[MassHistPres] NPS Grant Opportunity: African American Civil Rights Grant Program

[Doherty, Jennifer @ SEC]

This grant is offered by the National Park Service and is not offered by or affiliated with the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Please contact the National Park Service directly if you have questions or would like to apply.

The National Park Service announces $24 million in funding available through the African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR)

The National Park Service announces availability of grant funding through the African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR)<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservationfund/african-american-civil-rights.htm>. The program will document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories telling the full story of the long struggle for African American civil rights from the transatlantic slave trade onwards. Governmental, tribal, and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. The NPS 2008 report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/upload/Civil-Rights-Framework-2018.pdf>, will serve as the reference document in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties.

AACR Grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects including survey and inventory, National Register nominations, oral histories and more. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal funding match. Congress has appropriated $24 million in FY2024 funding for History and Preservation projects.

Applications are due September 5, 2024.

Available Grant Funding
Grants are available to fund two types of projects: "history" and "preservation." History grants will support interpretive and research-based projects, while preservation grants will fund planning and "bricks and mortar" preservation/conservation work on historic buildings and structures.

*         More information on AACR History Grants<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservationfund/upload/AACR_History_24_051424_508.pdf>

*         Applications for AACR History Grants via Grants.gov - P24AS00540<https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354730>

*         More information on AACR Preservation Grants<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservationfund/upload/AACR_Preservation_24_051424_508.pdf>

*         Applications for AACR Preservation Grants via Grants.gov - P24AS00541<https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354728>

A third Funding Opportunity for preservation projects is also available to members of the African American Civil Rights Network<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/african-american-civil-rights-network.htm>:

*         More information and applications for AACR AACRN Grants via Grants.gov - P24AS00542<https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354729> Applications are due September 5, 2024.



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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