The National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) is accepting applications for history and preservation projects. The program aims to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade forward. Eligible applicants include State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes. The grant program will fund a broad range of history projects, including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation.
• Eligible applicants: State governments, local governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
• Project types: survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation
• Funding: The program has $24,000,000 available for funding, with individual awards ranging from $15,000 to $75,000
• Application deadline: September 5, 2024
• Application process: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET on the listed application due date.