Project Grant P25AP02227
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources received a $349,564 Project Grant award on September 24, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928), administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. The grant funds the non-federal acquisition of a 34-acre parcel known as the Morris Tract located at Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina. The American Battlefield Trust, serving as...
- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $513,900 in federal funding on September 24, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to the State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources to acquire and preserve the 89.15-acre Langston Tract at Bentonville Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust served as subrecipient and has acquired the property. This acquisition represents the core deliverable—permanent protection of historically significant Civil War...
- The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $515,210 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources to assist in the acquisition and preservation of the 86.36-acre McQuiston-Malloy tract at the Wyse Fork Battlefield. The grant enabled the permanent protection of this historic battlefield land through the American Battlefield Trust's purchase of the tract and subsequent conveyance of a conservation easement...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $20.95 million on September 24, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for the acquisition and permanent preservation of the 417.65-acre Pamplin Tract at Petersburg III Battlefield in Dinwiddie, Virginia. This acquisition was executed in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust as sub-recipient, with...
- This $9,596,879.00 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (CFDA 15.928) award from the National Park Service assists the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, in acquiring and preserving a 2.36-acre tract of land at the Nashville Battlefield. The sub-recipient, American Battlefield Trust, will acquire the Green Tract and convey a conservation easement to the Tennessee Historic Commission, permanently protecting this historically significant land from the Civil War....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $1.83M to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation on September 24, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to support the acquisition and permanent preservation of the 39.25-acre Shockey Tract at Winchester II Battlefield in Frederick County, Virginia. The award funds non-federal acquisition efforts conducted in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust as sub-recipient,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $606,468 Project Grant award on August 8, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928), administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program. The award funds the non-federal acquisition and permanent preservation of the 8.93-acre Whitby Tract located within the Deep Bottom II Battlefield in Henrico County,...
- The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $463,610 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant (CFDA 15.928) to the Mississippi Department of Archives & History to assist in the non-federal acquisition and permanent protection of 1.57 acres over four tracts at the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield. The American Battlefield Trust has engaged in purchase negotiations with the tract owners and intends to transfer the resulting conservation easements to the Mississippi Department of...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded $581,258 to the State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources on September 24, 2025, under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program (CFDA 15.928) to facilitate the permanent preservation of the 69.69-acre Britt-Halliwell II Tract located at Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina. The American Battlefield Trust served as the subrecipient and executed the property acquisition. The grant supports the protection of this Civil War battlefield land through a conservation easement mechanism, with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources holding the permanent easement to ensure restricted use, development, and conversion of the property while maintaining public access. This award exemplifies the federal grant program's core mission to assist state and local governments in acquiring and permanently protecting threatened Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands. All grants under CFDA 15.928 require a dollar-for-dollar non-federal match, ensuring shared financial commitment to preservation efforts. The acquisition is subject to a Preservation Letter of Agreement that establishes the permanent preservation covenant and public access requirements, thereby safeguarding the historic battlefield from future development and converting it into a protected public resource. The project has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $290.6k | 9/24/25 |