Federal grant programs / Department of the Interior

Martin Luther King Junior National Historic Site and Preservation District (15.955)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$4.9 million
• Grant awards2
• Typical award$2.4 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$970,066
• Size rank1,629 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding was roughly flat, $971,000 in fiscal 2021 and $970,066 in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1629th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District was established October 10, 1980 in order to protect and interpret for the benefit, inspiration and education of present and future generations the places where Martin Luther King, Junior, was born, where he lived, worked, and worshipped, and where he is buried.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of properties of historical or cultural significance as determined by the Secretary, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but need not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable times to public portions of the property for interpretive and other purposes, and that no changes or alterations shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement. The authorities in this subsection shall also be available to the Secretary with respect to properties within the Martin Luther King, Junior, Preservation District. Such agreements shall contain, but need not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable times to public portions of the property for interpretive and other purposes, and that no changes or alterations shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement. The authorities in this subsection shall also be available to the Secretary with respect to properties within the Martin Luther King, Junior, Preservation District.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range: $100,000.00 to $800,000.00 Average: $600,000.00

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Projects have included providing annual funding for educational programs, operations and maintenance at the King Center to preserve and interpret the life and legacy of Dr. King.Fiscal Year2026: Projects have included providing annual funding for educational programs, operations and maintenance at the King Center to preserve and interpret the life and legacy of Dr. King.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 20% of the money.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.