FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

Background
The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) aims to 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.

Grant Details
The FY2024 Public Law 118-42 provides $24,000,000 for the AACR Grant Program to fund both history and preservation projects. History projects must range from $15,000 to $75,000 in federal share. Eligible costs include survey and national register nominations, research and documentation of historic sites and/or events, oral history, exhibits, interpretive signage, and educational materials. Successful applications will emphasize innovative strategies, creative projects with measurable results, and include public engagement that promote and preserve the sites and stories of the struggle for African American civil rights.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include 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.

Period of Performance
Anticipated Award Date: March 01, 2025. Projects receiving funding through this Notice of Funding Opportunity may start once awards have been made and compliance process met. Work performed prior to grant award will not qualify for reimbursement.

Agreements are not effective until released through Grant Solutions by the NPS Financial Assistance Awarding Officer (FAAO). Do not anticipate a start date sooner than 6 months following the application deadline.

Grant Value
$24,000,000 is provided for the AACR Grant Program with an expected number of awards at approximately 45 projects for both history and preservation projects combined.