The National Park Service is offering the FY2025 Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) grant to support recovery and related expenses for historic and cultural resources in areas impacted by natural disasters. This grant is for addressing the consequences of major disasters declared in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. A total of $48,000,000 will be awarded through a competitive process, and applicants are not required to provide a non-Federal match. This program includes two distinct funding announcements: one for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (P25AS00257) focusing on capacity building, compliance, survey, and planning; and another (P25AS00489) for States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofits to undertake specific physical preservation and reconstruction projects for documented damage.
Opportunity ID: 358913
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P25AS00489 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY2025 -Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) -Preservation |
| 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: | Jul 15, 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: | Jul 15, 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 organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC 300300. 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. Important noteResources must be listed in or determined eligible by the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, equivalent Tribal register, or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a district.Unlisted resources must be listed in the National Register or equivalent Tribal register by the conclusion of the grant.Eligible resources must have incurred damage by a natural disaster with a major disaster declaration in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Applicants can interact with this map to verify the resource(s) location within a declared disaster area. A list of major disaster declarations can also be found on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website.Applicants intending to work on multiple sites (i.e. multiple buildings in a historic district; multiple sites across the state, etc.) are encouraged to submit one application with supporting documentation for each site. |
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 FY2025 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/or 2024. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.There are separate funding announcements for capacity and survey grants to State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 358913 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf
Folder 358913 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2022-02-10.pdf
Folder 358913 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HPF-Generic_NR-EligibilityWorksheet_2021-11-03_508.pdf
Folder 358913 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> P25AS00489_ESHPF-Pres_NOFO_25-0512.pdf
Folder 358913 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 | P25AS00489 | FY2025 -Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF) -Preservation | PKG00290719 | May 12, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
358913 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
358913 SF424A-1.0.pdf
358913 SF424B-1.1.pdf
358913 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
358913 SF424D-1.1.pdf
358913 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
358913 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
358913 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
Share This Post, Choose Your Platform!
About the Author: osnqt
