The ABPP – Battlefield Restoration Grants program provides up to 50 percent in matching funds for scoping or implementation grants, allowing preservationists, property owners, and local communities to define, articulate, and realize their shared vision for these special places.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Battlefield Restoration Grants support preservation partners across the country in their effort to restore eligible American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War sites to day-of battle conditions. By restoring landscapes, grant recipients can preserve important historic sites at the same time they are conserving open spaces, protecting natural resources, and providing public access to the sites of the shared heritage.
Two categories of grants are available for activities supporting the restoration efforts at eligible properties:
- Scoping Grants are available to fund early stages of project development, such as research, documentation, and evaluation to determine appropriate treatment options that meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Landscapes; consultation with stakeholders; development of comprehensive treatment and management plans, schematic designs, and/or specifications. The Federal share for these planning grants should range from $30,000-$100,000 and have a period of performance of 1 to 2 years.
- Implementation Grants are available to applicants who have completed planning activities prior to application. These include evaluation of historic resources, and identification if preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration is the most appropriate and viable option according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Landscapes, prior to application. Proposed treatments may include reconstruction of specific features or elements within a landscape, provided there is adequate documentation and differentiation of new and historical elements. Total reconstructions of buildings or landscapes that no longer retain any integrity to the period of the battle are not eligible, as they serve purposes of interpretation rather than historic preservation. The Federal share for these grants should range from $50,000-$750,000 and have a period of performance of 2 to 5 years.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
- Award Floor: $30,000.
Grant Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 07/01/2026
- Anticipated Project End Date: 06/30/2029.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
