PURPOSE: The Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawaii helps preserve and enhance historic places in Hawai’i for future generations.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public agencies, 501(c) (3), and other nonprofit organizations are eligible.  Applicants that have received previous National Trust financial assistance are eligible provided that all grant requirements are current. Applicants are required to be Organizational Level Forum members or National Main Street Network members of the National Trust. Applicants are encouraged to be current members of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation. Grant application deadlines for 2024 are February 1, June 1 and October 1.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS: Grants from the Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai’i are awarded to preserve historic places in Hawai’i.  Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000, with the annual amount of grants totaling about $15,000. Grants awards may be made for activities and projects such as:

  • Obtaining the services of consultants with expertise in the areas such as archaeology architecture, planning, engineering, economics, law, fundraising, organizational development, media relations, and education
  • Sponsoring preservation conferences and workshops
  • Designing and implementing innovative preservation educations programs
  • Designing, producing, and marketing printed materials or other media communications to advance historic preservation
  • The acquisition of historically significant land and/or buildings
  • The purchase of perpetual easements
  • Restoration, rehabilitation, stabilization, and preservation of designated historic sites and structures, including bricks-and-mortar construction and work to preserve archaeological sites

Applicants must be capable of matching the grant amount on a one-to-one basis. Check the grant guidelines for any changes to conditions due to the economic impacts caused by COVID-19. For more details and the list of other conditions, see the grant guidelines.

See examples of projects supported by the Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund at this link.

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The Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawaii uses the same application as the National Trust Preservation Fund.  Projects Located in Hawai’i will automatically be considered for this fund.

Click here for more information about General Preservation Funds through the National Trust for Historic Preservation.