History Colorado aims to foster heritage preservation through the State Historical Fund, supporting tangible and highly visible projects for direct and demonstrable public benefit. It is funded by a portion of gaming tax revenue from legalized gambling in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek, dedicated to funding historic preservation projects across Colorado.
The State Historical Fund, administered by History Colorado, aims to foster heritage preservation through tangible and highly visible projects that provide a direct and demonstrable public benefit. Established following a 1990 constitutional amendment that legalized gambling in certain towns, the fund allocates a portion of gaming tax revenue to historic preservation projects across Colorado. Through its Competitive General Grant program, it supports the preservation of significant buildings, structures, objects, districts, and archaeological sites or efforts related to the conservation of historic resources within the state.