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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $143,901 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the creation of a comprehensive master plan for preservation and interpretation of a historic battlefield or site associated with armed conflict on American soil. This project represents a non-acquisition planning activity consistent with the program's objective to engage stakeholders in identifying, evaluating, and protecting significant battlefield heritage resources beyond NPS park boundaries.

The master plan will provide strategic guidance for long-term preservation and public interpretation efforts at the designated battlefield site, with the University of North Carolina serving as the lead institution responsible for project execution through its Office of Sponsored Research. This planning-phase grant supports the foundational documentation and strategic framework necessary to inform subsequent restoration, interpretation, or land acquisition initiatives at the site.

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 university of north carolina at chapel hill: north carolina. The project will create a master plan for preservation and interpretation.