American Battlefield Protection Program

Agency: National Park Service

15.926 -- American Battlefield Protection

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The American Battlefield Protection Program:

Supports the identification, research, evaluation, interpretation, and protection of historic battlefields and associated sites on a national, state, and local level.

Program Background Information and Objectives:

Under this Funding Opportunity, grant funds are awarded to Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations. Projects must relate to planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States, in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from the ground where Americans made their ultimate sacrifice.

Secretary of the Interior Priorities:

This program supports the following priorities of the Secretary of the Interior;

Foster relationships with conservation organizations advocating for balanced stewardship and use of public lands.
Expand the lines of communication with Governors, state natural resources offices, Fish and Wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, Tribes, and local communities.

This program supports the priorities listed above by assisting conservation or preservation organizations as well as Federal, State, local, and tribal governments with projects related to local and regional community needs and interests. This program provides financial and technical assistance to Federal, State, tribal, and local governments and community organizations to support projects developed and carried out at the local and regional levels.

Additional Information:

See ABPP.FY19.Battlefield Preservation Planning Grants NOFO.docx for application requirements in RELATED DOCUMENTS tab.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Other Native American tribal organizations

Government

Special district governments
County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
State governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Federal Agencies

Grantor contact information

Description

ABPP Staff 202-354-2037 abpp@nps.gov

Email

General Inbox

abpp@nps.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
ABPP.FY19.Battlefield_Preservation_Planning_Grants_NOFO.pdf	Notice of Funding Opportunity	Feb 6, 2019 09:12 PM UTC

Link to additional information

http://www.grants.gov

Archived: April 12, 2019

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$1,200,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$10,000

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

P19AS00020

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

February 6, 2019

Archive date:

April 12, 2019