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No. P26AS00361 · National Park Service

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FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

At a glance

AI summary

This program provides annual formula grants to Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to help identify, evaluate, and protect historic properties through activities like survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, review of federal undertakings, education, and National Register listings. Eligible applicants are federally recognized tribal governments that have signed agreements with the National Park Service to assume State Historic Preservation Office duties on tribal lands. The expected number of awards is 235, with award amounts listed in the notice ranging from $83,000 to $181,000. Cost sharing is not required. The notice says the funding is limited to tribes with the required Memorandum of Agreement, and the administrative plus indirect cost rate is capped at 25% of total cost.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Other
  • Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
  • Tribal & Indigenous Communities
  • Arts, Culture, Humanities & Historic Preservation
Official description from grants.gov

This funding program supports the operation of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) within allowable program areas described in the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.). Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior"s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.The purpose of this program is to provide grants to THPOs for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties as outlined in the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, review of Federal undertakings, education, listing in the National Register of Historic Places and Tribal Registers. These grants assist THPOs in carrying out the NHPA historic preservation activities that a Tribe agreed to assume from the State Historic Preservation Office, on tribal lands, under their Partnership agreement with the National Park Service. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.

Who can apply

  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Jul 11, 2026 Deadline moved: Jun 30, 2026 → Jul 21, 2026