9/11 Memorial Act Grant
ID: 354819Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

National Park Service (DOI-NPS)

Award Range

$100K - $4M

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Other

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354819
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
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    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Jun 7, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Jul 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The National Park Service is offering the 9/11 Memorial Act Grant, a competitive grant opportunity for the operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This grant is specifically for on-site memorials, referred to as "covered memorials," located in the United States that commemorate the events and honor the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The covered memorials must offer free admission to active and retired members of the military, registered first responders to the 9/11 attacks, and family members of the victims, as well as provide free admission hours to the general public at least once per week. Eligible applicants for this grant are limited to organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, focused on the operations and preservation of a covered memorial. The grant requires cost sharing or matching and has an award ceiling of $4,000,000 and an award floor of $100,000. The application deadline is July 12, 2024, and electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than noon, Mountain Time. For more information, contact Ian Armstrong at FA_EastCCO@nps.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
FA_EastCCO@nps.gov
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