The Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) program supports recovery, and related expenses, for historic and cultural resources in areas impacted by natural disasters that have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). Pursuant to FY2025 Public Law 118-158, $48,000,000 will be awarded under the ESHPF grant program for necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not...

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. Grants are not available for sites or collections that are owned or leased by the federal government, or in which the federal government holds a property interest. Important noteResources must be listed in or determined eligible by the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, equivalent Tribal register, or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a district.Unlisted resources must be listed in the National Register or equivalent Tribal register by the conclusion of the grant.Eligible resources must have incurred damage by a natural disaster with a major disaster declaration in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Applicants can interact with this map to verify the resource(s) location within a declared disaster area. A list of major disaster declarations can also be found on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website.Applicants intending to work on multiple sites (i.e. multiple buildings in a historic district; multiple sites across the state, etc.) are encouraged to submit one application with supporting documentation for each site.

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