National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants

Overview

The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights from transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of history projects including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation.

Projects must fit one of the categories listed below. If a project overlaps more than one category, select the dominant category. 

1. Survey and Planning 
2. Research and Documentation 
3. Interpretation and Education 
4. Collection Conservation

Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are not eligible.

Anticipated Award Date: March 29, 2024

Expected Number of Awards: 45