[MassHistPres] Grant Announcement: National Park Service History of Equal Rights (HER) Grants

[Doherty, Jennifer (SEC)]

This grant opportunity is provided by the National Park Service, not the MHC. Please contact the NPS with any questions about the grant program.

The National Park Service has announced that applications are open for their History of Equal Rights (HER) grant program. The goal of the History of Equal Rights grant program is to preserve and protect sites associated with efforts to achieve equal rights. The History of Equal Rights grants are not limited to any specific group and are intended to include the broadest possible interpretation of equal rights for any American. Applications are due September 13, 2022. For more information, visit: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservationfund/history-of-equal-rights.htm.

Who May Apply

*         States and Territories

*         Indian Tribes that meet the definition in 54 USC 300309 and Native Hawaiian Organizations that meet the definition in 54 USC 300314

*         Local Governments, including Certified Local Governments

*         Non-profit Organizations

What Is Funded
Pre-preservation and Preservation Projects

*         Preservation projects must range from $75,000 to $750,000 in federal share, of which 20% may go toward pre-preservation costs such as architectural or engineering services. Grant applications that solely involve pre-preservation work must range from $15,000 to $75,000.

*         Preservation projects fund physical preservation of a historic site to include historic districts, buildings, sites, structures, and objects. Projects must comply with relevant laws, such as Section 106 and NEPA, and execute a preservation covenant/easement.

*         Eligible costs: pre-preservation studies, architectural plans and specifications, historic structure reports, and the repair and rehabilitation of historic properties according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

*         Properties must be listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designated a National Historic Landmark either individually or as part of a district. Significance must be associated with equal rights. Projects that are not listed on the National Register or are not listed in association with equal rights must include a nomination or amendment to an existing nomination as part of their project.

What Is Not Funded

*         Construction of new buildings

*         Acquisition of collections or historic sites

*         Long-term maintenance or curatorial work beyond the grant period

*         Reconstructing historic properties (recreating all or a significant portion that no longer exists)

*         Moving or work on moved historic properties that are no longer eligible for listing in the NRHP

*         Cash reserves, endowments, revolving funds, or fund-raising costs

*         Work performed prior to announcement of award

*         Lobbying or advocacy activities

*         Costs for work already completed or funded through other federal programs

*         Administrative costs may not be over 25% of project budget

*         Miscellaneous costs, contingencies, reserves, or overhead

Process and Deadlines
This program is administered by the National Park Service. Congress has appropriated $4,625,000 for this grant program in Fiscal Year 2022. Applications are open through September 13, 2022 under opportunity number P22AS00644 on Grants.gov. All applications must be made through Grants.gov. No paper applications will be accepted. Registration in Grants.gov, SAM.gov, and other federal systems can take up to four weeks, so please start early. Extensions will not be granted due to incomplete registrations in these systems or applications. To be notified when the opportunity opens, please visit grants.gov and subscribe to a saved search for CFDA number 15.904. You can create a saved search on grants.gov under the "Connect" menu.


Jennifer B. Doherty
Local Government Programs Coordinator
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3314
Office: (617) 727-8470
Remote: (617) 807-0685
Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us>

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