Tennessee Wars Commission

The Civil War Sites Preservation Fund grants funding for the acquisition and preservation of Civil War battlefields and Underground Railroad sites located in Tennessee. This grant requires a 1:1 match, where the recipient provides a 50 percent match from another non-state source. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3). Eligible sites must be associated with the 38 most significant Civil War battlefields as defined by the National Park Service, be an Underground Railroad site eligible for designation on the National Register, or eligible for National Historic Landmark status. Applications will be accepted August 12, 2024, through November 1, 2024. For more information please visit the Tennessee Wars Commission website or contact Program Director, Nina Scall, at Nina.Scall@tn.gov. To apply, please visit https://www.tn.gov/environment/about-tdec/grants/grants-system.html

Tennessee’s battlefields and war-related historic resources are irreplaceable tangible reminders of the state’s rich military history. The easement program protects these historically significant sites, buildings, and structures from destruction or inappropriate change, thus ensuring their preservation and interpretation for future generations. The conservation easement program can accept properties with military significance related to the French and Indian War through the Civil War era and Underground Railroad sites eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or eligible for National Landmark status. The conservation easement application is for projects that are either:

• new easements using funding other than the Civil War Sites Preservation Funds (CWSPF), or
• easement donations that focus on properties significant to the wars.

For more information please visit the Tennessee Wars Commission website or contact Program Director, Nina Scall, at Nina.Scall@tn.gov.

The Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund provides funds to coordinate planning, preservation, protection, promotion, and interpretation of structures, buildings, sites, and battlefields related to Tennessee’s military heritage. This grant can fund a wide variety of projects relating to the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the Revolutionary War (1776-1783), War of 1812 (1812-1815), Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and the Civil War (1861-1865). Examples include but are not limited to archaeological surveys and excavations, cemetery preservation, contraband camp preservation and interpretation, graphic displays and interpretative panels, historic markers, and living history and educational programs.

Any individual, museum, educational institution, private organization, or local government body can apply. Although there is no minimum matching requirement, applicant contributions will be a positive consideration. Applications will be accepted September 2, 2024, through November 15, 2024. For more information please visit the Tennessee Wars Commission website or contact Program Director, Nina Scall, at Nina.Scall@tn.gov. To apply, please visit https://www.tn.gov/environment/about-tdec/grants/grants-system.html