FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants | P22AS00047

Opportunity Information: Apply for P22AS00047

The FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P22AS00047) is a discretionary grant program run by the National Park Service (NPS) using Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) dollars. The central purpose is to broaden and diversify the kinds of places and histories recognized through the National Register of Historic Places by increasing the number and variety of nominations connected to communities that have been historically underrepresented in the Register. In practical terms, the program is aimed at correcting gaps in documentation and recognition by supporting the research, fieldwork, and formal paperwork needed to bring new sites, districts, buildings, structures, or objects forward for National Register listing, or to update existing National Register documentation when an amendment is needed.

Projects funded under this program focus on the identification and documentation pipeline that leads directly to a National Register action. Supported activities include historic resource surveys (to locate and evaluate potentially eligible places), preparation of National Register nominations, and preparation of nomination amendments. A key requirement is that every application must include a National Register nomination or an amendment as a deliverable; this is not a general preservation or rehabilitation program, but a documentation and designation-focused program where the end product is a completed nomination package (or amendment) suitable for submission through the appropriate preservation office channels.

Eligibility is restricted by statute and preservation program structure. In line with the National Historic Preservation Act (cited in the notice as 54 USC 300101 and related sections), eligible applicants are limited to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs), Federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Certified Local Governments (CLGs). While the source data lists common government applicant types (state, county, city or township, and special district governments, as well as tribal governments and certain tribal organizations), the narrative makes clear that applicants must fit within the specified preservation entities, including CLGs as recognized by the NPS program (with a reference list available at http://go.nps.gov/clg). This framing keeps the program tied to the official National Register nomination process, which typically flows through SHPO/THPO and related governmental preservation partners.

The award information provided indicates an award ceiling of $50,000 per grant. The CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with the program is 15.904, and the funding activity category is listed as Arts and Humanities (and Other), reflecting the program's focus on cultural heritage documentation and historical recognition rather than physical construction. The opportunity was created on 2021-10-08, and the original closing date was 2022-02-08. The notice also indicates that awards were anticipated, although the exact number of expected awards is not specified in the provided excerpt.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted, documentation-driven historic preservation funding stream intended to expand representation in the National Register of Historic Places. It supports the professional work required to identify, evaluate, and formally nominate historic resources tied to underrepresented communities, with the non-negotiable condition that the grant work culminates in a National Register nomination or amendment.

• The National Park Service in the arts, humanities, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.904.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-10-08.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-02-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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