Americana Foundation Grants Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Overview
The Americana Foundation makes project grants in three program areas — Agriculture and Food Systems, American Heritage, and Natural Resources — primarily in Michigan and to U.S. cultural/heritage institutions.
How to Apply
Review the Foundation's mission, program areas, priorities, and Guidelines, then contact the Foundation or schedule a 30-minute intro meeting. Application specifics live on the Guidelines page (not captured this scrape).
What Americana Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 31
- Total given
- $647K
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $214–$130K
- By dollars: Michigan 74%, Virginia 9%, North Carolina 4%. Top recipient cities: East Lansing, MI; Ann Arbor, MI; Detroit, MI.
- 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
2024 programming and operations
$130K
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA
Worlds collide: archaeology and global trade in 18th-century williamsburg
$32K
Asbury Community Development Corporation · Flint, MI
Asbury farm incubator project
$30K
United Way of Northeast Michigan · Alpena, MI
Continuing to foster a circular economy rooted in regional food systems
$30K
Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior · Marquette, MI
Educating and advocating for wetland protections in marquette county
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Agriculture
- Environment
- History
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