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Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund is a grant from the Department of the Interior, administered through the National Park Service, that funds disaster recovery efforts for historic and cultural resources in communities impacted by federally declared disasters.
Eligible activities include survey and inventory of historic resources in disaster areas, repair and stabilization of damaged historic properties, hazard mitigation compliance activities, and community planning to integrate cultural resources into statewide resilience efforts. Applicants must qualify under the National Historic Preservation Act and related appropriations law.
Eligible recipients include State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices. Federal obligations reached approximately $48,000,000 in 2026.
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Disaster Recovery Grants - Historic Preservation Fund (U.S. National Park Service) Skip to global NPS navigation Skip to the footer section Learn More About Other Grant Programs Disaster Technical Assistance After a disaster, Congress can appropriate additional funding from the Historic Preservation Fund to assist impacted communities via grants.
Historically, this funding has been available to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) to work on various recovery projects, including compliance activities, survey and inventory of historic resources in declared disaster areas, recovery and repair of historic properties damaged during the disaster, and other approved disaster recovery related activities.
All funded repair work must substantially mitigate the threat from disasters and include steps to mitigate future damages.
In addition to assisting with the immediate needs of historic property owners, the Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund grant program (usually referred to as Disaster Recovery Grants) is designed to foster partnerships between local, state, and federal community planners in order to ensure that important cultural resources are integrated with statewide hazard mitigation planning efforts.
As climate change continues to reshape communities throughout this country, the Disaster Recovery grant program is helping to provide the financial resources for municipalities and other government agencies to work together to protect the historic places of the United States, as well as the people who live there.
As part of a committed effort to help local municipalities and state and tribal governments to rebuild communities in the aftermath of natural disasters, substantial funding goes towards construction projects designed to stabilize or repair historic properties. Application packages must be submitted using grants. gov in response to a notice of funding opportunity number under Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA) 15.
957 . Former Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund Disaster Grant Programs Previous appropriations included grant funding to SHPOs for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and to SHPOs and THPOs for Hurricane Sandy in 2013. Other disaster grant programs were funded through the President's Discretionary Fund for Hurricanes Hugo and Tropical Storm Alberto.
FY2025 Disaster Recovery Grants Grants for historic and cultural resources in areas that have received a major disaster declaration in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Florence, Yutu, Michael Disaster Grants Disaster grants for damages from Hurricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu (FYM). Harvey, Irma, Maria Disaster Grants Disaster grants for communities impacted by Harvey, Irma, and Maria (HIM).
Last updated: June 2, 2025
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are defined as applicants in either the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et seq.) , appropriations law and/or congressionally approved spending plans. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $48,000,000 (2026). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Yes — Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund is offered by Department of the Interior and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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