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NPPN Joins Coalition of Nonprofit Organizations to File Amicus Curiae Brief in White House Ballroom Case

May 27, 2026

Eleven national and local nonprofit organizations devoted to architecture, landscape, historic preservation, planning, and National Parks stewardship have joined together in filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief supporting the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its lawsuit over the proposed White House Ballroom. The litigation challenges the Trump Administration’s demolition of the White House East Wing and ongoing construction of a massive new ballroom structure on the historic White House grounds, a designated National Park.

A preliminary injunction granted to the National Trust by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon on March 31, 2026, has been stayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pending an appeal by the Trump Administration. A hearing before a panel of the Circuit Court is scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2026.

In the brief, the amicus organizations make a number of points, including the following:

– Each president is but a temporary steward of the White House, and no president has the inherent right to destroy any portion of the White House complex or undertake a huge construction project such as this without obtaining express approval from the Congress. No such authority has been granted in this case.

– The historical record shows that virtually every other major White House project over the years has been carried out with approval and engagement by Congress. The Administration’s attempt to evade or usurp this authority should not be allowed to succeed.

– Despite the government’s recent assertions, the case is not about national security. It is simply about whether the President has complied with the law in his longstanding quest to construct a massive ballroom structure at the White House.

– The fact that private donors are supposedly paying for the project does not give the President any special authority to carry it out.

– The White House and its surrounding cultural landscape constitute a National Historic Landmark of highest significance to the nation, as well as a designated National Park. Not only has the Administration failed to secure basic congressional approval for this project, but it has also ignored planning and preservation standards and principles specifically established to ensure that changes to the White House and its grounds respect its cultural and historic values.

– Given the significant issues brought in this case, the balance of equities, and the likelihood that the National Trust will ultimately prevail on the merits, the Court of Appeals should reinstate the preliminary injunction and halt further construction of the ballroom project.

The 11 organizations participating as amici curiae include the following:

The American Institute of Architects

The American Society of Landscape Architects

The Association for Preservation Technology International

The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks

The Committee of 100 on the Federal City

The Cultural Landscape Foundation

The DC Preservation League

The National Mall Coalition

The National Preservation Partners Network

The Olmsted Network

The Society of Architectural Historians

Read the full brief here.

The 1772 Foundation, in partnership with the National Preservation Partners Network (NPPN), is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Historic Properties Redevelopment Program (HPRP) grants. Nine nonprofit preservation organizations across the United States have been selected to receive funding totaling $498,500 to support the rehabilitation, stabilization, and stewardship of historic properties in their communities.

“The 1772 Foundation is proud to support organizations that are making a tangible difference in their communities by saving irreplaceable historic places,” said Ethiel Garlington, executive director for the Foundation. “These revolving fund programs are proven models for sustainable preservation, and this year’s recipients represent the breadth and creativity of the field.”

Congratulations to the grant recipients!

Cincinnati Preservation

Cleveland Restoration Society

Dayton Preservation Works

Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

Maine Preservation

Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Preservation Trust of Vermont

Revitalize Historic Highland

Read the Full Press Release

Historic Preservationists Across the Country Advocate for Federal Funding and Programs

May 31, 2025

Preservation organizations across the country are taking action to preserve the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and support improvements to the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit. Progress is being made, but it is critically important that those efforts continue as the FY26 budget is debated in Congress and HPF funds allocated for FY25 have not been released by the Office of Management and Budget.

Historic Preservation Fund

The FY25 HPF allocation remains unreleased by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), creating significant and immediate operational challenges for State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs), and Certified Local Governments nationwide. This will ultimately negatively impact the communities your organization serves since this delay threatens ongoing preservation projects, archaeological surveys, National Register nominations, Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit projects and critical preservation planning initiatives that protect our shared architectural and cultural heritage.

Simultaneously, as Congress prepares the FY26 budget, we face the sobering reality that the President’s FY26 budget proposal seeks to eliminate the Historic Preservation Fund almost in its entirety by cutting $158 million in funding. This is the most significant threat historic preservation has faced in over four decades. The elimination of the funding will devastate historic preservation efforts and programs across the country, from rural historic districts to urban redevelopment projects.

Read NPPN’s HPF Advocacy Alert HERE for more information and actions you can take.

New Bipartisan Historic Tax Credit Bills Introduced

The House passed the Republican Budget Reconciliation Tax bill on May 22nd that focused on extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions among other priorities of the Republican leadership. With an outpouring of advocacy, there were no rollbacks of Historic Tax Credits, but also no improvements.

All eyes are now on the Senate. Historically, a Republican controlled Senate has acted more favorably for community development incentives than a Republican controlled House. Advocates are contacting Republican Senate offices, closely monitoring the reconciliation bill efforts, and working with Senate champions on the Finance Committee to continue voicing support for enhancing the Historic Tax Credit. The Senate is expected to vote on their version of the bill sometime before July 4th and a House and Senate negotiated bill is expected by mid-August, before the debt ceiling limit expires.

In April, A new version of the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (HTC-GO) was introduced by Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Warner (D-VA) in the Senate (S. 1459) and Representatives LaHood (R-IL) and Suozzzi (D-NY) in the House (H.R. 2941). New provisions include returning to a one-year delivery of the HTC as well as a boost from 20% to 30% in the credit and the ability to transfer credits for smaller and rural projects.

Recent Senate advocacy efforts have resulted in thousands of messages and dialogue with key tax staff, urging the inclusion of HTC improvements. Senator Cassidy has voiced to Historic Tax Credit advocates that it is a high priority of his to include HTC improvements in the Senate version of the tax bill. However, there needs to be a groundswell of support among Republican Colleagues to “greenlight” inclusion of these provisions in the tax bill.

June advocacy will make or break HTC improvements in this bill. As the Senate strives to pass a reconciliation bill before the July 4th Recess, HTC advocates have about 1 month to reach out to Senators to urge improvements to the HTC in the Senate tax bill. Outreach to Republican Senators from the following states is critical: AK, AL, AZ, AR, FL, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, WV, WI, WY. Please reach out to your networks and activate advocates to contact their Senators.

Republican Senators on the Senate Finance Committee are presently writing the Senate version of the tax bill. Outreach to these offices is very important.

If you would like assistance with tax staff contacts, feel free to reach out to Mike Phillips at National Trust Community Investment Corporation (mphillips@ntcic.com) and/or sign up for the latest information on the HTC Advocacy Campaign HERE.

It’s not too late to join the effort to support HTC-GO and take action. You can find more details on HTC-GO HERE.

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