# Cultural Resources Management (15.946)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-946-cultural-resources-management/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Cultural Resources Management is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $113 million in 337 grants, about $336,059 per award.

## Objectives

The National Park Service (NPS) conducts cultural resource stewardship largely at the park level. Projects encompass a broad range of research, operational, and educational activities across all aspects of cultural resource stewardship, including but not limited to inventory, monitoring, research, rehabilitation, reconstruction, restoration, preservation, documentation, data recovery, and education.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $8.8 million | 86 |
| 2022 | $25.2 million | 95 |
| 2023 | $28.1 million | 123 |
| 2024 | $31.6 million | 113 |
| 2025 | $19.6 million | 91 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Concerts, Inc | District of Columbia | $26.8 million |
| The Great Basin Institute | Nevada | $17.4 million |
| National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers | District of Columbia | $12.2 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $10.1 million |
| Cpi Foundation, Inc. | California | $3.3 million |
| Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation | Pennsylvania | $3.1 million |
| The Association of African American Museums | Maryland | $3.0 million |
| National Council on Public History, Inc. | Indiana | $2.2 million |
| The Quincy Mine Hoist Association | Michigan | $1.8 million |
| The Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, Inc. | Maryland | $1.8 million |
| Hoonah Indian Association | Alaska | $1.8 million |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum Inc | New York | $1.6 million |
| The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Incorporated | Rhode Island | $1.6 million |
| Ford's Theatre Society | District of Columbia | $1.4 million |
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources | Alaska | $1.4 million |
| Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc | Alaska | $1.3 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | $1.3 million |
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation | New York | $1.3 million |
| Society of the National Shrine of the Bill of Rights at St Paul's | New York | $1.2 million |
| Alaska Geographic Association | Alaska | $1.2 million |