FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants
This grant funds projects that document, research, and preserve sites and stories related to African American civil rights history, with $24 million available for FY2025 through the National Park Service.
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: $15,000–$100,000 per award | $24,000,000 total program funding | Up to 45 awards | No matching required
Summary: Supports projects that document and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equal rights, focusing on history, research, education, and documentation.
Description
This grant opportunity, administered by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Historic Preservation Fund, is designed to support projects that document and preserve the full history of African American civil rights in the United States. The program funds a wide range of history-focused activities, including survey and planning, research and documentation, educational initiatives, and collection conservation. Projects should use the NPS report, "Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites," as a guide for determining project appropriateness. Funding is specifically for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects; a separate opportunity exists for physical preservation projects.
