FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants
Posted by National Park Service
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants — is cataloged under number P23AS00471 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.904, posted by National Park Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 7, 2023 and last updated on October 26, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $15,000 -- $75,000. The agency has projected $24.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on November 1, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$15,000 -- $75,000
Close Date
November 1, 2023
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, including registrations in all required system accounts and roles,  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. 
Posted
July 7, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$24,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, 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, interpretation and education, and collections 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 P23AS00472 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P23AS00471 is for historical research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2023 Public Law 117-328 provides $24,000,000 for the AACR Grant Program.
Eligibility
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid
U.S. Department of the Interior
Agency Contact
STLPG Staff <br/>STLPG@nps.gov
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