FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants
Funds surveys and historic-preservation nominations that result in at least one new or amended National Register listing for communities underrepresented in the Register.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES · NONPROFITS
⚑ Limited to SHPOs, THPOs, federally recognized Tribes/Alaska Native Villages/Corporations/Native Hawaiian Organizations, CLGs, and nonprofit U.S. organizations. · Every project must produce at least one new or amended National Register of Historic Places nomination. · Not available for sites or collections owned or leased by NPS, or where NPS holds a property interest.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds other — not a research fit |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds other (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The National Park Service"s (NPS) Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) is intended to expand listings in the National Register of Historic Places to include communities that are currently underrepresented. URC grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and are administered by the NPS. Projects include surveys and nominations of historic sites associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register. Every URC grant project MUST result in at least one new or amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Eligibility
In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, 54 USC §300101, this funding opportunity is limited to:State Historic Preservation OfficesTribal Historic Preservation Offices, Federally-recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Villages/Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations, as defined by 54 USC § 300309, 54 USC 300313 and 54 USC 300314Certified Local Governments - list provided at "Find a CLG" http://go.nps.gov/clg Nonprofit, tax-exempt U.S. organizations, with or without 501©(3) designationGrants are not available for sites or collections owned or leased by the NPS, or in which the NPS holds a property interest.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Park Service <STLPG@nps.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a historic preservation grant focused on surveys and nominations to the National Register, not on research into social, behavioral, or policy dimensions of a technical system. While it may involve community documentation and public history, it is primarily a preservation/administrative program rather than research, and it does not align strongly with IPPRA’s core portfolio areas. Public universities are not listed as eligible applicants, so IPPRA could not lead this opportunity.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a historic preservation grant focused on surveys and nominations to the National Register, not on research into social, behavioral, or policy dimensions of a technical system. While it may involve community documentation and public history, it is primarily a preservation/administrative program rather than research, and it does not align strongly with IPPRA’s core portfolio areas. Public universities are not listed as eligible applicants, so IPPRA could not lead this opportunity. |
| 2026-07-06 | 15 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a historic preservation grant focused on surveys and National Register nominations for underrepresented communities, which is outside IPPRA’s core portfolio areas and does not have a clear technical/social-science policy research component. While the applicant pool includes nonprofits and some public entities, state universities are not explicitly eligible as direct applicants, so it is at best a weak fit and capped low on relevance. |