FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
P26AS00363
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$316,000 to $2,200,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Other
Eligible applicants
  • State Governments
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Park Service is soliciting applications for FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants with a closing deadline of June 30, 2026, though a deadline extension applies to US Territory SHPO applications. This formula-grant program requires a mandatory 40% non-Federal cost share, except for insular areas and some territories.

Eligible applicants are state governments and one nonprofit organization: Ohio History Connection. The program supports operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia. Total estimated program funding is $62.15 million with 59 expected awards. Individual award amounts range from a floor of $316,000 to a ceiling of $2.2 million, determined by an apportionment formula approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The anticipated project period runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.

Funding supports identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties through survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, Federal tax incentives, National Register nominations, and distribution of funding to Certified Local Governments. SHPOs must allocate a minimum of 10% pass-through funding to Certified Local Governments and cannot exceed 25% of total costs for combined administration and indirect costs.

All funded projects constitute undertakings under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Staff and projects must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation where relevant. Recipients must register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov and submit standard 424 series forms, project abstract, organizational chart, staffing summary, staff qualification certification, and budget narrative. Assistance Listing number is 15.904.

Synopsis

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Update #2 · Latest ·

This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas as described in the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq). Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior"s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.The purposes of this program are to provide matching grants to States for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, Federal tax incentives available for historic properties, nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, distribution of funding to Certified Local Governments, and to assist Federal, State, and Local Government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private individuals in carrying out historic preservation activities. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.

Update #1 ·

This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas as described in the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq). Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior"s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.The purposes of this program are to provide matching grants to States for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, Federal tax incentives available for historic properties, nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, distribution of funding to Certified Local Governments, and to assist Federal, State, and Local Government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private individuals in carrying out historic preservation activities. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.

Files

File Type Posted
P26AS00363_SHPO NOFO_2026-0424.pdf PDF
Certification_Staff_and_ReviewBoardQualifications_508.pdf PDF

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