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The National Park Service today awarded $2,289,880.56 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 155.39 acres at Civil War battlefields in Mississippi and Virginia, as well as 16.2 acres at a Revolutionary War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

The National Park Service today announced $1,250,000 for 20 projects in 17 states and the District of Columbia for the survey and nomination of places and properties associated with groups that are underrepresented on the National Register of Historic Places.

The National Park Service today awarded $1,501,260 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 100.63 acres at two Civil War battlefields in Tennessee and Virginia.

The National Park Service signed six Tribal Historic Preservation agreements with Tribes across the country in the 2024 fiscal year that ended September 30, transferring to Tribes certain historic preservation responsibilities that would otherwise be the responsibility of the state in which a Tribe is located. 

Courageous treks by foot, rail and sea are included in the 14 new listings added by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The network features more than 800 places and programs with verifiable connections to the Underground Railroad and the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight.  

The National Park Service today awarded $9.5 million in grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to promote the locally led preservation and interpretation of historic battlefields and sites of armed conflict as powerful reminders of the America’s shared heritage.

The National Park Service is accepting project applications for two types of grants that help preserve and interpret United States sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II and educate the public about the historical legacy of the federal government’s war-time policy.

The National Park Service today announced $12.125 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 17 subgrant programs in 15 states to support economic development through the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the country.

The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $10 million in funding from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program, an initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.