# FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/p21as00432-fy2021-historic-preservation-fund-african-american-civil/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335985

> National Park Service offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $15,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make $16.8 million in total. Applications closed on December 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | P21AS00432 |
| Agency | National Park Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $15,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $16.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.904 |

## Who can apply

- 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 that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC 300300. Grants are not available for sites or collections owned by the NPS.

## What the grant funds

The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens as well as the transatlantic slave trade. The NPS 2008 report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, will serve as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR Preservation Grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of history projects for historic sites including: survey and inventory, National Register nominations, oral histories and more. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match. There are separate funding announcements for physical preservation projects and for historical research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P21AS00431 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P21AS00432 is for historical research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project. There is a new Historic Equal Rights grant program under P21AS00430 for physical preservation only of sites involved in the struggle for all Americans civil rights.FY2021 Public Law 116-260 provides $16,750,000 million for the AACR Grant Program.

## Questions people ask

### Is P21AS00432 still open?

No. It closed on December 1, 2021.

### Who can apply for FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants?

National Park Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants?

Closed December 1, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $16.8 million in total.

### Who has won Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, California Department of Parks & Recreation, University of South Carolina. The program made 1,667 awards worth $540 million in that time.