15.926 american battlefield protection programhistoric battlefields and associated sites of armed conflict are powerful reminders of the shared heritage of all americans

East Carolina University received a $131,314 Project Grant award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) to document battlefield heritage in North Carolina. The award, effective September 2, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports preservation planning activities designed to identify, evaluate, interpret, and protect historic battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts on American soil. The project will be performed in Greenville, North Carolina, and represents NPS's ongoing effort to engage Americans in the preservation of cultural resources beyond park boundaries through non-acquisition projects and activities.

Under this award, East Carolina University will deliver documentation and preservation planning products focused on North Carolina's battlefield heritage. Typical deliverables for preservation planning grants under this program include archaeological surveys, cultural landscape reports, master preservation and interpretation plans, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and research documentation intended to enhance public understanding of battlefield sites. The three-year project performance period allows the university to conduct comprehensive battlefield heritage documentation that will support long-term preservation and interpretation efforts across historic Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield sites in the state.

As an ongoing effort to engage all americans in the preservation of cultural resources beyond our park boundaries, the national park service american battlefield protection program promotes the preservation and interpretation of these important places.opportunity P25AS00476 preservation planning grants provide federal financial assistance to state, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations to identify, evaluate, interpret, and protect historic battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts on american soil through non-acquisition projects and activities. This project is awarded to the east carolina university: north carolina. The project will document battlefield heritage.