Additional Resources
Civil Rights Grants
The National Park Service has announced the availability of funds for the African American Civil Rights Grants for FY 2021. Applications are due December 15th by 11:00pm ET.
https://www.nps.gov/preservation-grants/civil-rights/
Please note that there are two funding opportunities as one for history projects and a second for preservation projects.
Applications are available at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html. Applicants will apply directly to the National Park Service, but the HPO is available for questions.
Save America's Treasures Grants
The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that applications for $16 million in Save America's Treasures funding are now open on Grants.gov. Deadline for applications is January 26, 2021.
The SAT program is administered by the NPS in cooperation with its partners, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).The NPS manages the preservation grants and the IMLS the collections grants, once awarded.
Apply to SAT Preservation Grants via Grants.gov. Eligible Preservation projects must be listed currently as:
- Individually listed as a National Historic Landmark or be a contributing property within a National Historic Landmark district.
- Individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places for national significance (properties listed at the state or local significance are not eligible) or be a contributing property within a nationally significant National Register Historic District. Properties include buildings, sites, structures and objects.
Apply to SAT Collection Grants via Grants.gov. Eligible Collections projects must be determined to be of national significance based on the supportive description of its significance within the application. Collections include artifacts, documents, sculptures, and other works of art.
The Save America’s Treasures (SAT) program is funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) using revenue from Outer Continental Shelf oil lease revenue, not tax dollars.
The Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program was established in 1998 and first awarded grants in 1999 to help preserve nationally significant historic properties and collections that convey our nation’s rich heritage to future generations. Since 1999, there have been more than 4,000 requests for funding totaling more than $1.54 billion. More than $315,700,000 has been awarded to 1,300+ projects.
Apply to SAT Preservation Grants via Grants.gov SAT- Preservation - P21AS00202
Apply to SAT Collection Grants via Grants.gov SAT-Collection - P21AS00203
Congress has appropriated $16 million for the SAT Grant Program.
Applications are due January 26, 2021