Cultural and Historical Support Grants
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View & apply on Grants.gov →This grant is open to Pennsylvania museums and official county historical societies that are legally organized nonprofit institutions with professional staff, as well as eligible municipalities, sc…
- Deadline
- Aug 21, 2026
- Posted
- Jul 13, 2026
- Award amount
- $2,500–$65,000
- Focus areas
- Education
In plain English
This grant is open to Pennsylvania museums and official county historical societies that are legally organized nonprofit institutions with professional staff, as well as eligible municipalities, schools, higher-education institutions, and public authorities. It funds general operating expenses, with awards of $2,500-$65,000 calculated from the applicant's most recent fiscal-year operating budget, and no single county can receive more than 37.5% of available funds. Applicants must meet the American Alliance of Museums' definition of a museum, and funding depends on the Commonwealth's budget being finalized with money allocated to the program.
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Who can apply
Nonprofit; Municipality; School; Public Agency — Non-profit; Municipality; Higher-Education (College/University); Authorities
About this grant
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Cultural and Historical Support Grants program provides general operating support funding to eligible Pennsylvania museums and official county historical societies. The goal of this program is to strengthen Pennsylvania’s museums and allow applicants to determine how to use funds for operating expenses. A museum must meet the American Alliance of Museums' definition that "a museum must be a legally organized nonprofit institution, essentially educational in nature, with professional staff, which owns or utilizes tangible objects, cares for them, and exhibits them to the public on some regular schedule" Grant awards range from $2,500 to $65,000. As a general rule, no county shall receive an allocation greater than 37.5% of the available funds. In counties that exceed this cap, individual grant awards may be reduced. Grant award amounts are based on a formula that uses the operating budget for the most recently completed fiscal year. All awards are submitted to the Commission for approval and depend upon the availability of funds in the Commonwealth budget.
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