The League Announces Changes to Signature NYSCA Regrants
Preserve New York Arts + Culture Grants Streamline the League’s Preserve New York and Technical Assistance Grant Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Albany, NY, 2/23/26 — In 2026, the Preservation League of NYS was awarded $356,700 from the New York State Council on the Arts to support the League’s signature NYSCA regrant partnerships. The longstanding Preserve New York and Technical Assistance Grants will be consolidated and reorganized as PNY Arts + Culture: Support for Pre-Construction Studies and PNY Arts + Culture: Support for Arts-Based Community Preservation Projects.
Launched in 1993, Preserve New York grants funded historic structure reports, building condition reports, cultural landscape reports, and cultural resource surveys. Since 2012, Technical Assistance Grants have supported smaller scale, discrete project studies at arts and cultural organizations across the state. The reorganized PNY Arts + Culture grant programs will bring all pre-construction study grants into one program. Cultural resource surveys, which are very different kinds of projects, will now be funded through a separate program.
Preserve NY Arts + Culture: Support for Pre-Construction Studies grants are available to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. This program supports arts and cultural organizations in planning and managing maintenance and rehabilitation of their historic buildings, helping them strengthen local economies and provide safe, accessible arts programming to their communities. Grants help fund consulting reports only and will not fund capital repairs or construction costs, architectural plans and specifications, schematic designs, or construction documents. Support for Pre-Construction Studies funds discrete studies to precede repairs (projects formerly funded under TAG) and comprehensive studies to precede major capital projects (projects formerly funded under PNY). All pre-construction study types previously funded under TAG and PNY are eligible. Applications are currently open for Pre-Construction grants: preservenys.org/support-for-pre-construction-studies
PNY Arts + Culture: Support for Arts-Based Community Preservation Projects will be available to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. These grants will fund Cultural Resource Surveys and National Register of Historic Places Historic District Nominations. Applicants to this grant program will be required to incorporate artists into their project plans as a way to increase community engagement in their preservation work. Applications for Arts-Based Community Preservation Projects grants will open later this spring.
Preserve NY Arts + Culture: Support for Pre-Construction Studies (formerly Preserve New York [PNY] and Technical Assistance Grants [TAG]), is a regrant partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of NYS made possible with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, with additional support provided by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area for projects in the Hudson River Valley Greenway.
Contact: Katy Peace, Director of Communications, Preservation League of New York State
kpeace@preservenys.org
About the Preservation League of New York State
Since its founding in 1974, the Preservation League of NYS has built a reputation for action and effectiveness. Our goal has been to preserve our historic buildings, districts, and landscapes and to build a better New York, one community at a time. The League empowers all New Yorkers to use historic preservation to enrich their communities, protect their heritage, and build a sustainable future. We lead advocacy, economic development, and education programs across the state. Connect with us at facebook.com/preservenys, youtube.com/c/PreservationLeague and instagram.com/preservenys
About the New York State Council on the Arts
The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all. The Council on the Arts will award over $161 million in FY 2026, serving organizations and artists across all 10 state regions. The Council on the Arts further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Council is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's Facebook page, on X @NYSCArts and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.
About the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
The Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area was designated by Congress in 1996 and is one of the now sixty-two federally-recognized National Heritage Areas throughout the United States. Through a partnership with the National Park Service, the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area collaborates with residents, government agencies, nonprofit groups and private partners to interpret, preserve and celebrate the nationally significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley.
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