FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants
- Posted
- April 24, 2026
- Closed
- July 31, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $2,200,000
- Award floor
- $316,000
- Program funding
- $62,150,000
- Expected awards
- 59
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 15.904
- Archives
- December 31, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.904 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $132.1M
- FY2025 obligated
- $74.2M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $9.9M
- Awards in window
- 1,356
Top recipients: California Department of Parks & Recreation, University of South Carolina, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Historical Commission Texas, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas as described in the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq). Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. The purposes of this program are to provide matching grants to States for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, Federal tax incentives available for historic properties, nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, distribution of funding to Certified Local Governments, and to assist Federal, State, and Local Government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private individuals in carrying out historic preservation activities. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 302902 - Grants to States, this funding opportunity is limited to: State governments, as defined in the National Historic Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq. Further eligible applicants are defined in 54 U.S.C. 302902 - Grants to States; 54 U.S.C. 302908 - Grants to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau; and specifically in 54 U.S.C. 300317 – States. One nonprofit organization, Ohio History Connection, is eligible to apply serving as the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.
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