Opportunity Information: Apply for P25AS00495
The FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants (opportunity number P25AS00495) is a competitive grant program run by the National Park Service (NPS) through its African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR). Its purpose is to help document and preserve places that reflect the full arc of the African American struggle for equal rights, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade and continuing forward through later eras of civil rights history. In deciding whether a proposed site and project are a good fit, the program relies on the NPS framework report, Civil Rights in America: A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, which is used as a guide for identifying and evaluating significant civil rights-related properties and stories.
This specific announcement, P25AS00495, is strictly for physical preservation work at historic sites. The program can support a wide range of preservation activities tied to the stabilization, repair, and long-term protection of historic resources, including architectural and preservation planning services, development of historic structure reports, preservation plans, and hands-on preservation work to historic structures. A key eligibility requirement is that the property connected to the project must already be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or it must be eligible for listing. The grants are awarded through a competitive process and, importantly, do not require a non-federal cost share or match.
Applicants should pay close attention to choosing the correct funding announcement because the AACR program separates funding by project type. P25AS00495 is only for physical preservation projects, while a different announcement (P25AS00496) covers history-focused efforts such as research, documentation, survey work, and National Register nominations. If a project is primarily about producing scholarship, documentation, or nominations rather than repairing or preserving a resource, it needs to be submitted under the research/documentation opportunity rather than this preservation-only one.
Funding for the overall AACR Grant Program is supported by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and, for FY2025, Public Law 119-4 provides a total of $24 million for the program. For this preservation grant opportunity, the maximum award amount is $750,000, and NPS expects to make about 45 awards. The program is open to a broad set of applicants, including state, county, and city or township governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities, other than institutions of higher education); and eligible Native entities, including federally recognized Tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations, as well as Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in the cited federal statutes.
There are also important restrictions on what can be funded. Grants are not available for sites or collections that are owned or leased by the NPS, or where the NPS holds a property interest. The agency listed for the opportunity is the National Park Service, the assistance listing/CFDA number is 15.966, and the closing date provided for this opportunity is July 14, 2026.Apply for P25AS00495
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.966.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-06-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 45 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants (P25AS00495) - FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants opportunity, run by the National Park Service (NPS) through its African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR). The opportunity number is P25AS00495, and it is a competitive federal grant program.
What is the purpose of the program?
The program is intended to help document and preserve places that reflect the full arc of the African American struggle for equal rights, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade and continuing through later eras of civil rights history.
How does NPS determine whether a site and story are a good fit?
NPS relies on the framework report Civil Rights in America: A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites as a guide for identifying and evaluating significant civil rights-related properties and stories.
What types of projects does P25AS00495 fund?
P25AS00495 is strictly for physical preservation work at historic sites. It supports preservation activities tied to stabilization, repair, and long-term protection of historic resources.
What are examples of eligible activities under this preservation-only announcement?
Examples listed for this opportunity include architectural and preservation planning services, development of historic structure reports, preservation plans, and hands-on preservation work to historic structures.
Is this the right opportunity for research, documentation, surveys, or National Register nominations?
No. If a project is primarily focused on history-related work such as research, documentation, survey work, or National Register nominations, it should be submitted under the separate AACR announcement P25AS00496 (the research/documentation opportunity), not P25AS00495.
Why is choosing the correct funding announcement important?
The AACR program separates funding by project type. This specific announcement (P25AS00495) is limited to physical preservation projects, while P25AS00496 covers history-focused efforts such as research, documentation, surveys, and nominations.
What is a key eligibility requirement related to the historic property?
The property connected to the project must already be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or it must be eligible for listing.
Are these grants competitive?
Yes. Awards are made through a competitive process.
Is a non-federal cost share or match required?
No. This opportunity specifically states that a non-federal cost share or match is not required.
What is the maximum award amount under P25AS00495?
The maximum award amount for this preservation grant opportunity is $750,000.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
NPS expects to make about 45 awards for this opportunity.
Where does the funding for this program come from?
Funding for the overall AACR Grant Program is supported by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). For FY2025, Public Law 119-4 provides a total of $24 million for the program.
Who is eligible to apply?
The opportunity is open to a broad set of applicants, including:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities, other than institutions of higher education)
- Eligible Native entities, including federally recognized Tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations
- Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in the cited federal statutes)
Are there restrictions on sites that can be funded?
Yes. Grants are not available for sites or collections that are owned or leased by the NPS, or where the NPS holds a property interest.
Can a project be funded if the National Park Service has a property interest in the site?
No. If the site or collection is owned or leased by NPS, or if NPS holds a property interest, the project is not eligible for funding under this opportunity.
What is the agency and assistance listing number for this opportunity?
The agency listed is the National Park Service (NPS). The assistance listing/CFDA number is 15.966.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number for the preservation-only announcement is P25AS00495.
What is the closing date for this opportunity?
The closing date provided for this opportunity is July 14, 2026.
How does this opportunity relate to the broader AACR program?
This opportunity is one part of the AACR program structure, which separates funding by project type. P25AS00495 covers physical preservation work, and P25AS00496 is the separate track for research/documentation activities.
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