Federal grant programs / Department of the Interior

9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program (15.964)

Also known as 9/11 Memorial Act

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$17.3 million
• Grant awards5
• Typical award$4.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$4.0 million
• Size rank1,358 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $2.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $4.0 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1358th 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 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program provides competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials of the events and victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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

Who can apply

Eligible entities are limited to official 501(c)3 organizations in existence on the date of enactment of the 9/11 Memorial Act and organized as follows: (A) the focus of which is the operations and preservation of a covered memorial; and (B) which is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code. Eligible entities must own and/or operate a covered memorial, as defined by the Act.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program provides competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials of the events and victims of the September 11, 2001. For the purposes of this grant, these on-site memorials are referred to as “covered memorials”. The authorizing legislation identified that the term “covered memorial” is defined as means a memorial located in the United States established to commemorate the events of, and honor the victims of, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, at the sites of the attacks. In addition, covered memorials must offer free admission to active and retired members of the military, registered first responders to the 9/11 attacks, and family members of victims of the attacks, in addition to offering free admission hours to the general public at least once per week.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Recipient is required to provide a 1:1 cost share for every Federal dollar received. This is mandated in the Act.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$1 - $4,000,000

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Funding supports the ongoing care of the memorial plaza at the 9/11 memorial and museum. Funding provides for maintenance of memorial pools and parapets at the site, and for security services at the memorial and museum.Fiscal Year2026: Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that support the operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials of the events and victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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 86% 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.