Assistance Listing 15.904
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid
National Park Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 970 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 44% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $104,594. Expect about 88 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 14%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 12%
- 1% higher ed · 27% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 44%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $105K
- $91K – $793K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 192
- $78M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- annual · 88-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Commission Alabama | Government | AL | 14 | $7,990,467 |
| New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | Government | NY | 11 | $10,958,628 |
| Ohio History Connection | Government | OH | 10 | $8,327,320 |
| Michigan Strategic Fund | Government | MI | 10 | $8,153,358 |
| Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources | Government | VA | 10 | $7,537,870 |
| Maryland Department of Planning | Government | MD | 10 | $5,352,785 |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | Government | NJ | 8 | $7,653,165 |
| Utah State Government Library Division Utah State Library | Government | UT | 8 | $6,238,721 |
| Archaeology & Historic Preservation, Washington State Department of | Government | WA | 8 | $6,196,458 |
| The State Historical Society of Colorado | Government | CO | 8 | $5,980,113 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 347 | $90M | $74K | $65K – $426K |
| 2022 | 370 | $105M | $79K | $67K – $500K |
| 2023 | 391 | $138M | $108K | $92K – $693K |
| 2024 | 387 | $133M | $102K | $89K – $738K |
| 2025 | 192 | $78M | $105K | $91K – $793K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | 2026-07-27 | 69 d | P25AS00501 · FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2026-04-24 | 2026-07-31 | 98 d | P26AS00363 · FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2026-04-24 | 2026-07-21 | 88 d | P26AS00361 · FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-09-30 | 91 d | P25AS00490 · FY2025 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-09-15 | 76 d | P25AS00488 · FY2025 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2024-12-03 | 2025-02-27 | 86 d | P24AS00549 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2024-01-30 | 2024-08-15 | 198 d | P24AS00507 · FY2024 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024-06-24 | 147 d | P24AS00506 · FY2024 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2024-01-19 | 2024-03-19 | 60 d | P23AS00515 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2023-12-15 | 2024-03-05 | 81 d | P23AS00504 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants |
| 2023-12-06 | 2024-02-20 | 76 d | P23AS00511 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2023-09-21 | 2023-11-15 | 55 d | P23AS00496 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights - AACRN Preservation |
| 2023-07-07 | 2023-11-01 | 117 d | P23AS00471 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
| 2023-07-07 | 2023-11-01 | 117 d | P23AS00472 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2023-04-17 | 2023-07-18 | 92 d | P23AS00473 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants |
| 2023-04-14 | 2023-07-11 | 88 d | P23AS00474 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2023-02-27 | 2023-05-01 | 63 d | P23AS00477 · FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2023-02-27 | 2023-05-01 | 63 d | P23AS00652 · FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2022-12-29 | 2023-03-29 | 90 d | P22AS00460 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2022-12-07 | 2023-02-07 | 62 d | P22AS00457 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2022-09-08 | 2022-11-08 | 61 d | P22AS00438 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights |
| 2022-09-07 | 2022-12-06 | 90 d | P22AS00403 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants |
| 2022-08-04 | 2022-11-08 | 96 d | P22AS00647 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
| 2022-08-04 | 2022-11-08 | 96 d | P22AS00648 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2022-05-25 | 2022-09-14 | 112 d | P22AS00644 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-30 | 55 d | P22AS00642 · FY2022 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2022-05-04 | 2022-08-10 | 98 d | P22AS00294 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants |
| 2022-02-24 | 2022-05-17 | 82 d | P22AS00035 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants |
| 2022-01-14 | 2022-05-31 | 137 d | P22AS00126 · FY2022 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2021-12-21 | 2022-03-01 | 70 d | P22AS00029 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2021-12-20 | 2022-02-22 | 64 d | P22AS00030 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2021-10-08 | 2022-02-08 | 123 d | P22AS00047 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-12-01 | 62 d | P21AS00430 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-12-01 | 62 d | P21AS00431 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-12-01 | 62 d | P21AS00432 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-05-12 | 61 d | P21AS00383 · FY2020 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2021-03-02 | 2021-05-05 | 64 d | P21AS00277 · FY2020 Historic Preservation Fund - Tribal Heritage Grants |
| 2021-02-24 | 2021-07-01 | 127 d | P21AS00000 · FY2021 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2021-02-24 | 2021-04-30 | 65 d | P21AS00231 · FY2021 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants |
| 2021-01-26 | 2021-03-31 | 64 d | P21AS00262 · FY2020 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Community Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.904?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 970 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 44% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $104,594. Expect about 88 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $105K; the middle half ran from $91K to $793K. 192 new awards were made, with $78M committed to them.
When does 15.904 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 88 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 19, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (National Park Service). Assistance Listing 15.904 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 83% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.