Tennessee Wars Commission
New Grants:
Civil War Sites Preservation Fund Grant
The Civil War Sites Preservation Fund grants funding for the acquisition and preservation of Civil War and Underground Railroad sites located in Tennessee. This grant requires a 1:1 match, where the recipient provides a 50 percent match from another non-state source. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3). Eligible sites must be associated with the 38 most significant Civil War battlefields as defined by the National Park Service, be an Underground Railroad site eligible for designation on the National Register, or eligible for National Historic Landmark status. Applications will be accepted August 15, 2019, through October 15, 2019.
For more information please visit the Tennessee Wars Commission website or contact Program Director, Nina Scall, at 615.770.1095. To apply, please visit this link.
Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund:
The Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund provides funds to coordinate planning, preservation, protection, promotion, and interpretation of structures, buildings, sites, and battlefields related to Tennessee’s military heritage. This grant can fund a wide variety of projects relating to the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the Revolutionary War (1776-1783), War of 1812 (1812-1815), Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and the Civil War (1861-1865). Examples include but are not limited to archaeological surveys and excavations, cemetery preservation, interpretative panels and graphic displays, historic markers, and living history and educational programs.
Any individual, museum, educational institution, private organization, or local government body can apply. Although there is no minimum matching requirement, applicant contributions will be a positive consideration. Applications will be accepted September 1, 2019, through November 15, 2019. For more information please visit the Tennessee Wars Commission website or contact Program Director, Nina Scall, at 615.770.1095. Click here to apply.
Previous Grants:
In October 2000, as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, Public Law 106–291, the Network to Freedom Grants program was established to provide support for "preservation and related research" to members of the Network to Freedom. Funds for these matching grants have been appropriated four times—fiscal years 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008. In total, 79 grants have been awarded for almost 1.9 million dollars.
No grant funds were appropriated in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2009 to present. In 2012 and 2014, the Network to Freedom was able to use some operational funding to support competitively selected projects. In these two years, 36 projects were funded for $186,700.
Last updated: August 20, 2019