FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Park Service is offering Historic Preservation Fund Semiquincentennial grants to support the physical preservation of cultural resources associated with the founding of America in commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The program funds preservation work on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, and historic districts, and applications must include photo documentation with captions and credits showing current conditions, elevations, and immediate threats. The grants are competitive, do not require a non-Federal match, and match may be considered as a competitive factor; submitted photos become NPS property and may be reproduced with appropriate credit. Applications are due June 30, 2026, with awards ranging from $15,000 to $750,000 and a total estimated program funding level of $11,907,000; questions may be directed to STLPG@nps.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are State governments, local governments, nonprofits (including non-profit institutions of higher education), and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 U.S.C. § 3003 et seq. Sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest are not eligible.Important noteProperties must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the time of application either individually or as contributing to a historic district.