This grant, offered by the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR), aims to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the African American struggle for equal rights, from the transatlantic slave trade onwards. Funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), this competitive program supports a broad range of history projects including survey, planning, research, documentation, interpretation, education, and collections conservation. Projects should align with the ‘Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites’ report. Successful applicants will contribute to understanding and sharing this vital history, with no non-Federal match required.
Opportunity ID: 354730
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | P24AS00540 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
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: | 15.966 — Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Jun 06, 2024 |
Last Updated Date: | Jun 06, 2024 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 05, 2024 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, including registrations in all required system accounts and roles, 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: | Sep 05, 2024 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, including registrations in all required system accounts and roles, 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: | $24,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
Award Floor: | $15,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest, are not eligible grant funding. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Park Service |
Description: | The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, 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 history projects including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation. 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 historical research/documentation projects. Funding announcement P24AS00541 is for physical preservation of historic sites only; P24AS00540 is for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. Please ensure you apply under the correct opportunity number for your project.FY2024 Public Law 118-42 provides $24,000,000 for the AACR Grant Program. |
Link to Additional Information: | http://go.nps.gov/civilrightsgrant |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Staff
STLPG@nps.gov Email:STLPG@nps.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HPF-Generic_ProjectDescriptionWorksheet_2023-03-01_508.pdf
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> AACR_24_NOFO_Hist_P24AS00540.pdf
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ProjectImagesWorksheet_2022-02-07_508.pdf
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> BudgetJustificationWorksheet_2022-02-10.pdf
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOFO_AppenA_BudgetJustInstruct_2022-02-07_508.pdf
Folder 354730 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Checklist_CompleteApp_Hist-AACR-SAT-URC_2022-02-04_508.pdf
Packages
Agency Contact Information: | State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants 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 |
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15.966 | P24AS00540 | FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants | PKG00286869 | Jun 06, 2024 | Sep 05, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
354730 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
354730 SF424A-1.0.pdf
354730 SF424B-1.1.pdf
354730 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
354730 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf