Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid

To provide congressionally mandated grants to States, Tribes, Territories, the Freely Associated States, the District of Columbia, Certified Local Governments, and other applicants as defined by Congress, to assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like grants and tax credits available for historic properties.

Congressionally mandated grants may be in the form of formula grants or congressionally directed spending in the form of community-project funding.

FORMULA grants: States, Territories and Tribes as defined in the 54 USC 300101 et seq (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), operate programs administered by a State Historic Preservation Officer or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer appointed by the Governor, Tribal government or according to State or Tribal law, and which are otherwise in compliance with the requirements of the Act.

PROJECT grants: Eligible tribal applicants include Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Other project grants follow eligibility as defined by Congress and stated in statue or committee language.

FORMULA grants: State, Tribal and local governments, public and private nonprofit organizations, and individuals. According to their own priorities and plans, States and Tribes select their own projects and may sub-grant to public and private parties, including local governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and/or individuals to accomplish program objectives. At least ten percent of each State’s annual appropriation must be sub-granted to local governments certified as eligible to carry out preservation functions according to 36 CFR 61.

PROJECT grants: State, Tribal, Local governments, public and private nonprofits, and federal agencies as defined by Congress.

FORMULA grants: Application is made by the States and Tribes, and other eligible entities in the form of planned activities scope of works, and budgets through Grants.gov. States submit additional information through an online data collection system under OMB control number 1024-0038, Expiration Date: January 21, 2021.

FORMULA AND PROJECT grants: Standard 424 series is required and other approved OMB grant forms as necessary. Funding announcements for all grants under this program, along with application procedures, packages and instructions, points of contact and procedures for submitting applications are made available on www.grants.gov.

An annual appropriation is allocated by Congress to the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund.

FORUMLA grants: Annual funding for States and Tribes is awarded through an approved apportionment formula.

PROJECT grants: Competitive grants are awarded competitively based on review of applications received, requested amounts, available appropriations, direction of Congress and the National Historic Preservation Act.

Varies depending on the type, complexity, and number of applications received. A representative range would be 60 days dependent on any additional review by the Department.