Institutions and agencies both in and out of state administer grant programs for preservation related activities. Links to several of them are provided below. Private foundations are another potential source for grant funding. The list below contains a link to the Maine Philanthropy Center where more information about granting institutions may be found.
- National Trust for Historic Preservation programs
- Maine Preservation
- Maine Department of Economic and Community Development grant programs
- Preserve America
- Maine Philanthropy Center
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Maine Community Foundation Belvedere Fund
- Maine Steeples Fund
- United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
- 1772 Foundation
- Davis Family Foundation
- The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation
- Morton – Kelley Charitable Trust
- Elsie and William Viles Foundation
- The Quimby Family Foundation
- Maine Department of Transportation: Small Harbor Improvement Program
- U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Lighthouse Preservation Grants Program
- National Park Service Maritime Heritage Grants