Grants Deadlines and Timelines

Small and structured grants ($10,000 or less)

Application submission deadline by 11:59 p.m.      Project activity start date     Project activity end date.     
Friday, April 11, 2025June 30, 2025June 30, 2026*
Friday, July 11, 2025**October 1, 2025October 1, 2026*
Friday, October 10, 2025**January 1, 2026January 1, 2027*
Friday, January 9, 2026**April 1, 2026April 1, 2027*
Friday, April 10, 2026**June 30, 2026June 30, 2027*

    Applicants can expect to receive notification approximately eight weeks after the application deadline date. 

Large grants (over $10,000)

Pre-application (mandatory) submission deadline by 11:59 p.m.      Final application submission deadline by 11:59 p.m.      Project activity start       Project activity end.     
Friday, July 18, 2025**Friday, September 12, 2025**January 1, 2026*June 1, 2027*

Large Application Round Grant Deadline

  • July 18, 2025: REQUIRED pre-application draft deadline. A pre-application is required to be eligible to submit a final application. A pre-application is a draft of the final application using the MN Historical and Cultural application. It is critical that you complete the pre-application as thoroughly as possible. The more specific the pre-application, the better the advice will be from the Content Reviewers to help you prepare a competitive final application.
  • September 12, 2025: Final application deadline at 11:59 PM
  • November 6 and 7, 2025: The Historic Resource Advisory Committee (HRAC) will meet in the 3M Auditorium at the History Center, 345 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN. The committee will review applications and make its recommendations for awards for the fiscal year 2026 large grant round. HRAC meetings are open to the public and live-streamed.
  • December 2025: MNHS Board approval based on HRAC recommendations, and the Grants Office sends notification letters to all applicants.
  • December 2025: Grants Office prepares and sends the grant agreement. The grantee signs the grant agreement and returns it to the Grants Office.
  • January 1, 2026: Earliest beginning date for project work*
  • June 1, 2027: Latest ending date for project work*

*All work on projects funded in this grant cycle must be completed between January 1, 2026 and June 1, 2027 (except for historic building construction projects and/or projects with matching federal funds). Project periods of appropriate length are permissible as long as the beginning and end dates fall within this period. Please note: 12 months is a typical project period. The grant agreement will state the project's start, end, and final report dates.

** Pending funding approval by the Minnesota Legislature and Governor these dates are subject to change. 

Contact Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants • grants@mnhs.org • 651-259-3497