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P21AS00231: FY2021 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants

Closed Closed April 30, 2021 Opportunity P21AS00231 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Park Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$55.7 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

• State governments
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, 54 USC §300101, this funding opportunity is limited to: State governments, as defined in 54 USC 301 et seq. also known as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. Further eligible applicants are defined in 54 USC 302902 - Grants to States; 54 USC 302908 - Grants to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau; and specifically in 54 USC 300317 – States. One nonprofit organization, Ohio History Connection, is eligible to apply serving as the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.

More grants for state and local governments.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid awards averaged $324,114; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (62% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas described in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual. Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. The purposes of this program are to provide matching grants to States for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, development, Federal tax incentives available for historic properties, expand the National Register of Historic Places, and to assist Federal, State, and Local Government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private individuals in carrying out historic preservation activities. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 USC 301 et seq. (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended).

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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