Closed · P20AS00001 · CFDA 15.904 · Discretionary

African American Civil Rights (AACR) Preservation Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$15K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 3, 2019
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

African American Civil Rights (AACR) Preservation Grants is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $15,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$15K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
15.904
CFDA program
8,506
other opportunities from National Park Service

Archived opportunity record

African American Civil Rights is closed (last close December 3, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 15.904 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 3, 2019

Posted Oct 2 Closes Dec 3

Est. Total Funding

$14,500,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Park Service's (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the 20th Century. The NPS 2008 report, "Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites," will serve as the reference document 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 preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. 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 P20AS00001 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P20AS00002 is for historical research/documentation projects only. This funding opportunity is for physical preservation grants.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors

African American Civil Rights bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Arts · Community Development · Humanities · Other (AR;CD;HU;O). Only 4 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 8,507).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.904

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

Grants Management Specialist Seth Tinkham 202 354-2020 stlpg@nps.gov

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What to do next

African American Civil Rights is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 15.904 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Park Service lists 8,506 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants