Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums: Selected Resources for Federal, State, and Local Funding

This report provides selected resources to aid congressional offices with constituents seeking potential funding opportunities for military-related historic preservation and commemoration projects (referred to collectively in this report as “military-related initiatives”). Examples of military-related historic preservation projects include museum collections, exhibitions, and projects that explore aspects of military history. Examples of military-related commemoration projects include monuments and memorials to honor servicemembers and veterans. This report identifies potential funding opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels for military-related historic preservation and commemoration projects. It also includes sources for potential funding from private organizations, general grant resources that describe how to identify private organizations, relevant CRS grant products, and a table with state-level grant program websites available in each state and territory. This report is intended to serve as a guide to locating potential grant programs for military-related initiatives. It is not intended to be an exhaustive resource on all possible funding avenues for this topic. Furthermore, the organizations and programs listed below may not necessarily have active grant programs at this time. Constituent grant seekers may wish to monitor organizational and federal grant websites and sign up for any alerts or notifications for information about current grant opportunities.