Assistance Listing 15.932
Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS).
National Park Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 45 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $749,500. Expect about 97 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 29%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 98% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $750K
- $712K – $750K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 16
- $11M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Oct
- annual · 97-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paine College | Higher ed | GA | 8 | $5,321,539 |
| Benedict College | Higher ed | SC | 7 | $4,050,000 |
| Alcorn State University | Higher ed | MS | 5 | $3,468,275 |
| Rust College | Higher ed | MS | 4 | $2,750,000 |
| Selma University | Higher ed | AL | 4 | $2,750,000 |
| Voorhees University | Higher ed | SC | 4 | $2,673,942 |
| Jackson State University | Higher ed | MS | 4 | $1,348,564 |
| Florida a & M University | Higher ed | FL | 3 | $1,996,555 |
| Saint Augustine'S University | Higher ed | NC | 3 | $1,744,694 |
| Hampton University | Higher ed | VA | 3 | $1,447,075 |
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 | 20 | $8.1M | $500K | $399K – $500K |
| 2022 | 21 | $9.7M | $500K | $500K – $500K |
| 2023 | 14 | $9.7M | $750K | $747K – $750K |
| 2024 | 15 | $11M | $750K | $750K – $750K |
| 2025 | 16 | $11M | $750K | $712K – $750K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-07-28 | 47 d | P25AS00500 · FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2024-11-13 | 2025-01-28 | 76 d | P24AS00547 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2023-10-04 | 2024-01-17 | 105 d | P23AS00501 · FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2022-10-05 | 2023-01-10 | 97 d | P22AS00384 · FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2021-11-03 | 2022-03-08 | 125 d | P22AS00050 · FY2021 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2021-01-26 | 2021-03-31 | 64 d | P21AS00241 · FY2020 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
| 2011-07-07 | 2011-07-17 | 10 d | NPS-NOI-WASO-11-0005 · Quantifying the energy and environmental performance of interventions to historic building materials and systems |
| 2009-05-06 | 2009-06-03 | 28 d | NPS-ARRA-HBCU0901 · National Park Service - Recovery - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.932?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 45 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $749,500. Expect about 97 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS). award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $750K; the middle half ran from $712K to $750K. 16 new awards were made, with $11M committed to them.
When does 15.932 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Oct with about 97 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 11, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (National Park Service). Assistance Listing 15.932 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.