Preservation Grants

Click here for information about the Biltmore Village Grant Round, announced November 3, 2025. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2025 at 5pm ET.


 

As of August 15, 2025 the Fall 2025 Preservation Grant round is Now Closed.

We closed our Helene Recovery Grant Program in April after funding over 50 applicants, awarding over $275,000 in total to owners of storm-damaged historic buildings. As a local non-profit, we are proud to have supported these homeowners and small businesses as they began (and continue to work toward) recovery after the storm.
It was incredibly important that our grant program pivot to meet these needs. We will continue to prioritize historic properties damaged by Helene, but our current grant round will reopen without the hurricane-related restrictions. All qualifying preservation projects are now welcome to apply.

We look forward to helping with emergency stabilization projects and restorations of important places, to helping neighborhoods receive designations such as recognition on the National Register of Historic Places and to encouraging and supporting new and unique education and research opportunities.  We want to be surprised and humbled by the projects our community asks us to support!

As our city faces the inevitable challenges of growth, PSABC’s voice and reach must expand.  The important addition of this Preservation Grant Program comes in response to the needs of our community.

Preservation grants from $500 – $5000 will be offered to the public in three categories:

  1. Bricks-And-Mortar

Rehabilitation, restoration and repair of structures that are 50 years of age or older

Some examples: Windows and doors • Exterior painting • Porches • Roofs and gutters • Electrical and plumbing • Hardscaping • Foundation • Original exterior or interior details

  1. Public Education

Development of educational materials and programs that advance knowledge of our shared history

Some examples: Research and documentation • Oral histories • Installations specific to buildings, place history, and culture • Exhibitions • K–12 educational publications • Seminars and lectures • Documentary films

  1. Planning, Survey and Designation

Planning and design for building rehabilitation and restoration projects, historic resource surveys and local or national designations

Some examples: Historic building condition reports • Engineering and rehabilitation plans • Feasibility studies • Historic resource surveys • Updates of previous surveys • Local and national historic designations

Read about our past winners here!

 

Our Home | Our History | Our Future

Our efforts are supported by people of Asheville & Buncombe County who value the proud legacy of our uniquely beautiful area. How will you help us preserve our home for future generations?

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Our Home | Our History | Our Future

Our efforts are supported by people of Asheville & Buncombe County who value the proud legacy of our uniquely beautiful area. How will you help us preserve our home for future generations?

Membership Volunteer Donate