Topics Related to Grants and Gifts

Application Process Open for Grants to Support the Work of NC Artists

Artists in all disciplines are eligible to apply for grants to support their professional and artistic development through a program of the North Carolina Arts Council. 

North Carolina’s statewide network of local arts councils is accepting applications for the new Artist Support Grants program. 

North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Receives African American Civil Rights Grant

The North Carolina Historic Preservation Office has received a $50,000 grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) funded through the Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights grant program to study and document locations associated with the Civil Rights movement in northeastern North Carolina.

State Library Announces Federal Grants to Local Libraries

RALEIGH, N.C. — The State Library of North Carolina announces the 2020-2021 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awardees. This year's $4,788,098 federal allotment will be distributed on behalf of North Carolina's libraries through programs and services available under the North Carolina LSTA Five Year Plan. The 49 awards go to local library projects that:

     • Strengthen Capacity

     • Expand Access; and

     • Engage Communities

North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Announces Call for Hurricanes Florence and Michael Grant Applications

A recent grant from the National Park Service (NPS) will make available up to $9.25 million in funding to provide recovery assistance to historic properties (including archaeological sites) damaged by hurricanes Florence and/or Michael that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Golden Frinks Home in Edenton Receives Federal Grant for Renovations

EDENTON – A recent grant from the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant Fund will help tell a more complete story of Edenton’s recent past. The home of Civil Rights activist Golden Frinks has recently been acquired by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for use as an interpretive space for sharing the stories of struggle and triumph in the fight for equal rights in eastern North Carolina.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces CARES Act Funding to Support Arts Jobs and Help Sustain Arts Organizations in N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C.

Brunswick Town Fort Anderson State Historic Site Receives $2 Million Grant Award to Stabilize Shoreline

The shoreline at a state historic site on the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County soon will be stabilized.

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has been awarded a grant by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to protect a portion of the shoreline deemed historically significant at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site. The NFWF approved the $2,002,500 grant request that will fund the installation of an artificial reef system along 1,000 feet of the shore to protect the site.

North Carolina Arts Council Grant Deadline for Arts Funding is March 2

 The North Carolina Arts Council’s 2020-21 grant guidelines for organizations are now available at

N.C. Transportation Museum Receives National Park Service Grant

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has been awarded a grant by the National Park Service to renovate a 1920s rail car built to comply with Jim Crow laws that is now at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer. The $287,442 grant will fund renovation of a car which has not been used since 1969. 

National Park Service Awards Grant for Restoration of Tea House at Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has been awarded a grant by the National Park Service to renovate a historic structure at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Sedalia. The $481,150 grant will fund preservation of the Tea House on the campus, which will be used to interpret the legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, at the first state historic site to exclusively interpret African American history during the 20th century Civil Rights Era and the only site to honor the accomplishments of a woman.