Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00484
The African American Civil Rights (AACR) History Grants opportunity is a competitive federal grant program run by the National Park Service (NPS) within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its purpose is to support work that documents, interprets, and preserves places connected to the African American struggle for equal rights during the 20th century. The program is designed to strengthen the historical record and public understanding of civil rights history by helping communities and organizations research and document significant people, events, and sites, especially where that history may be under-recorded or at risk of being lost.
This specific announcement focuses on historical research and documentation projects rather than construction or restoration work. While the broader AACR program can fund many types of preservation activity, including architectural services and physical preservation to historic structures, NPS issued separate announcements depending on the project type. Under the history-grants track, funding is aimed at research-driven preservation products and documentation efforts that help identify, evaluate, and interpret civil rights-related resources. Proposed projects and properties are evaluated for relevance using the NPS reference framework published in 2008, "Civil Rights in America: A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites," which serves as the key guide for determining whether a site or topic fits the program's civil rights scope and significance.
The grants are funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and administered by NPS. A notable feature of this opportunity is that awards do not require a non-federal match, meaning applicants are not obligated to provide cost-sharing from non-federal sources. Awards are made through a competitive process, and the maximum award amount listed for this opportunity is $500,000. The opportunity anticipated making around 50 awards, suggesting support for a substantial number of projects nationwide, with funding amounts likely varying based on project scale and complexity.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits, including both 501(c)(3) organizations and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement). The funding activity categories align with arts/cultural affairs, humanities, community development, and related fields, reflecting the program's focus on historic preservation, public history, and community-centered documentation work.
For this particular funding cycle, the opportunity number was P18AS00484 and the original application deadline was October 8, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Overall, the AACR History Grants are meant to help communities and institutions produce strong documentation and research outputs that can guide future preservation decisions, expand public interpretation, and ensure that key places tied to African American civil rights history are properly identified and understood.Apply for P18AS00484
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "African American Civil Rights (AACR) History Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.904.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 07, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 08, 2018 Applications must be received by 1159 pm Eastern Daylight Time on October 8, 2018.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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| Save America's Treasures - Collections Apply for P20AS00004 Funding Number: P20AS00004 Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service Category: Arts (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA), Community Development, Humanities (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA), Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarificatio Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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