15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education,…

The Montpelier Foundation received a $552,204 Project Grant award dated August 22, 2025, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), administered by the National Park Service. The grant supports the physical preservation of historic masonry and structural repairs to state-owned cultural resources associated with the founding of America. As a Semiquincentennial Grant Program award, the project focuses on commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary by preserving National Register-listed properties with historical significance to the founding era. The project will be completed by April 30, 2029.

The funded work will deliver masonry restoration, structural repairs, and related preservation services to the Montpelier historic property located in Orange, Virginia. These preservation activities align with the Historic Preservation Fund program's emphasis on protecting culturally significant properties and comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation. The Montpelier Foundation, a nonprofit organization specializing in historical preservation and interpretation of James Madison's estate, will execute the physical preservation work to ensure the long-term protection of this foundational American historic site.

15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like grants and tax credits available for historic properties. Opportunity P24AS00546 the semiquincentennial grant program supports the physical preservation of a broad variety of cultural resources associated with the founding of america as a nation in commemoration of the country S semiquincentennial (250TH anniversary). Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations as related to state-owned properties. These grants fund physical preservation for national register listed, state owned, cultural resources related to the founding of the nation. This project is awarded to thethe montpelier foundation for masonry and structural repairs.