In the face of proposed cuts, we need your help to ensure historic preservation priorities receive necessary funding! The appropriations process is getting underway in Congress which will determine funding levels for historic preservation priorities for the next fiscal year. The Trump Administration released their FY26 skinny budget earlier this month which proposed nearly eliminating the Historic Preservation Fund entirely. Thankfully bipartisan majorities in Congress have consistently shown strong support for historic preservation, but they need to hear from you.

Champions in the House are currently circulating the FY26 House Dear Colleague Letter in support of the Historic Preservation Fund. The co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) are leading the House letter. The letter request $225 million in funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, the same level Preservation Action advocated for during Historic Preservation Advocacy Week. 

To maximize the impact of the letter, we need as many members of Congress to sign-on as possible. The deadline for signatures is COB Thursday, May 15th. Stay tuned for details on a Senate letter coming soon!

We’ve made it easy for you to take action, check out our Action Alert to learn more and easily reach out to your members of Congress TODAY!

Take Action: https://preservationaction.org/hpf-sign-on