FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P25AS00495
- 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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- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- 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 FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants, with an application deadline of July 14, 2026. The program funds physical preservation projects for historic sites associated with African American civil rights history from the transatlantic slave trade forward, with no cost share required.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city and township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, tribal organizations not federally recognized, public and private higher education institutions, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits. Properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places with significance tied to African American civil rights. The program funds approximately 45 awards from $24 million total, with individual awards ranging from $15,000 to $750,000. The period of performance runs from November 1, 2026, through November 30, 2029.
Eligible costs include pre-preservation studies, architectural and engineering services (capped at 20 percent of project cost), historic structure reports, preservation plans, physical rehabilitation work, accessibility improvements, site security, and fire safety enhancements, all meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. Administrative and indirect costs combined cannot exceed 25 percent of total project cost.
Applications must address four evaluation criteria: significance, need and urgency or threat, feasibility, and sustainability. Required submissions include SF-424 forms, budget justifications, project descriptions, project images, and National Register eligibility documentation. Recipients must execute preservation easements with terms ranging from 5 to 25 years depending on funding amount and maintain the property in perpetuity. The CFDA number is 15.966. Funding notifications are expected approximately six months after the application deadline.
Synopsis
The National Park Service"s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights, from transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR 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. Properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for grant funding. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.There are separate funding announcements for physical preservation projects and for history research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P25AS00495 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P25AS00496 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2025 Public Law 119-4 provides $24 million total for the AACR Grant Program.
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