Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund

The objectives of this supplemental funding is to provide for necessary expenses related to the consequences of disasters, including costs to States, Tribes, and territories. Funds may be used for historic and cultural resource preservation work in the program areas defined by the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et seq.) and that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Capacity, technical assistance, and emergency repairs to historic and archeological resources impacted by disasters, consistent with legislative intent, may be funded. Funding should substantially mitigate disaster caused damage and mitigate future risk.

Eligible applicants are defined as applicants in either the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et seq.), appropriations law and/or congressionally approved spending plans. They may include: State Historic Preservation Offices in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia (SHPOs); States; Tribal governments with signed Memorandum of Agreements with the National Park Service to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation Office on Tribal lands, as defined in 54 USC 3001 et seq. (THPOs); Federally-recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined by 54 USC § 300309, 54 USC 300313 and 54 USC 300314 (Tribes); local governments (including Certified Local Governments); and/or nonprofits. Some programs may not be open to all of these entities, dependent on Congressional intent.

Eligible projects must be for sites listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, or similar Tribal register, and must be located within areas receiving FEMA major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. If not listed, projects must prepare a nomination and secure listing by the NPS prior to the completion of the grant project.

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.
Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov.
Standard Forms in the SF-424 series are required along with other forms approved by the Office of Management and Budget, as necessary. Funding announcements for all grants under this Assistance Listing number, along with application procedures, packages, and instructions, points of contact, and procedures for submitting applications will be made available on Grants.gov when applications are being accepted. This Assistance Listing covers multiple appropriations. Programs under each appropriation will have their own schedule during which applications are opened, accepted, reviewed, and awarded. Generally, applications will be accepted on grants.gov for 60-90 days.

A supplemental appropriation is allocated by Congress to the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund for disaster recovery in areas that have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). Grants may be awarded through competitive and/or formula criteria, which may vary by appropriation. Merit review of applications under defined criteria will be undertaken by qualified federal staff. Review may use planning numbers derived from US Census and FEMA data to guide allocation of funding across affected areas. Recommendations are sent for NPS Director approval and grants announced first to Congress and then publicly. Each appropriation may have unique review criteria and funding limitations based on statute and congressional intent.

From 120 to 180 days. The date range for approval or disapproval varies depending on the type, complexity, and number of applications received. Review of applications and award announcements generally within 6 months of the application due date, depending on any additional review by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, or Congress.