The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grant aims to fund repatriation projects that support physical transfer of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items after publication of a notice and issuance of a repatriation statement.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. NAGPRA Repatriation grants assist museums, Indian Tribes, and NHOs to defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and/or storage of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items. Project activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Travel,
- Transportation,
- Testing or decontamination,
- Building containers for transport,
- Ceremonial materials, or
- Staff time.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,407,000
- Award Ceiling: $25,000
- Award Floor: $1,000.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
