FY 2024 National Maritime Heritage Grant Program - Education Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P24AS00147
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The FY 2024 National Maritime Heritage Grant Program - Education Grants is a federal grant opportunity administered by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service. It provides funding for education projects that promote awareness and appreciation of the United States' maritime heritage. Eligible applicants are state governments. All funded projects must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation and be matched on a 1:1 basis with non-federal funds. The grant application process involves submitting a detailed project narrative, budget justification, and supporting documents such as photographs. The application deadline is February 4, 2025, and the total available funding of $3 million will be divided equally between preservation and education projects.
The individual grant awards are expected to range from $50,000 to $250,000, with a projected 10 awards to be made. Eligible education projects include public programs, exhibits, skills training, and maritime heritage trails. All projects must have an educational component focused on fostering awareness and appreciation of historic maritime resources.
Synopsis
The National Maritime Heritage Grants Program provides funding for education and preservation projects designed to preserve historic maritime resources and to increase public awareness and appreciation for the maritime heritage of the United States. This grant program is funded through the proceeds of the sale or scrapping of obsolete vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Grants are administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MarAd).This grant program is authorized by the National Maritime Heritage Act, 54 USC 308701-380707. All grants must be matched on a 1:1 basis with non-federal funds. The total funding available for grants will be divided equally between preservation projects and education projects. Consequently, this is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for EDUCATION grants. There is a separate NOFO for preservation grants. Please ensure your application is submitted under the appropriate NOFO.Education projects foster awareness of and appreciation for historic maritime resources for new educational exhibits, activities to encourage traditional maritime skills, special skills (for example - rigging, sail training), interpretation of artifacts in collections, maritime heritage programs focusing on maritime heritage trails and corridors, and the construction and use of reproduction of historic maritime resources. All funded projects must meet the relevant Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.
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