FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

The National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Grant Program will document and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights. The program funds history and preservation projects, including survey and planning, research and documentation, education, and collection conservation. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match. • Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations. • The program provides funding for a broad range of history projects. • The funding announcement provides $24,000,000 total for the AACR Grant Program. • Grants are available for history/research/documentation/survey/nomination projects. • Applications must be submitted electronically and received by the deadline of July 14, 2026.