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North Carolina Land and Water Fund Awards over $45 Million to Protect Natural Areas, Waterways, Historic Sites and Military Buffers

The North Carolina Land and Water Fund Board of Trustees met October 1 and 2 to consider grant applications and make awards for projects that will protect North Carolina’s land and water from the mountains to the coast.

Historic Edenton Receives $750,000 Semiquincentennial Grant from National Park Service

 The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will receive $750,000 to replace the roof of the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse at Historic Edenton State Historic Site.

North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Receives African American Civil Rights Grant from the National Park Service

The North Carolina Historic Preservation Office has received an African American Civil Rights (AACR) Grant from the National Park Service to undertake an architectural survey of resources associated with the Civil Rights movement in northeastern North Carolina.

DNCR Accepting Applications for New Round of America 250 NC Grant Funding

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is now accepting applications for a second round of America 250 NC grants.

North Carolina Arts Council Announces $11.5 Million in FY2024-25 Grant Awards

The North Carolina Arts Council announced today $11.5 million in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2024–25. Three hundred sixty-six grant awards will support nonprofit arts organizations, schools, after-school programs, municipalities, and artists in all 100 counties this year.

Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Historic Site Receives National Trust Grant

Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Historic Site will hire a financial sustainability advisor.

Bentonville Battlefield Receives $100,000 Restoration Grant from National Park Service

 The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has been awarded a $100,000 Battlefield Restoration grant from the National Park Service to produce a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) to guide the restoration of key portions of the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic S

N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Announces America 250 NC Grants to 34 Counties

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ America 250 NC initiative has dispersed nearly $900,000 in grant funds across 34 counties in the state.

State Announces Over $2.5 million awarded to local libraries

From Carteret County to Cullowhee, 41 libraries across the state have been awarded a total of $2,527,641 in grant funds from the State Library of North Carolina with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act 

The Duke Endowment Pledges $2.5 Million to Duke Homestead to Preserve Important N.C. History

As part of its 100th year anniversary, The Duke Endowment has approved a $2.5 million grant to the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, the largest private monetary gift ever given to a state historic site from a single donor.