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P25AS00503: FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants

Closed Closed June 30, 2026 Opportunity P25AS00503 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$750,000
• Award floor$15,000
• Total funding$11.9 million
• Expected awards20
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits (including non-profit institutions of higher education), and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 U.S.C. § 3003 et seq. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest are not eligible. Important noteProperties must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the time of application either individually or as contributing to a historic district.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants awards averaged $434,306; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (66% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The National Park Service"s (NPS) Semiquincentennial Grant Program will support the physical preservation of a broad variety of cultural resources associated with the founding of America as a nation in commemoration of the country's semiquincentennial (250th anniversary). These grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund physical preservation to properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, or historic districts. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match, though match may be considered as a competitive factor. Note that funding appropriated in Fiscal Years (FY) 2025 and 2026 is being made available through this Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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Applying now

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