FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P25AS00501
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $15,000 to $100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 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 Historic Preservation Fund Tribal Heritage Grants by July 27, 2026, offering approximately $967,422 across an estimated 12 awards ranging from $15,000 to $100,000 per project. No cost share is required. Eligible applicants are Federally Recognized Tribal Governments and non-federally recognized Tribal Organizations. The program supports cultural and historic preservation projects including locating and identifying cultural resources, preserving historic properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, comprehensive preservation planning, oral history documentation, and training for building Historic Preservation Programs. Priority areas encompass traditional skills, oral history, plant and animal species important in tradition, documentation and preservation of sacred and historic places, and establishment of tribal historic preservation offices. The anticipated period of performance runs from December 1, 2026, through November 30, 2029. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Cultural and/or Historic Preservation Issue and Need (20 points), Feasibility (50 points), Commitment (10 points), and Long Term Impacts (30 points). Administrative costs cannot exceed 25% of total project cost; applicants demonstrating administrative costs of 5% or less receive the highest ratings. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov and include completed SF-424 series forms, a Project Abstract Summary (4,000 characters maximum), Project Description Worksheet, Budget Justification Worksheet, Project Images Worksheet, and National Register Eligibility Worksheet. All applicants must register in SAM.gov for a Unique Entity Identifier before applying. Post-award compliance requirements include Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation. Grantees must file SF-425 federal financial and program performance reports and maintain financial management systems compliant with 2 CFR 200.302. Preservation covenants must be placed on properties receiving development assistance for 5 to 20 years. The funding is authorized under CFDA 15.904, Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid.
Synopsis
The National Historic Preservation Act authorizes grants to federally recognized Tribes for cultural and historic preservation projects. These grants assist Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations in protecting and promoting their unique tribal heritage and traditions. The program focuses on what Tribes are most concerned about protecting including but not limited to: Traditional skills, oral history, plant and animal species important in tradition, documentation and preservation of sacred and historic places, and the establishment of tribal historic preservation offices.
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