FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants
Agency: National Park Service
Assistance Listings
- 15.966 -- Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, 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 history projects including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation. 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 historical research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P24AS00541 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P24AS00540 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2024 Public Law 118-42 provides $24,000,000 for the AACR Grant Program.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
- County governments
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC 300300. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest, are not eligible grant funding.
Grantor contact information
Description
State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Staff
STLPG@nps.gov
STLPG@nps.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Checklist_CompleteApp_Hist-AACR-SAT-URC_2022-02-04_508.pdf | Checklist_CompleteApp_Hist-AACR-SAT-URC_2022-02-04_508.pdf | Jun 6, 2024 01:33 PM UTC |
| ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf | ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf | Jun 6, 2024 01:35 PM UTC |
| BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2022-02-10.pdf | BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2022-02-10.pdf | Jun 6, 2024 01:33 PM UTC |
| HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf | HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf | Jun 6, 2024 01:34 PM UTC |
| NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2022-02-07_508.pdf | NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2022-02-07_508.pdf | Jun 6, 2024 01:34 PM UTC |
| AACR_24_NOFO_Hist_P24AS00540.pdf | AACR History NOFO Instructional Document | Jun 13, 2024 02:21 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: September 30, 2025
Award
$24,000,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$15,000
Award Minimum
$75,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
P24AS00540
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
Historic Preservation
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
June 6, 2024
Archive date:
September 30, 2025
