The National Park Service is accepting applications for the Historic Preservation Fund – Semiquincentennial Grants Program to preserve National Register listed, State owned, cultural resources related to the founding of the nation.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/03/2022
Grant Size: $500,000
Details:
These grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund physical preservation to National Register listed historic properties including buildings, sites, structures, objects, or historic districts. All projects must be grant-assisted work on a property that is owned by a State and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The purpose of this funding program is to support the physical preservation of a broad variety of cultural resources associated with the founding of America as a nation in commemoration of the country’s semiquincentennial (250th anniversary of founding).
Goals
The goal of this program is to honor the Semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving State owned sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000
- Maximum Award: $500,000
- Minimum Award: $75,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 25
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include:
- preservation work on resources listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or a combination of pre-
- preservation and preservation work
- preservation work on resources listed as a National Historic Landmark, or a combination of pre-preservation and preservation work
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits (including non-profit institutions of higher education), and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC 300300. Grants are not available for sites or collections owned by the NPS. Important note While eligible applicants include the groups identified above, the property (resource) that will be the subject of grant-assisted work must be State-owned.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
