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FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants

Agency: National Park Service

Assistance Listings: 15.966 -- Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants

Last Updated: May 18, 2026
The National Park Service"s (NPS) Semiquincentennial Grant Program will support the physical preservation of a broad variety of cultural resources associated with the founding of America as a nation in commemoration of the country's semiquincentennial (250th anniversary). These grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund physical preservation to properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, or historic districts. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Education

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

Nonprofit

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

Additional information

Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits (including non-profit institutions of higher education), and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 U.S.C. § 3003 et seq. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest are not eligible.Important noteProperties must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the time of application either individually or as contributing to a historic district.

Grantor contact information

Description

STLPG Staff STLPG@nps.gov

Email

STLPG@nps.gov

STLPG@nps.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
P25AS00503_FY25-FY26_Semiquin_NOFO_2026-0518.pdf
P25AS00503_FY25-FY26 Semiquin NOFO_2026-0518.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:19 PM UTC
NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf
NOFO_BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2026-0120.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:19 PM UTC
NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf
NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2026-0120_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:20 PM UTC
HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf
HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:20 PM UTC
HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03_508.pdf
HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:21 PM UTC
ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf
ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:22 PM UTC
Checklist_CompleteApp_Pres-SAT-SEMI_2022-02-04_508.pdf
Checklist_CompleteApp_Pres-SAT-SEMI_2022-02-04_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:22 PM UTC
ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf
ProjectAbstractSummary-Instructions_2022-02-10_508.pdf
May 18, 2026 02:22 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: June 30, 2026

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

Application process

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Award

$11,907,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$15,000

Award Minimum

$750,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

P25AS00503

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:

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

Version:

1

Posted date:

May 18, 2026

Archive date:

September 30, 2026

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