Opportunity Information: Apply for P21AS00432
The FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - African American Civil Rights - History Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P21AS00432) is a competitive grant program administered by the National Park Service (NPS) through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). Its purpose is to support projects that document, interpret, and preserve the places and narratives connected to the African American struggle for equal rights as citizens, as well as the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. In practical terms, this funding is aimed at strengthening the historical record and public understanding of civil rights history by helping organizations research, record, and formally recognize significant people, events, and sites tied to these themes.
This specific announcement (P21AS00432) is for history-focused work rather than construction or repair. Supported activities include historic surveys and inventories, preparation of National Register of Historic Places nominations, oral history projects, and other research, documentation, and interpretation efforts that help identify, contextualize, and elevate historically significant civil rights resources. The NPS 2008 publication Civil Rights in America: A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites is identified as a key reference for judging whether proposed projects and properties are appropriate for the program, meaning applicants are expected to align their work with recognized civil rights themes, periods, and resource types described in that framework.
A key point is that the AACR program has multiple related notices, and applicants must choose the one that matches the work they plan to do. P21AS00431 is reserved for physical preservation projects (for example, repairing or stabilizing historic structures), while P21AS00432 is reserved for historical research, documentation, surveys, and nominations. Separately, there is also a distinct Historic Equal Rights grant program under P21AS00430 that supports physical preservation only for sites associated with the broader struggle for civil rights for all Americans. This notice makes clear that selecting the correct opportunity number is important, since P21AS00432 is not meant for bricks-and-mortar preservation.
Funding for the broader AACR Grant Program in FY2021 was provided through Public Law 116-260, which allocates $16,750,000 for the program overall. For this particular history grants announcement, the listed award ceiling is $50,000 per award. Awards are made through a competitive process, and the program does not require a non-federal match, which can make it more accessible to organizations that may not have the ability to raise significant cost-share funds.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and nonprofit entities: state and local governments (including counties, cities/townships, special districts, and independent school districts), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations. The program also recognizes eligibility for Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Native entities, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in 54 USC 300300. An important restriction is that grants are not available for sites or collections owned by the NPS, so projects centered on NPS-owned resources are not eligible even if the topic aligns strongly with the program goals.
Administrative details listed for the opportunity include that it is a discretionary grant (not a formula entitlement), categorized under arts, humanities, and other related activities, and associated with CFDA number 15.904. The original closing date for this FY2021 opportunity was December 1, 2021, and the opportunity record was created on September 30, 2021.Apply for P21AS00432
- The National Park Service in the arts, humanities, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.904.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-09-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-12-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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