The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 Grant Fund provides financial support to public agencies, tribal governments or nonprofit organizations to preserve and interpret historic places along the Route 66 corridor. The National Trust has a special interest in illuminating the narratives of communities whose places and stories have been historically underrepresented, which may include communities and neighborhoods along the Route 66 corridor associated with People of Color (including but not limited to indigenous peoples, Latinx, Black Americans and others), women, immigrants, LGBTQIA communities, veterans, and economically distressed communities.
Grants made from the Preserve Route 66 Fund will generally range from $2,500 to $10,000. The application deadline is September 30, 2025. Applicants will be notified via email once the review process is complete, which we anticipate being early December 2025. Access the application for the Preserve Route 66 Grant Fund.
The Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund provides financial support to businesses to preserve historic places and spur economic development along the Route 66 corridor, with an emphasis on projects that illuminate the narratives of communities whose places and stories have been historically underrepresented.
Grants from the Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund are designed to help business owners advance projects in the following three categories: (1) capital improvements, (2) planning, and (3) marketing and outreach. Eligible projects will be located in the broader Route 66 corridor including communities and neighborhoods along Route 66. Grants will generally range from $5,000 to $10,000, and no match is required.
The deadline for this program is September 30, 2025. The review process is generally completed within eight weeks of the application deadline, and applicants are notified via email once the review process is complete. Access the application for the Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund.
