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FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants

Agency: National Park Service

Assistance Listings
  • 15.932 -- Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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In 1988, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation grant program was established to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses. The HBCU grant program exists to repair historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing to a National Register or National Historic Landmark historic district. Projects must meet major program selection criteria and all work must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Additional information

All accredited HBCU institutions.  https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=1 Properties must be listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a historic district. Projects not listed in the National Register must prepare or amend a nomination as part of the grant project.

Grantor contact information

Description

STLPG Staff STLPG@nps.gov

Email

STLPG@nps.gov

STLPG@nps.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Checklist_CompleteApp_Pres-AACR-HBCU-HER_2022-02-04_508.pdf
Application Checklist
Feb 9, 2022 03:23 PM UTC
Project_Images_Worksheet.pdf
Project Images Worksheet.pdf
Nov 3, 2021 07:01 PM UTC
HBCU_Project_Description_Worksheet.pdf
HBCU Project Description Worksheet.pdf
Nov 3, 2021 07:00 PM UTC
HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03.pdf
National Register Eligibility Worksheet
Nov 3, 2021 07:22 PM UTC
HBCU_NOFO_P22AS00050.pdf
HBCU NOFO Instructions
Nov 3, 2021 07:03 PM UTC
Budget_Justification_Worksheet_Landscape.pdf
Budget Justification Worksheet_Landscape.pdf
Nov 3, 2021 07:01 PM UTC
NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct.pdf
Budget Justification Worksheet Instructions
Nov 3, 2021 07:04 PM UTC

Link to additional information

go.nps.gov/hbcu

Archived: September 30, 2022

Application process

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Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

P22AS00050

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Historic Preservation

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

November 3, 2021

Archive date:

September 30, 2022

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