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P26AS00046: Public Programming and Educational Outreach: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Closed Closed February 9, 2026 Opportunity P26AS00046 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: National Parks Business Plan Internship (P26AS00055). Status: Closes January 4, 2027 (58 days left). It is in our archive of National Park Service notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$250,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

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

In accordance with 54 U.S.C. § 101702(a), Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds, this funding opportunity is limited to a State, local, or tribal government or other public entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization. Foreign Entities or Projects: This program does not provide funding to foreign entities or for projects conducted outside the United States. Excluded Parties: NPSconducts a review of the SAM.gov Exclusions database for all applicant entities and their key project personnel prior to award. The NPS cannot award funds to entities or their key project personnel identified in the SAM.gov Exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or otherwise excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits, as their ineligibility condition applies to this Federal program.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education awards averaged $432,045; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (72% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park seeks a program partner to assist the park in achieving its legislative purpose, i.e., "(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the places that contributed materially to the landmark United States Supreme Court decision that brought an end to segregation in public education; and (2) to interpret the integral role of the Brown v. Board of Education case in the civil rights movement; and (3) to assist in the preservation, protection, and interpretation of related resources within Topeka, Kansas, Summerton, South Carolina, Farmville, Virginia, Wilmington, Claymont, and Hockessin, Delaware and the District of Columbia that further the understanding of the civil rights movement and the context of Brown v. Board of Education." (PL 102-525 and PL 117-123)The partner will assist the park in planning events in the five communities listed in PL 117-123. The events will include, but are not necessarily limited to, annual anniversary events in May, leading up to the seventy-fifth anniversary commemoration in 2029.The partner will provide logistical support, such as payment of honoraria, travel costs, and other program expenses, related to events and programs arranged as part of this agreement. The partner will use its outreach tools and community networks to publicize events and programs and will assist in the recruitment of interns, youth, or other project staff. The partner will collaborate with NPS staff and community organizations in Kansas to enhance interpretation and educational outreach and to promote the park"s efforts to strengthen its ties to heritage tourism and educational organizations in the five Brown communities.

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, P26AS00055, which is open now.

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