AIA Site Preservation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
A grant program supporting archaeological site preservation projects, conservation efforts, and sustainable community-based protection of archaeological sites.
Focus Areas:
- Archaeological site preservation and conservation
- Community-based stewardship programs
- Economic development initiatives that protect sites
- Guide training programs
- Tourism development that balances preservation with community benefit
- Protection against looting and site destruction
Geographic Scope: International (examples include Southeast Asia, Cambodia)
What is Funded:
- Community tourism development
- Guide training programs
- Site stewardship programs
- Conservation efforts
- Economic development initiatives linked to site protection
Example Projects: Heritage Watch received funding for work at Banteay Chhmar, a 12th century temple complex in Cambodia, to support community tourism development, guide training, and stewardship programs while addressing the needs of local residents through economic development initiatives (2009).
Background: The AIA awards Site Preservation Grants to non-profit organizations working to preserve archaeological sites and cultural heritage, particularly in developing regions where site destruction threatens irreplaceable cultural resources.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Archaeological Institute of America's IRS filings)
Rock Hill, SC · 2025
$15K
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH · 2019
$10K
2 grants in Archaeological Institute of America's 2019–2025 filings reference “AIA Site Preservation Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Archaeological Institute of America actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 4
- Total given
- $48K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $6,000–$20K
- By dollars: New York 41%, South Carolina 31%, Texas 16%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Rock Hill, SC; College Station, TX.
Example grants
Cambridge University Press · New York, NY
Subvention grant
$20K
Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC
Site preservation
$15K
Texas A&M University Press · College Station, TX
Subvention grant
$7,500
Penn Museum · Philadelphia, PA
Subvention grant
$6,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environmental conservation
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