The National Park Service is soliciting applications for its Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights Grants.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights, from transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties.
Goals
To document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights in America, from transatlantic slave trade forward.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $24,000,000
- Maximum Award: $750,000
- Minimum Award: $15,000
Project Period
12 months
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- 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 without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
