FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants | P22AS00644

Opportunity Information: Apply for P22AS00644

The FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - History of Equal Rights - Preservation Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P22AS00644) is a discretionary, competitive grant program run by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS). It is part of the National Park Service's History of Equal Rights Grant Program (HER) and is funded through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The central purpose of this program is to preserve historic sites that are connected to the struggle of Americans to achieve equal rights, with an emphasis on protecting and sustaining places that help tell the story of civil rights and equal rights movements across the country.

The program is designed to support a wide range of preservation-related activities for historic sites. Fundable work includes professional architectural and preservation services, the preparation of historic structure reports, development of preservation plans, and physical preservation work to historic structures. In practical terms, this means applicants can seek funding both for planning and documentation efforts that guide responsible preservation, as well as for hands-on repair and stabilization work that keeps historic resources standing and usable. The overall focus is on preservation outcomes that protect significant historic places tied to equal rights history.

Awards are made through a competitive process, and one notable feature is that there is no non-federal match requirement. That lowers the barrier for applicants who may not be able to raise matching funds, making the program more accessible to a broader mix of organizations and communities seeking to preserve historically significant places.

Eligibility is broad and includes multiple types of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations, including both those with IRS 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The funding activity categories align with arts and humanities (cultural affairs) and other preservation-related purposes as described in the notice, and the program is associated with CFDA number 15.904.

For FY2022, the maximum award amount listed is $750,000 (Award Ceiling), and the program anticipated making about 40 awards (Expected Awards). The opportunity was created on May 25, 2022, with an application closing date of September 14, 2022. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the due date, and the notice emphasizes that late applications would not be reviewed or considered for award. Applicants were also advised to begin early because preparing the required materials can take several weeks, and the responsibility for timely submission rests with the applicant.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.904.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 25, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 14, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159#160PM, ET on the listed application due date.Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by the date above. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline.Application preparation time may take several weeks. Start the application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. #160If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified after the selection process.#160. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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