This grant, offered by the Department of the Interior through its Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) program, is specifically for enhancing the capacity of State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs/THPOs) in areas affected by major natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. The purpose is to support recovery and related expenses for historic and cultural resources. Funds can be used for essential compliance activities and in-house, non-construction projects like surveys and planning within their jurisdictions. A total of $48,000,000 is available through a competitive process, requiring no non-Federal match. This particular announcement focuses solely on administrative and planning capacity, distinct from physical preservation projects.
Opportunity ID: 358914
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P25AS00257 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY2025 – Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF)- Capacity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Historic Preservation |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.957 — Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 12, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 12, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by the date above. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline.Application preparation time may take several weeks. Start the application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified after the selection process. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 12, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by the date above. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline.Application preparation time may take several weeks. Start the application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified after the selection process. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $48,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This funding opportunity is limited to:State governments, as defined in 54 USC 3001 et seq. also known as the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. Further eligible applicants are defined in 54 USC 302902 – Grants to States; 54 USC 302908 – Grants to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau; and specifically in 54 USC 300317 – States. One nonprofit organization, Ohio History Connection, is eligible to apply serving as the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.Tribal governments with signed Memorandum of Agreements with the National Park Service to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation Office on Tribal lands, as defined in 54 USC 3001 et seq. also known as the National Historic Preservation Act.Grants are not available for sites or collections that are owned or leased by the federal government, or in which the federal government holds a property interest.The eligible entities above must have also had a major disaster declaration within their jurisdictions in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Applicants can interact with this map to verify their location within a declared disaster area. A list of major disaster declarations can also be found on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) program supports recovery, and related expenses, for historic and cultural resources in areas impacted by natural disasters that have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). Pursuant to Public Law 118-158, $48,000,000 will be awarded under the ESHPF grant program for necessary expenses related to the consequences of natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.There are separate funding announcements, one for capacity grants to State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and another for physical preservation projects. Funding announcement P25AS00257 is for capacity needed by State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to complete compliance activities and for in-house, non-construction projects (i.e. survey, planning) in areas with major disaster declarations within their jurisdictions only; P25AS00489 is for States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofits for defined physical preservation projects (including reconstruction), with documented damage from major disaster declarations within their jurisdictions. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
STLPG Staff
STLPG@nps.gov Email:STLPG@nps.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 358914 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> P25AS00257_ESHPF-Capacity_NOFO_25-0512.pdf
Folder 358914 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf
Folder 358914 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2022-02-10.pdf
Folder 358914 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ESHPF_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | STLPG Staff STLPG@nps.gov Email: STLPG@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.957 | P25AS00257 | FY2025 – Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF)- Capacity | PKG00290720 | May 12, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
358914 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
358914 SF424A-1.0.pdf
358914 SF424B-1.1.pdf
358914 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
358914 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
358914 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
358914 SF424D-1.1.pdf
358914 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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