Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund

Program objective

The objectives of this supplemental funding is to provide for necessary expenses related to the consequences of disasters, including costs to States, Tribes, and territories. Funds may be used for historic and cultural resource preservation work in the program areas defined by the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et seq.) and that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Capacity, technical assistance, and emergency repairs to historic and archeological resources impacted by disasters, consistent with legislative intent, may be funded. Funding should substantially mitigate disaster caused damage and mitigate future risk.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• ✓Other
• ✓Nonprofit Organization
• ✓Tribal
• ✓Local
• ✓State
• ✓Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

Eligible applicants are defined as applicants in either the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et seq.), appropriations law and/or congressionally approved spending plans. They may include: State Historic Preservation Offices in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia (SHPOs); States; Tribal governments with signed Memorandum of Agreements with the National Park Service to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation Office on Tribal lands, as defined in 54 USC 3001 et seq. (THPOs); Federally-recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC § 300309, 54 USC 300313 and 54 USC 300314 (Tribes); local governments (including Certified Local Governments); and/or nonprofits. Some programs may not be open to all of these entities, dependent on Congressional intent. Eligible projects must be for sites listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, or similar Tribal register, and must be located within areas receiving FEMA major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. If not listed, projects must prepare a nomination and secure listing by the NPS prior to the completion of the grant project.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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