FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants
Agency: National Park Service
Assistance Listings
- 15.966 -- Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants
Closed opportunityLast Updated: Jun 2, 2026
Important dates
- Closed: July 7, 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.
Award details
- Expected project funding: $1,250,000
- Expected awards: 15
Award min.
$15,000
Award max.
$100,000
- Funding opportunity number:P25AS00510
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Other
- Category Explanation:Consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6304, an executive agency shall use a grant agreement as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the United States Government and a state, local government, or other recipient when:1. The principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer a thing of value to the state, local government, or other recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States instead of acquiring (by purchase, lease, or barter) property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government; and2. Substantial involvement is not expected between the executive agency and the state, local government, or other recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated in the agreement.
History
- Posted date: June 2, 2026
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 1
Summary
Jump to documentsThe National Park Service"s (NPS) Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) is intended to expand listings in the National Register of Historic Places to include communities that are currently underrepresented. URC grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and are administered by the NPS. Projects include surveys and nominations of historic sites associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register. Every URC grant project MUST result in at least one new or amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Eligibility
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Government
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- County governments
- State governments
Additional information on eligibility
In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, 54 USC §300101, this funding opportunity is limited to:State Historic Preservation OfficesTribal Historic Preservation Offices, Federally-recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations, as defined by 54 USC § 300309, 54 USC 300313 and 54 USC 300314Certified Local Governments - list provided at "Find a CLG" http://go.nps.gov/clg Nonprofit, tax-exempt U.S. organizations, with or without 501©(3) designationGrants are not available for sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest.
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| P25AS00510_URC_NOFO_2026-0602.pdf | P25AS00510_URC_NOFO_2026-0602.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:54 PM UTC |
| HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf | HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:55 PM UTC |
| NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf | NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:55 PM UTC |
| ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf | ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:57 PM UTC |
| ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf | ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:57 PM UTC |
| Checklist_CompleteApp_Hist-AACR-SAT-URC_2022-02-04_508.pdf | Checklist_CompleteApp_Hist-AACR-SAT-URC_2022-02-04_508.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:58 PM UTC |
| NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf | NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf | Jun 2, 2026 06:59 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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