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National Park Service Website Migration - NEW! Contributed by National Park Service Posted: October 21, 2021   Many of the webpages managed by the NPS State, Tribal, Local, Plans Grants Division (STLPG) have migrated to three new websites. All information regarding grant applications, programs, and management...

National Park Service awards $917K in debut of Battlefield Interpretive Grants - NEW! Contributed by National Park Service Posted: October 18, 2021   WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) today awarded $917,173 in Battlefield Interpretation Grants to preservation partners across the country....

Historic Preservation Fund Competitive Grant Programs Accepting Applications - NEW! Contributed by Preservation Action Posted: October 17, 2021   From Preservation Action: Several competitive grant programs, funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, are currently accepting applications. Together these programs are helping...

House Committee Advances Bills Protecting Cultural Heritage and Establishing New Heritage Areas - NEW! Contributed by Preservation Action Posted: October 17, 2021   This week, the House Natural Resources Committee held a markup hearing on several bills, including legislation that impacts cultural heritage and public lands. The committee voted by unanimous...

Underground Railroad Sites, Programs and Facilities Recognized: Network to Freedom Announces 18 New Listings in 11 States - NEW! Contributed by National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (National Park Service) Posted: September 30, 2021   WASHINGTON - The National Park Service is adding 18 new listings to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The new listings, alongside 698 others already in the Network, provide insight...

National Park Service and Partner Agencies Announce $15.5 Million in Save America’s Treasures Grants Contributed by National Park Service - State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division Posted: September 11, 2021   The National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)...

National September 11 Memorial & Museum receives $2.5 million grant from National Park Service Contributed by National Park Service Posted: September 7, 2021   WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced it has awarded the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City a $2.5 million 9/11 Memorial Act grant. The funding will provide...

National Park Service awards $7.27 million in grants to support historic preservation projects in rural communities Contributed by National Park Service Posted: August 30, 2021   WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $7.27 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 11 recipients in 10 states to support the preservation of historic buildings in...

National Park Service awards nearly $570,000 to American Indian Tribes, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Communities Contributed by National Park Service Posted: August 16, 2021   WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $569,086 in grants for 12 preservation projects from across the country to support the protection of America’s Indigenous cultures.

National Park Service awards $743,531 to help preserve history in Underrepresented Communities Contributed by National Park Service Posted: August 11, 2021   WASHINGTON – The National Park Service today announced the award of $743,531 to 17 projects in 14 states to support diverse communities identify and nominate sites to the National Register of Historic...

National Park Service Awards $1.19 Million to Preserve American Sites of Armed Conflict Contributed by National Park Service Posted: August 9, 2021   WASHINGTON - The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) today awarded $1.19 million in Battlefield Preservation Planning...

National Park Service awards $1.9 million for the return of Native American remains and sacred objects Contributed by National Park Service Posted: August 4, 2021   WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today announced $1.9 million in grants to nine Indian Tribes, one Native Hawaiian organization, and 22 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation...

National Park Service awards $15 million to help preserve African American civil rights history Contributed by National Park Service Posted: July 27, 2021   WASHINGTON – The National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program has awarded $15,035,000 million to 53 projects in 20 states to help preserve sites and history related to the African...

House Committee Holds Hearing National Heritage Area Legislation Contributed by Preservation Action Posted: July 21, 2021   From Preservation Action: The House Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee held a hearing on twelve bills impacting National Heritage Areas (NHAs). The...

10 new resources added to the African American Civil Rights Network Contributed by National Park Service Posted: June 28, 2021   WASHINGTON – National parks, historic homes, websites, songs, oral histories and more can be discovered on the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network, which welcomed...

Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Awards $180,000 in Grants Contributed by National Park Service Posted: June 17, 2021   Church Creek, MD – The National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History...

National Park Service to Withdraw Proposal to Revise Regulations Governing the National Register of Historic Places Contributed by National Park Service Posted: June 9, 2021   WASHINGTON – In response to more than 3,200 comments received from the public and valued preservation partners, the National Park Service (NPS) today announced it is withdrawing its March 2019 proposal...

National Park Service Awards $2.4 Million to Help Preserve America’s Civil Rights History Contributed by National Park Service Posted: June 3, 2021   WASHINGTON – From Stonewall National Monument to the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, the physical memory of our nation’s civil rights history is preserved in many powerful places. The National Park...

National Park Service commemorates Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Announces $3.15 million in grants to preserve and interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites Contributed by National Park Service Posted: May 22, 2021   WASHINGTON – Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically...

National Park Service seeks nominations for American World War II Heritage City designation Contributed by National Park Service Posted: May 1, 2021   WASHINGTON— In recognition of the immense contributions of the women and men who stepped into the workforce to support America’s war effort during World War II, the National Park Service is...

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary Deb Haaland Announce New Listings in National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Contributed by National Park Service Posted: April 25, 2021   WASHINGTON – Today, Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced 16 additions to the

National Park Foundation Provides Grants to Support National Park Service Education Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond Contributed by National Park Service Posted: April 20, 2021   WASHINGTON — Students nationwide will be able to experience national parks in new and exciting ways, thanks to the National Park Foundation’s (NPF) Open OutDoors for Kids Hybrid Learning grant program....

New Grant from NPS Battlefield Project Program Contributed by American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP). Posted: April 9, 2021   We invite you to apply for a Battlefield Interpretation Grant, a new funding...

National Park Service awards $2.18 million to protect historic battlefields in Pennsylvania and West Virginia Contributed by National Park Service Posted: March 5, 2021   WASHINGTON — The National Park Service today announced $2,188,052.50 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 225.33 acres at three Civil War and Revolutionary...

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