Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai’i Grant

The Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai’i, established in partnership with the National Trust and the Historic Hawai’i Foundation, aims to support preservation projects across Hawai’i. With an annual grant budget of $15,000, eligible activities include consulting services, preservation workshops, and innovative educational programs. Organizations such as nonprofits and public agencies can apply, ensuring they adhere to non-discrimination policies and match funding requirements. This initiative fosters the conservation of historic sites for future generations.

In 2008, the National Trust partnered with the Historic Hawai’i Foundation to raise dedicated funds for preservation projects in Hawai’i. The result of this fundraising is the Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawai’i. Grants from this fund will help preserve and enhance historic places in Hawai’i for future generations.
It is anticipated that the total amount of grants from the endowment will be $15,000 each year. The endowment and all grants awarded from the fund will be managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in cooperation with the Historic Hawai’i Foundation.
Eligible Activities
Grants from the Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawaiʻi are awarded to preserve historic places in Hawaiʻi. Grant funds can be used to launch new initiatives or to provide additional support to on-going efforts. 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

Eligibility

Only Organizational Level Preservation Leadership Forum Members, Main Street America Community Members, and Main Street America General Members are eligible to receive funding from the National Trust Preservation Fund.Organizations do not need to have an active Forum membership to apply for a grant, but selected grantees will be required to become members prior to the release of funds.Your membership status will be verified by our grants office once award decisions have been made.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 must agree not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or sexual orientation. This obligation also extends to disabled veterans, Vietnam-era veterans, and handicapped persons.Applicants must be capable of matching the grant amount on a one-to-one basis. Both cash and in-kind donations count toward the one-to-one required match. The required match can come from private or public sources, from income earned from registration fees or sales, or from fundraising activities. In-kind donations of labor, materials or services will also be considered eligible for meeting the matching requirement. Matching funds must be used to fund eligible expenses listed below.
Eligible Expenses:Fees for consultant services.Nonprofit applicants may include staff salaries for staff members directly working on the funded project.Speaker/faculty costs (honoraria, travel, and lodging), room rental for conferences.Mailing costs for distribution of materials.Web site development.Acquisition costs.Materials and services such as printing, photographs, telephone, and supplies. With the exception of publications projects, these costs may not exceed 10 percent of the project budget.Construction or other capital improvement costs.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. You must be an Organizational Level Forum member or a Main Street America member of the National Trust.

Ineligibility

Other funding from the National Trust may not be used to match a grant from the Sam and Mary Cooke Preservation Fund for Hawaiʻi.Grants or matching funds cannot be used directly or indirectly to influence a member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation.Ineligible Activities:Academic research.Ineligible Expenses:Organizational overhead costs.Catering, food and beverage, entertainment.Expenses incurred prior to application date.