Tennessee – The Tennessee Wars Commission, a division of the Tennessee Historical Commission, announced that the 2025 grant cycle for the Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund will open on Sept. 1. This year, $69,700 will be available to support projects that preserve and interpret Tennessee’s significant military history.
Last year, the program awarded $114,500 in grants for projects that included an archaeological survey, a historical documentary, and interpretive signage for multiple sites across the state. Since the program began in 1994, approximately 128 projects have been funded, highlighting and preserving the contributions of Tennesseans from the French and Indian War through the Civil War.
“The Wars Commission Grant Fund provides a unique opportunity for Tennessee communities to enhance their war-related history through the preservation, interpretation, and archaeology of sites, structures, and battlefields related to the French and Indian War through the Civil War era, furthering our collective knowledge of these historical locations and events,” said Wars Commission Program Director Nina Scall…