligibility• Emergencies are not limited to natural disasters. Funding can also

be used to support advocacy campaigns in response to pending

legislation or development pressures. • Contact the National Trust Grants Office (202-588-6277) if you have

questions about whether your project qualifies.

What do you need to know about Emergency/Intervention Fund Grants?• Emergency/Intervention (E/I) Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000

and do not require a cash match.• Applicants need to be Organizational Level Forum members of the

National Trust.• Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a

government agency.

How to Use E/I Funds E/I Funds can only be used for planning purposes. This means they

can’t be used to pay for the cleanup of a building after it has been

damaged, or for bricks and mortar reconstruction. Instead, they can

be used to bring in professionals, such as a structural engineer, to

create a plan for preserving the building.

Case Study: Burlington, Vermont On October 23, 2013, a fire broke out in the east bell tower of the

College Street Congregational Church (above), an 1866 Gothic-

revival style church in Burlington, Vermont. E/I funding helped the

organization recover important information about its historic steeple.

Read more.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation works to save America’s

historic places. Preservation Tips & Tools helps others do the same

in their own communities.

For more information, visit blog.preservationnation.org.

Photo courtesy: (pg. 1, left to right) Sarah P. Lynch, Flickr; Mark Lincoln, Flickr; D.H. Wright, Flickr; David Valdez, Flickr; gigi_nyc, Flickr; Sarah P. Lynch, Flickr; World Bank Photo Collection, Flickr; Don Shall, Flickr.