Certified Local Government Grants | Texas Historical Commission

CLG grants provide funding to participating city and county governments to develop and sustain an effective local preservation program critical to preserving local historic resources. Activities eligible for CLG grant funding must be tied to the statewide comprehensive preservation planning process. A copy of the Texas Historical Commission Statewide Preservation Plan can be found here.

Priority for funding shall be given to those projects that directly relate to the following work categories:

Architectural, historical, archeological surveys/inventories
Preparation of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places
Preparation of a local preservation plan
Writing or amending preservation ordinance
Development of local design guidelines
Research and development of local preservation incentive program
Travel/training expenses for hosting a regional preservation-related workshop

Matching Requirement

All CLG grants require a local match budgeted on a one-to-one (dollar for dollar) match equal to a 50-50 ratio for the total cost of the project. Proposed projects utilizing all or partial matches of verifiable in-kind services or goods may also qualify as long as the local match equals a 50-50 ratio for the total cost of the project. Only non-federal monies may be used as a match, with the exception of Community Development Block Grants.

Cities and county governments that have been individually "certified" by the National Park Service as CLGs and are in good standing with the CLG Program are eligible to apply for CLG grants. County CLGs may apply to assist non-CLG cities within their jurisdiction. CLGs may also partner together to facilitate larger projects such as public workshops or hiring a consultant to perform services for multiple CLGs. The grants may also be sponsored by CLGs by delegating a third-party organization such as another unit of local government, a commercial firm, a non-profit entity, or educational institution to administer the grant project.
Review Process
Applications are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel of agency staff based on specific criteria outlined in the application manual and approved by the THC.
Source of Funding
CLG grants are provided by the Texas Historical Commission (THC), the state agency for historic preservation, annually to assist CLGs through grants from the Historic Preservation Fund of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. At least ten percent of this annual allocation is set aside by THC for distribution solely to CLGs.
Funding Amount
Typically, grants range from $2,000 to $30,000.
The FY24 CLG grant application period has closed. The grant application and letter of intent are made available on this website in August of each year. Signed and completed application packages, including all supporting materials, are due in November. For more information, contact CLG Program staff at clg@thc.texas.gov or call 512-463-7812.
CLG Grant Forms
- FY22 Quarterly Report Form
- FY23 Quarterly Report Form

The CLG Program's currently ongoing grant projects (from the FY23, FY22, and FY21 grant cycles) are listed below. To learn about projects funded through CLG Grants in the last ten years, see our Texas Certified Local Government Program Historic Preservation Fund Grants document.

FY23 CLG Grants

CLG	Project Name	Amount
Bryan	National Register Nomination and Survey of Downtown Bryan	$21,600
Dallas	City of Dallas Historic Resources Survey Update (Phases 1a, b, c)	$50,000
Comal County	National Register Nomination for New Braunfels Downtown Historic District	$20,000
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.	Living Heritage Trades Academy	$32,012
Socorro	Construction Documents for Rio Vista Farm Rehabilitation - Library	$30,000
Corpus Christi	Upper Westside Historic Resources Survey Update	$25,000

FY22 CLG Grants

CLG	Project Name	Amount
San Marcos	Dunbar Neighborhood National Register Nomination	$15,000
Fort Worth	City Historic Resources Survey Update, Phases V-VI	$47,500
Historic Denton, Inc.	College of Industrial Arts Residential Historic Resources Survey	$7,500
Socorro	Rio Vista Farm Rehabilitation Drawings: Building Groups A & C	$30,000
Comal County	National Register Nomination for the Frueholz House and Frueholz Medical Building	$6,750
San Antonio	Construction Documents for Reuse Center at the Bungalow Colony	$25,000
Tarrant County	GIS Mapping Project of Previous Survey Data and Context Statements for Unincorporated Area	$39,500

FY21 CLG Grants

CLG	Project Name	Amount
Victoria County	Survey Plan for Historic Resources Survey of Victoria, Texas	$12,500
Bryan	Survey of Grandview Cemetery and Freedman’s Burying Grounds	$10,807
Paris	Pine Bluff/Fitzhugh National Register Historic District Survey Update	$5,000
Houston	Freedmen’s Town Preservation Incentive Plan	$20,000
San Antonio	Strategic Plan for Cultural Context Statements	$30,000
Austin	Historic Preservation Plan with Equity Focus	$30,000
Socorro	Rio Vista Farm 360 Site Tour	$7,500
Travis County	Hayden Springs Educational and Oral History Project	$17,500
Tyler	Downtown Tyler National Register District	$13,600
Tyler	National Register Nomination for the Mayfair Building	$6,676

Certified Local Government Contact

Contact Us

If you have questions about the Certified Local Government Program, please contact the program administrator using the information listed here.

Phone:
+1 512-463-7812
Email:
clg@thc.texas
Address:

P.O. Box 12276
Austin, TX 78711
United States