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FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants

Posted
June 2, 2026
Closes
July 7, 2026
Award ceiling
$100,000
Award floor
$15,000
Program funding
$1,250,000
Expected awards
15
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
15.966
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.966 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$4.7M
FY2025 obligated
$60.9M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
143

Top recipients: Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-selma, Al Legacy Foundation, Inc, Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc., Koinonia Farm, Inc., Michigan Strategic Fund, Historic Commission Alabama

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

The National Park Service"s (NPS) Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) is intended to expand listings in the National Register of Historic Places to include communities that are currently underrepresented. URC grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and are administered by the NPS. Projects include surveys and nominations of historic sites associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register. Every URC grant project MUST result in at least one new or amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Who can apply

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, 54 USC §300101, this funding opportunity is limited to:State Historic Preservation OfficesTribal Historic Preservation Offices, Federally-recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations, as defined by 54 USC § 300309, 54 USC 300313 and 54 USC 300314Certified Local Governments - list provided at "Find a CLG" http://go.nps.gov/clg Nonprofit, tax-exempt U.S. organizations, with or without 501©(3) designationGrants are not available for sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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Agency contact: National Park Service · [email protected] · 202-697-2035

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