INDIANA — In 2023, Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $470,000 to help nonprofits and cities around Indiana save meaningful places. Drawing from a variety of funds, these grants support efforts ranging from architectural assessments and repairs at historic structures, to programs, workshops, videos, and digital walking tours promoting preservation and heritage.
Funds included local projects, including:
Black Heritage Preservation Program Grants to Guidance Life Skills and Mentoring Inc., and The Indianapolis Film Project, Indianapolis to support production of a film on Norwood, a neighborhood established by members of the United States Colored Troops after the Civil War. Also part of the Black Heritage Preservation grants went to Indianapolis Public School Foundation, Indy Juneteenth, Inc., and The Oaks Academy.
Historic Preservation Education Grants went to nonprofits for programs and materials educating the public about historic places. In the last fiscal year, the organizations awarded $30,027 to 11 projects, including Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, and the Harrison Center.
Indiana Landmarks and the Central Indiana Community Foundation jointly manage a fund created by contributions from each organization and private donors to award grants supporting preservation of landmarks in Marion County. Included in those groups were the Greater Southport Community Alliance and the Irvington Historical Society.