The Tarrant County Historical Society works to enrich our knowledge of history, to preserve historical sites and historical places, and to facilitate access to all historical materials relating to Tarrant County.
To support this mission, the Society offers small grants (generally $500 to $1,000) related to a project that focuses on one of these aspects of Fort Worth or Tarrant County history. Most grants are awarded to nonprofit historical organizations but, at its discretion, the grants committee may make an award to an individual whose project will make a substantial contribution to our community’s history.
Grant proposals are accepted each spring. Proposals should be for a specific project or use rather than a list of possible projects or a general operations request. To receive an announcement when the grant cycle opens, send a request to:
Tarrant County Historical Society
PO Box 470251
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Those who have previously received announcements do not need to send a request. The request to receive a grant announcement should contain your name, the name of the organization, and your address, telephone number, and email address.
Previous Grants
2024
Kennedale Historical Society
To assist in scanning Kennedale High School yearbooks for distribution through the Portal to Texas History
Historic Fort Worth
To defray the costs of salvaging and reuse of the Palo Pinto sandstone wall at W. C. Stripling Middle School
Wedgwood Historical Association
To assist in preparation of the National Register of Historic Places nomination for a portion of Wedgwood
White Settlement Historical Museum
To assist in the digitization of White Settlement newspapers, including The White Settlement Bomber News, for distribution through the Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County Office of Historic Preservation and Archives
To assist in the digitization of The Grapevine Sun for distribution through the Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
To assist in the preservation, care, and management of the historical collections of the Society and help make them available to the public and for use in educational programs
Pioneer Rest Cemetery Association
To assist in the continuation of the Cemetery’s QR Code program by adding information on the first responders who are buried there
2023
Woman’s Club of Fort Worth
To support the publication and free distribution of The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth: A Gateway for Visual Art, 1923-2023
Tarrant County Office of Historic Preservation and Archives
To assist in the digitization of The Grapevine Sun for distribution through the Portal to Texas History
Pioneers Rest Cemetery Association
Headstone repair and the addition of twenty QR code signs at gravesites of significant early pioneers.
White Settlement Historical Society
Restoration and cleanup of Thompson Public Cemetery and Isbell Cemetery.
Carson Street Garden of Eden Neighborhood Association, Inc.
Platting property to facilitate reconstruction of the Melinda and Major Chaney home.
2022
Tarrant County Archives
Process and Digitize records and photographs related to the life and career of pioneer female physician, Dr. Daisy Emery Allen.
Wedgwood Historical Association
Prepare National Register of Historic Places nomination for Wedgwood.
2021
Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc.
To prepare educational materials to assist their new outreach coordinator.
Birdville Historical Society
To supplement BISD teaching materials that will encourage the use of the Birdville Historical Society and Museum as a teaching resource for students and teachers.
University of Texas at Arlington
For scanning approximately 1,000 pages of documents and photographs related to the history of Tarrant County.
White Settlement Historical Society
To make repairs to and replace missing stones in the Thompson Public Cemetery.
2020
Fort Worth Police Historical Association for archival supplies to preserve their collections
Mistletoe Heights Neighborhood Association to support the cost of publishing a Mistletoe Heights history book
Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society for archival shelving and supplies
Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, TCU to digitize audiovisual items from the Jim Wright Collection
Texas State Historical Association to identify Tarrant County topics, source authors, and edit entries for the Handbook of Fort Worth-Dallas UTA Special Collections to digitize 1000 pages of Fort Worth slave and cowboy oral histories produced by the WPA
2019
Birdville Historical Society to design and construct a sign in front of the museum
Center for Stop Six Heritage for archival supplies
Historic Fort Worth for archival photograph supplies
North Fort Worth Historical Society for a new computer to support Society operations
Prince Hall Library and Museum for a flatbed scanner for digitization project
Tarrant County Archives to digitize Grapevine Sun via the Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society for archival supplies
UTA Special Collections to digitize 500 pre-1924 Tarrant County postcards
Woman’s Club of Fort Worth for historical plaster restoration work in Waples Dining Room. Grant in memory of Marty Craddock