Since becoming a Certified Local Government (CLG) in 2004, the City of Portland has been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in Historic Preservation Fund grant awards by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

Current Grant Projects:

• Staff Attendance at Forum Conference: Started 7/2026 - $5,044
• Support for Position of Associate Preservation Planner: Started 8/2026 - $25,000
• Pass-Through for Fifth Maine Museum Engineering Specifications: Started 3/2026 - $14,332
• Pass-Through for Mechanics' Hall Bulkhead Replacement: Started 3/2026 - $13,357

These initiatives are being supported in part by the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

Previous City Grant Projects:

• Restoration of Lincoln Park Fence, Pearl Street Frontage, Phase 2: 9/2024-10/2025 - $30,000
• Support for the Position of Historic Preservation Program Manager: 7/2024-6/2025 - $25,000
• Support for the Position of Historic Preservation Program Manager: 8/2023-7/2024 - $25,000
• Commission Assistance & Mentorship Program (CAMP) Training: 10/2023-5/2024 - $9,500
• Historic Survey Form Scanning: 1/2023-9/2024 - $2,400
• Staff attendance at National Trust Conference: 10/2023-11/2023 - $2,300
• Restoration of Lincoln Park, Pearl Street Frontage, Phase 1: 1/2023-9/2023 - $30,000

Previous Pass-Through Grant Projects:

• Peaks Island Lions Club for Greenwood Gardens Playhouse Condition Assessment: 10/2024-11/2025 - $9,100
• First Parish Church for Stair and Retaining Wall Assessment: 9/2024-2/2025 - $15,000
• Tate House Museum for Signage: 6/2022-10/2023 - $19,800