Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00044
Save America's Treasures - Preservation (Construction) Projects is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service (NPS). It uses Historic Preservation Fund dollars to support hands-on preservation work at historic properties that have national significance. In practical terms, the program is aimed at construction-related preservation activities that help protect, stabilize, repair, or restore important historic places so they can be sustained for the future, rather than primarily supporting planning, programming, or routine maintenance.
Funding is awarded through a competitive process, meaning applications are ranked against one another and only a limited number are selected. For this specific opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00044, CFDA 15.904), the maximum award amount listed is $500,000, with an expected total of about 7 awards. The opportunity was created on December 20, 2017, and the original application deadline was February 21, 2018, reflecting a time-limited funding cycle rather than an always-open program.
A central requirement of Save America's Treasures is the dollar-for-dollar non-federal match. Applicants must provide matching resources equal to the federal amount requested. The match can be cash or documented in-kind contributions, which generally refers to verifiable, non-cash support such as donated materials, equipment use, or professional services that directly contribute to the funded preservation project. Because the match must be non-federal, applicants cannot use other federal funds to meet this requirement, and they must be prepared to document the match carefully.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities that are typically involved in owning, managing, or stewarding historic resources. Eligible applicants listed include state governments; county and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status). The listing also includes an "Others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, which is common for programs that may allow certain special-purpose entities tied to eligible property ownership or stewardship.
Although NPS administers the grants, the program is carried out in partnership with several major cultural agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This reflects the program's cultural heritage focus and helps align preservation construction work with broader national goals in arts, humanities, and museum/library stewardship. The funding activity categories attached to the opportunity include Humanities and an additional "Other" category described in the original notice, signaling that the program sits at the intersection of preservation and cultural affairs rather than being limited to one narrow discipline.
Overall, this opportunity supports substantial preservation construction projects for nationally significant historic properties, with relatively large individual awards but a small number of total awards, making it highly competitive. Organizations considering this type of grant typically need a well-defined scope of work, strong justification of national significance, and a realistic plan to provide and document a full non-federal match alongside the federal request.Apply for P18AS00044
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Save America's Treasures - Preservation (Construction) Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.904.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 20, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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