In the shrinking landscape of grant opportunities for historical archaeology research projects, understanding where to find funding specifically designed to support storytelling and community-based research can be a challenge. In this roundtable, participants will have the opportunity to explore some of the research grants and education-based program offerings under the umbrella of the National Geographic Society and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The intention of this interactive roundtable is to have an open discussion to demystify what is often a hidden process in grant writing, deciding which grant agency would be the best partner for your work. The hosts of this lunch will share their experiences working with two grant organizations and how they have leveraged their relationship with each funding partner to expand research projects and student training opportunities, dive deeper into the world of archaeology as storytelling, and bring forth greater community impact from Tulsa’s Black Wall Street to sites of enslavement and freedom in the U.S. Virgin Islands.