At a glance
The National Park Service program funds physical preservation of historic sites tied to African American civil rights and the struggle for equality, including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and repair or rehabilitation work. Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofits, and educational institutions; properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or be a National Historic Landmark, and the program is not for sites or collections owned or leased by the National Park Service. Awards are expected for about 45 projects, with a total program amount of $24 million, a minimum award of $15,000, and a maximum of $750,000. No cost share is required.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The National Park Service"s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights, from transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for grant funding. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.There are separate funding announcements for physical preservation projects and for history research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P25AS00495 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P25AS00496 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2025 Public Law 119-4 provides $24 million total for the AACR Grant Program.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments