FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P25AS00499
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $15,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Jim Modrick stlpg@nps.gov (202) 354-2020
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service is soliciting applications for the FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund—History of Equal Rights Preservation Grants, with an application deadline of July 21, 2026. No non-federal cost share is required.
Eligible applicants include state governments, city and county governments, tribal governments (federally recognized and not federally recognized), public and private higher education institutions, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits. The program distributes approximately $10 million across approximately 16 awards. Preservation projects must request federal funding between $75,000 and $750,000, with no more than 20% allocated to pre-preservation costs. Pre-preservation-only applications must request between $15,000 and $75,000. Administrative and indirect costs combined cannot exceed 25% of total project cost.
Projects must address historic sites directly connected to the struggle for equal rights in America. Funded activities include architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work. The period of performance runs from November 1, 2026, through November 30, 2029.
Merit review employs four equally weighted criteria (25 points each): Significance (the resource's direct connection to equal rights history); Need/Urgency/Threat (immediate threats to the property); Feasibility (project achievability within 2–3 years with qualified personnel); and Sustainability (long-term preservation impacts and community benefits). Applicants must address each criterion separately with a 6,000-character limit per criterion.
All projects must comply with Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and Secretary of the Interior Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Recipients must execute preservation easements or covenants with terms ranging from 5 to 25 years depending on funding amount.
The assistance listing is CFDA 15.966 (Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants).
Synopsis
The National Park Service"s (NPS) History of Equal Rights Grant Program (HER) will preserve sites related to the struggle of all Americans to achieve equal rights. HER grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.
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