Assistance Listing 15.966
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid for Competitive Grants
National Park Service · Department of the Interior
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 99% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 60% of them.
Based on 151 new awards in FY2024–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 51% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $500,000. Expect about 43 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 99%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 60%
- 5% higher ed · 33% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 51%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $500K
- $75K – $750K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 139
- $61M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jun
- irregular · 43-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project INC. | Nonprofit | GA | 2 | $1,246,000 |
| Koinonia Farm, INC. | Nonprofit | GA | 2 | $825,000 |
| Michigan Strategic Fund | Government | MI | 2 | $825,000 |
| Historic Commission Alabama | Government | AL | 2 | $767,000 |
| Friends of Washington Crossing Park, INC. | Nonprofit | PA | 2 | $611,064 |
| The State Historical Society of Colorado | Government | CO | 2 | $238,250 |
| Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, AL Legacy Foundation, INC | Nonprofit | AL | 1 | $2,990,620 |
| Preservation Trust of Vermont, INC. | Nonprofit | VT | 1 | $750,000 |
| WGS3.0 INC | Nonprofit | GA | 1 | $750,000 |
| Montachusett Enterprise Center INC | Nonprofit | MA | 1 | $750,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | $4.7M | $498K | $244K – $500K |
| 2025 | 139 | $61M | $500K | $75K – $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 | 2026-07-14 | 33 d | P25AS00495 · FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-07-14 | 33 d | P25AS00496 · FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-07-21 | 40 d | P25AS00499 · FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2026-06-02 | 2026-07-07 | 35 d | P25AS00510 · FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026-06-30 | 43 d | P25AS00503 · FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026-06-23 | 36 d | P25AS00497 · FY2025 & FY2026 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2025-07-22 | 2025-08-21 | 30 d | P24AS00548 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program |
| 2024-12-18 | 2025-03-18 | 90 d | P24AS00546 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Semiquincentennial Grants |
| 2024-06-06 | 2024-09-05 | 91 d | P24AS00541 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- Preservation Grants |
| 2024-06-06 | 2024-09-05 | 91 d | P24AS00542 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights - AACRN Preservation |
| 2024-06-06 | 2024-09-05 | 91 d | P24AS00540 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- African American Civil Rights- History Grants |
| 2024-05-29 | 2024-08-29 | 92 d | P24AS00525 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants |
| 2024-05-22 | 2024-08-20 | 90 d | P24AS00529 · FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 15.966?
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 99% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 60% of them. Based on 151 new awards in FY2024–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 51% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $500,000. Expect about 43 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid for Competitive Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $500K; the middle half ran from $75K to $750K. 139 new awards were made, with $61M committed to them.
When does 15.966 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jun with about 43 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 11, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of the Interior (National Park Service). Assistance Listing 15.966 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 80% 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.