Closed · P20AS00007 · CFDA 15.904 · Discretionary

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Grant Program

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

$75K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 4, 2020
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $75,000 -- $500,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$75K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
15.904
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Historically Black Colleges and Universities is closed (last close February 4, 2020). 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 February 4, 2020

Posted Oct 4 Closes Feb 4

Est. Total Funding

$8,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

In 1988, the National Park Service established the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation grant program to document, preserve, and stabilize structures on HBCU campuses. The HBCU grant program exists to repair historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing to a National Register historic district. Projects must meet major program selection criteria and all work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Humanities · Other (HU;O). Only 6 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 8,507).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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

Historically Black Colleges and Universities 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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