The National Park Service is providing grants of up to $100,000 for federally recognized tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations working on cultural and historic preservation projects.
The Tribal Heritage Grants Program, announced May 19, will assist tribes in protecting tribal heritage and preserving cultural traditions. The program will provide approximately $967,000 in funding and is expected to support 12 projects over a two- to three-year period.
Eligible projects can include identifying cultural resources to help preserve cultural traditions, or preserving historic properties on tribal lands. Preserving resources includes preserving traditional skills, oral histories, culturally significant plants and animals, documentation of sacred places and establishment of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.
This grant is funded through the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service. In fiscal year 2024, $623,077 was awarded to 10 projects, according to the National Park Service.
Since 1990, the program, under the National Historic Preservation Act, has awarded more than $17 million to 460 tribes. The grants provide federal assistance for tribal cultural and historic preservation efforts.
Applications are due July 27 through Grants.gov under funding opportunity P25AS00501. Sample applications are available for reference.
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