Battlefield Interpretation Grants empower recipients to modernize and enhance battlefield education and interpretation – to inspire wonder, understanding and empathy at the places that witnessed some of the nation’s most challenging events.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/25/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This grant program encourages the use of technology to connect with visitors through videos, mobile apps, interpretive signs, augmented reality and more. Battlefield Interpretation Grants seek an enhanced user experience where the application of “technology” and understanding of “modernize” is keyed to the user. Who is the audience, and how do these elements engage them? The user experience also relates to the narratives shared that can be “modernized.” What audiences are missing, and how might these elements engage them?
Two categories of grants are available for battlefield interpretation projects in different stages:
- Scoping Grants: These are available to fund the early stages of project development, such as research and content creation, consultation with stakeholders, exploration of available technologies, audience research, and development of technical proposals. The federal share for these grants should range from $20,000-$50,000 and have a period of performance of 1-2 years.
- Implementation Grants: These are available to applicants who have completed interdisciplinary scoping prior to the application and can provide draft content and design plans. The federal share for these grants should range from $50,000-$200,000 and have a period of performance of 2-3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
