ClosedOpportunity P25AS00495

FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants

National Park Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Park Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 14, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $15K – $750K, with about 45 awards expected and $24M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 5 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.966 (Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Jun 11, 2026
Close date: Jul 14, 2026
Archive date: Dec 31, 2026
Award floor: $15,000
Award ceiling: $750,000
Est. total funding: $24,000,000
Expected awards: 45
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations, as defined by 54 U.S.C. § 300309, 54 U.S.C. § 300313 and 54 U.S.C. § 300314.Grants are not available for sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The National Park Service"s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights, from transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for grant funding. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.There are separate funding announcements for physical preservation projects and for history research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P25AS00495 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P25AS00496 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2025 Public Law 119-4 provides $24 million total for the AACR Grant Program.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.966Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive GrantsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.966

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$4.7M

FY25

$60.9M

FY26

$60M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.966. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Park Service
STLPG@nps.gov
202-697-2035

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $15k – $750k, total estimated program funding is $24,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 45 awards.

How do I apply for “FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity P25AS00495), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 15.954