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African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) is sponsored by National Park Service (NPS). The AACR Grant Program documents and preserves the sites and stories of the African American struggle for equal rights. It funds a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites, including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures.
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National Park Service Civil Rights Grants - Civil Rights (U.S. National Park Service) Skip to global NPS navigation Skip to the footer section The Montgomery, Alabama bus on which Rosa Parks was riding prior to her arrest in December 1955. Conservation of this bus was funded by a grant from the National Park Service.
The National Park Service (NPS) provides grants to local communities to help document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to civil rights. Many of these grants are competitive which means that an organization will submit an application that is reviewed and scored to determine if it will receive funding.
Information about various grant programs will be found on NPS websites but the actual announcement of applications and submission of applications will take place through Grants. gov . Preparing and submitting an application takes time, so make sure to start investigating how to apply early.
African American Civil Rights Grants African American Civil Rights (AACR) grants fund a broad range of planning, development, and research projects for historic sites including: survey, inventory, documentation, interpretation, education, architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and "bricks and mortar" repair. Grant projects are split into two categories: preservation projects and history projects.
Preservation project grants are for the repair of historic properties. History project grants are for more interpretive work such as exhibit design or historical research. This competitive grant program provides grants to states, tribes, local governments (including Certified Local Governments), and nonprofits.
Non-federal matching share is not required. Visit the Historic Preservation Fund website to apply for an African American Civil Rights grant .
Other NPS Grant Programs Connected to Civil Rights The National Park Service administers several other grant programs that broadly support important civil rights stories and places throughout the United States including the Save America's Treasures program, the History of Equal Rights program, the HBCU program, and the Underrepresented Communities program.
Each program will have its own application cycle and requirements; however, taken together, they all support documentation and preservation of important sites to the struggle for civil rights.
Grants for Civil Rights Projects African American Civil Rights Grants Grants to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights Save America's Treasures Grants Funding for bricks and mortar work and/or conservation work on nationally significant artifacts and historic sites History of Equal Rights Grants Grants that aim to preserve sites related to the struggle of all people to achieve equal rights in America Grants to restore structures on Historically Black Colleges & Universities campuses considered to be the most historically significant Underrepresented Communities Grants Grants to increase the number of listings in the National Register of Historic Places associated with underrepresented communities News About Civil Rights Grants african american civil rights underrepresented communities grants Last updated: May 1, 2024
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State, local governments, and other recipients. Projects must align with the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) are due July 14, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) is funded by National Park Service (NPS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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State Historic Preservation Office Grants is sponsored by U.S. National Park Service (NPS). These Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants are awarded annually to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) to support preservation efforts. This includes a required minimum 10% pass-through of the HPF grant funds to directly support local preservation projects and providing preservation training and guidance.
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