FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Park Service is offering the FY2025 and FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program, a federal grant program to support subgrant programs that rehabilitate historic properties and foster economic development in rural communities. The funded subgrant programs, managed by states, tribes, Certified Local Governments, special district governments, and nonprofits, will select, fund, and manage preservation projects, including architectural and engineering services and physical preservation work. Applications focus on properties listed in or determined eligible for the National Register, located in rural areas within the grantee’s jurisdiction, and the program description worksheet requires detailed narratives on objectives, need or urgency, feasibility, sustainability, and timeline. The award range is $200,000 to $750,000, with about $17 million expected to support roughly 20 awards, and electronically submitted applications are due by 11:59 PM ET on June 23, 2026; the contact email is STLPG@nps.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible Applicants must be:Nonprofit, tax-exempt U.S. organizations, with or without 501c(3) designationTribal Historic Preservation OfficesState Historic Preservation OfficesCertified Local Governments (list provided at http://go.nps.gov/clg )Special district governments, except school districts, located within a Certified Local GovernmentEligible Subgrants must be:Properties listed in or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic PlacesProperties located in rural areas, definition belowProperties within the grantee"s jurisdictionGrants/subgrants are not available for sites or collections that are owned or leased by the federal government, or in which the federal government holds a property interest. Definition of RuralFor the purposes of this program, the definition of rural follows the eligibility requirements used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Rural Business Programs. USDA describes "rural" America as "nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas," defined on the basis of counties. Nonmetro counties include some combination of:open countryside,rural towns (places with fewer than 5,000 people and 2,000 housing units), andurban areas with populations ranging up to 50,000 people that are not part of larger metropolitan areas. Search here by location/address to find eligible rural/nonmetro areas: https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=irp.