FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants
This grant funds projects to research, document, and physically preserve historic sites tied to African American civil rights, using NPS guidelines, with $24 million available and no non-federal match required.
Funder: National Park Service
Due Dates: July 14, 2026: Full application submission deadline (electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM ET on this date)
Funding Amounts: $24,000,000 total program funding; individual awards range from $15,000 to $750,000; ~45 awards expected
Summary: Supports the physical preservation of historic sites significant to African American civil rights history.
Description
The National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR), funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, aims to document and preserve sites and stories central to the African American struggle for equal rights, from the transatlantic slave trade onward. This opportunity specifically funds physical preservation projects for historic sites, including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical repairs. Eligible properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This grant does not require a non-federal match.
A separate opportunity exists for history/research/documentation projects; this announcement (P25AS00495) is for physical preservation only.
