FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights - AACRN Preservation
Posted by National Park Service
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights - AACRN Preservation — is cataloged under number P23AS00496 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.904, posted by National Park Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 21, 2023 and last updated on October 3, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $750,000 -- $5,000,000. The agency has projected $5.0 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 15, 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
$750,000 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
November 15, 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 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. 
Posted
September 21, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
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 as citizens from the transatlantic slave trade forward. The NPS 2008 report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, will serve as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN) Preservation 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.FY2023 Public Law 117-328 provides $24 million for the AACR Grant Program, of that $5 million is available for these AACRN Preservation Grants.
Eligibility
25
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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