Opportunity Listing - FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

FY2025 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

Last Updated: June 11, 2026

Description

The National Park Service"s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document 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, education, and collection 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 P25AS00495 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P25AS00496 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2025 Public Law 119-4 provides $24,000,000 total for the AACR Grant Program.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Other Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Government

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

Education

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

Miscellaneous

Other

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 U.S.C. § 300309, 54 U.S.C. § 300313 and 54 U.S.C. § 300314.Grants are not available for sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest.

Grantor contact information

Description

STLPG Staff STLPG@nps.gov

Email

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 11, 2026 08:13 PM UTC
HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf	HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf	Jun 11, 2026 08:13 PM UTC
NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf	NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf	Jun 11, 2026 08:14 PM UTC
NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf	NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf	Jun 11, 2026 08:14 PM UTC
ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf	ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf	Jun 11, 2026 08:15 PM UTC
ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf	ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf	Jun 11, 2026 08:15 PM UTC
HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03_508.pdf	HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03_508.pdf	Jun 12, 2026 04:46 PM UTC
P25AS00496_FY25_AACR_History_NOFO_6.2026.pdf	P25AS00496_FY25_AACR_History_NOFO_6.2026.pdf	Jun 12, 2026 04:49 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Closing: July 14, 2026

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET on the listed application due date.Applicants...

are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by the date above. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline.Application preparation time may take several weeks. Start the application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified after the selection process.

Application process

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

Award

$24,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$15,000

Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

P25AS00496

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

A legal instrument of financial assistance between The National Park Service and a non-Federal entity that, consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6302, 6304:(1) Is used to enter into a relationship the principal purpose of which is to transfer anything of value from the Federal awarding agency to the non-Federal entity to carry out a public purpose authorized by a law of the United States (see 31 U.S.C. § 6101(3)); and not to acquire property or services for the Federal awarding agency"s direct benefit or use;(2) Is distinguished from a cooperative agreement in that it does not provide for substantial involvement between the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity and the non-Federal entity in carrying out the activity contemplated by the Federal award.Substantial Involvement:No substantial involvement on the part of the National Park Service (NPS) is anticipated.

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 11, 2026

Archive date:

December 31, 2026