FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grants
Funds preservation, documentation, stabilization, survey, nomination, and preservation planning for historic structures and campuses at accredited HBCUs that are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or a National Historic Landmark district.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Only accredited HBCU institutions may apply directly. · Projects involving properties not yet listed in the National Register must include preparation or amendment of a nomination and budget for it. · Work must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. · Applicant institutions must have historic resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register or designated a National Historic Landmark.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
In 1988, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation grant program was established to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses. Historic resources on campuses of accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing to a National Register or National Historic Landmark historic district are eligible for this program. Projects must meet major program selection criteria and all work must follow the Secretary of the Interior"s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Projects may also fund survey, nomination, and preservation planning for historic HBCU campuses.
Eligibility
ONLY accredited HBCU institutions may apply. https://nces.ed.gov/COLLEGENAVIGATOR/?s=all&sp=4&pg=1Properties must be listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a historic district. Properties that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places must submit a Determination of Eligibility from their State Historic Preservation Office with their application. Projects not listed in the National Register must prepare or amend a nomination as part of the grant project and should budget for that work in their application.
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.