# FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/p24as00540-fy2024-historic-preservation-fund-african-american-civil/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354730

> National Park Service offered grants of up to $75,000 (at least $15,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make $24.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 5, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | P24AS00540 |
| Agency | National Park Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 5, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $75,000 |
| Award floor | $15,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $24.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.966 |

## 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. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest, are not eligible grant funding.

## 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 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. AACR grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of history projects including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation. 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 P24AS00541 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P24AS00540 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2024 Public Law 118-42 provides $24,000,000 for the AACR Grant Program.

## Questions people ask

### Is P24AS00540 still open?

No. It closed on September 5, 2024.

### Who can apply for FY2024 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 FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants?

Closed September 5, 2024. 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 $75,000 each. About $24.0 million in total.

### Who has won Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, Al Legacy Foundation, Inc, Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc., Michigan Strategic Fund. The program made 151 awards worth $65.6 million in that time.