Grant Offices and Programs

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Many different offices and staff support grant programs across the National Park Service help communities understand and preserve important places to them as well as consult on and repatriate human remains under NAGPRA.

Staff of the Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science Directorate manage most, but not all, of these grant programs. Links to each program or office related to these programs are on the right-hand side of this page. Contact information for each program or office, along with a description of the grant program or programs they manage may be found below.

When to contact the National Park Service?

If you have questions about if a project is eligible, how to apply, or what grant funding opportunities exist, please contact one or more of the offices below with your question.

What other programs are available?

Other grant programs supporting historic preservation, cultural resources, and history include:

 

Contact Information for Grant Offices and Programs

 

American Battlefield Protection Program

This program manages the following grant programs:

  • Battlefield Interpretation Grants
  • Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants
  • Battlefield Preservaiton Planning Grants
  • Battlefield Restoration Grants

General inquiries for the NPS's American Battlefield Protection Program

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National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

This program manages the Preservation Technology and Training grant program.

Email Us
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National Maritime Heritage Program

This program manages two National Maritime Heritage Grant Programs: education grants and preservation grants.

Email Us
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National NAGPRA Program

This program manages two NAGPRA grant programs: one for consultation/documentation and one for repatriation.

Email Us
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Voice: 202-354-2201
 

State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division

This program manages two types of grants: formula and competitive project grants.

Formula Grants

Formula grants include annual grants to State Historic Preservation Offices and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.

Project Grants

These grant programs include:
  • African American Civil Rights 
  • Historically Black Colleges & Universities
  • History of Equal Rights
  • Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program
  • Save America's Treasures
  • Semiquincentennial
  • Tribal Heritage
  • Underrepresented Communities

 

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Voice: 202-354-2020

Last updated: April 19, 2023

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