Closed · P25AS00496 · CFDA 15.966 · Discretionary
FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $15K-$100K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 14, 2026
- Close date
- 45
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $15,000 -- $100,000 across 45 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $15K-$100K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 45
- expected awards
- 15.966
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants - is cataloged under number P25AS00496 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.966, posted by National Park Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 11, 2026 and last updated on June 12, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $15,000 -- $100,000. The agency has projected $24.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 45 awards. If the agency funds the expected 45 awards from the $24.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $533,000. 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 July 14, 2026. 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. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$15,000 -- $100,000
Close Date
July 14, 2026
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
June 11, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$24,000,000
Expected Awards
45
Instrument
Grant
Description
The National Park Service"s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document 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, education, and collection 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 P25AS00495 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P25AS00496 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2025 Public Law 119-4 provides $24,000,000 total for the AACR Grant Program.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13, 20, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
STLPG Staff STLPG@nps.gov
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