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

The National Park Service (NPS) is offering the FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund grants under the African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) to support preservation projects that document and safeguard the full history of African American civil rights struggles. This program focuses on sites significant to the African American experience from the transatlantic slave trade onward. Funded through the Historic Preservation Fund and guided by the NPS report "Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites," these grants support a wide array of preservation activities including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and the physical preservation of historic structures. Eligible properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This particular solicitation, numbered P25AS00495 and posted on June 11, 2026, specifically addresses physical preservation of historic sites. Applications must be submitted by July 14, 2026. The program is federally administered through the Department of the Interior and does not require a non-federal match. Separate funding announcements exist for projects focused on research, documentation, or surveys (P25AS00496), so applicants must apply under the correct opportunity number based on their project type. Congress appropriated $24 million for this grant program during fiscal year 2025, emphasizing its significant commitment to preserving civil rights heritage related to the African American experience.