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ClosedOpportunity P26AS00046

Public Programming and Educational Outreach: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

National Park Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Public Programming and Educational Outreach: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Park Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was February 9, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $25K – $250K, with about 1 award expected and $250K 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 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.954 (National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education).

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

Key facts

  1. Dec 11, 2025Posted
  2. Feb 9, 2026Application deadline
  3. Dec 31, 2026Archivednext date
Posted
Dec 11, 2025
Close date
Feb 9, 2026
Archive date
Dec 31, 2026
Award floor
$25,000
Award ceiling
$250,000
Est. total funding
$250,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Private colleges & universities

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

In accordance with 54 U.S.C. § 101702(a), Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds, this funding opportunity is limited to a State, local, or tribal government or other public entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization.Foreign Entities or Projects: This program does not provide funding to foreign entities or for projects conducted outside the United States.Excluded Parties: NPSconducts a review of the SAM.gov Exclusions database for all applicant entities and their key project personnel prior to award. The NPS cannot award funds to entities or their key project personnel identified in the SAM.gov Exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or otherwise excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits, as their ineligibility condition applies to this Federal program.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
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What it funds

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

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park seeks a program partner to assist the park in achieving its legislative purpose, i.e., "(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the places that contributed materially to the landmark United States Supreme Court decision that brought an end to segregation in public education; and (2) to interpret the integral role of the Brown v. Board of Education case in the civil rights movement; and (3) to assist in the preservation, protection, and interpretation of related resources within Topeka, Kansas, Summerton, South Carolina, Farmville, Virginia, Wilmington, Claymont, and Hockessin, Delaware and the District of Columbia that further the understanding of the civil rights movement and the context of Brown v. Board of Education." (PL 102-525 and PL 117-123)The partner will assist the park in planning events in the five communities listed in PL 117-123. The events will include, but are not necessarily limited to, annual anniversary events in May, leading up to the seventy-fifth anniversary commemoration in 2029.The partner will provide logistical support, such as payment of honoraria, travel costs, and other program expenses, related to events and programs arranged as part of this agreement.The partner will use its outreach tools and community networks to publicize events and programs and will assist in the recruitment of interns, youth, or other project staff.The partner will collaborate with NPS staff and community organizations in Kansas to enhance interpretation and educational outreach and to promote the park"s efforts to strengthen its ties to heritage tourism and educational organizations in the five Brown communities.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.954

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$32.9M
FY25$58.1M
FY26$120M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.954. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $25k – $250k, total estimated program funding is $250,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity P26AS00046), 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
Award range
Up to $1.7M
Closes
Jan 4, 2027
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 7 more
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