FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants

Federal funding opportunity P25AS00500 from National Park Service (Department of the Interior).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 28, 2026

Posted: June 11, 2026
Closes: July 28, 2026
Award ceiling: $750,000
Award floor: $50,000
Program funding: $11,000,000
Expected awards: 16
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 15.932
Category: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Archives: December 31, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.932 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $10.7M
FY2025 obligated: $10.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 55

Top recipients: Paine College, Alcorn State University, Voorhees University, Rust College, Selma University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

In 1988, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation grant program was established to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses. Historic resources on campuses of accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing to a National Register or National Historic Landmark historic district are eligible for this program. Projects must meet major program selection criteria and all work must follow the Secretary of the Interior"s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Projects may also fund survey, nomination, and preservation planning for historic HBCU campuses.

Who can apply

Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

ONLY accredited HBCU institutions may apply. https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=1Properties must be listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a historic district. Properties that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places must submit a Determination of Eligibility from their State Historic Preservation Office with their application. Projects not listed in the National Register must prepare or amend a nomination as part of the grant project and should budget for that work in their application.

How to apply

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Agency contact: National Park Service · STLPG@nps.gov · 202-697-2035

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