Grant Details

Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund (ESHPF): Preservation - FY 2025

Agency:	U.S. Department of Interior
CFDA:	15.957
Federal FON:	P25AS00489
Office:	National Park Service (NPS)
Multipart Grant:	No

Next Due:	07/15/2025 (Application)
Solicitation Date:	05/12/2025

Match Required:	No
Actual Funds:	$48,000,000 (Estimated)
Award Range:	$75,000 (Min) / $15,000,000 (Max)
Number of Awards:	30 (Estimated)

Summary:

The purpose of this program is to support recovery and related expenses for historic and cultural resources in areas impacted by natural disasters that have received a major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Eligible activities include program areas as defined by the National Historic Preservation Act focusing on physical preservation, administration, National Register, planning, survey and inventory, and review and compliance activities that meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation for needs associated with major disaster declarations in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. Funding will support projects in the following categories:

Pre-preservation projects: projects may include the development of resource-specific architectural plans and specifications, historic structure reports, studies, and related surveys
Preservation projects: physical preservation of a historic site to include historic districts, buildings, sites, structures, and objects; projects must comply with all applicable laws such as Section 106, Section 110, and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and execute a preservation agreement

Projects must substantially mitigate the threat and include steps to mitigate future risk. Repair and reconstruction of properties is permitted, subject to the requirements listed on page 22 of the NOFA file.

Resources must be listed in or determined eligible by the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, equivalent tribal register, or designated a National Historic Landmark, either individually or as contributing to a historic district. Projects not yet listed must prepare a nomination as part of the project. Activities related to nominating or amending National Register nominations for the subject resource(s) are eligible costs.

All project work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. All projects receiving repair assistance must enter into a preservation agreement/covenant/easement. Refer to pages 19-22 of the NOFA file for additional project requirements.

Eligible costs include:

Administrative costs necessary to complete and administer the award
Repair of properties
Reconstruction of properties
Accessibility improvements as needed for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) access of the historical resource(s)
Site security improvements
Fire safety improvements
Establishing/administering an easement/covenant for the property not held by a government preservation office
Required audits or financial requests
Production of a project sign
Costs for public notice of grant opportunity
Costs associated with required training or reporting
Any other costs as determined eligible by the funding agency

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are:

City, county, or township governments
State governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public, private, and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status

Eligible resources must have incurred damage by a natural disaster with a major disaster declaration, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, in calendar years 2023 and/or 2024. A map of declared disaster areas can be found online at arcgis.com/disaster.

Applicants applying for funding to do work on, or to complete a National Register of Historic Places nomination for a resource(s) the applicant does not own, must obtain written permission from the owner to complete award-assisted work and execute a preservation easement or covenant.

Applicants intending to work on multiple sites, such as multiple buildings in a historic district or multiple sites across the state, are encouraged to submit one application with supporting documentation for each site.

Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are not eligible.

Eligible Applicants:

Local Government
Academic Institutions
Native American Tribe
Non Profits
Schools/School Districts
State Government
Tribal Organizations/Institutions

Application Notes:

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2025.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Applications must include:

SF 424
SF 424A
SF 424B
SF 424C (if applicable)
SF 424D (if applicable)
SF LLL (if applicable)
Project abstract summary
Project description worksheet
Budget justification worksheet
Project images worksheet
National Register eligibility worksheet
Indirect cost statement
Letter of owner consent (if applicable)
Letters of support (3 required; if applicable)

The following are required in order to submit an application:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
SAM (System for Award Management) registration
SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Significance (25 points)
Need/urgency/threat (25 points)
Feasibility (25 points)
Sustainability (25 points)

Refer to the NOFA file and Application folder for additional application information.

Match Required:	No
Actual Funds:	$48,000,000 (Estimated)

Award Range:	$75,000 (Min) / $15,000,000 (Max)
Number of Awards:	30 (Estimated)

Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program; however, awards for pre-preservation projects should not exceed 20 percent of the estimated construction cost. Applicants should detail any amount of nonfederal cash and/or in-kind matching contributions in the application.

Funding Notes:

Approximately $48 million is available to support an anticipated 30 awards ranging from $75,000 to $15 million through this program.

The project period will span three years. Projects are expected to begin no earlier than March 31, 2026, and end on March 30, 2029. Projects must show substantial progress within one year of award. Extensions beyond the initial three-year period may be approved.

Maximum hourly wages for personnel and consultants may not exceed 120 percent of the salary of a Federal Civil Service GS-15, Step 10.

Administration costs plus indirect costs necessary to complete and administer the project are limited to 25 percent of total costs.

For preservation projects, pre-preservation costs, such as preparation of architectural/engineering plans and specifications, are limited to 20 percent of the total preservation project cost for each site.

Funds may not be used for:

Sites or collections that are owned or leased by the federal government, or in which the federal government holds a property interest
Construction of new buildings that are not approved reconstruction projects
Cash reserves, endowments, revolving funds, or fundraising costs
Lobbying or advocacy activities
Preservation tax incentives
Cost related to Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) activities
Acquisition of collections or historic sites
Long-term maintenance or work outside the grant period
Miscellaneous costs, contingencies, reserves, and overhead
Archaeological and architectural surveys that seek only to identify sites

Refer to page 23 of the NOFA file for information regarding additional unallowable costs.

Contacts:

Program Staff
STLPG@nps.gov

Agency Address
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the program staff.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:

NOFA File: US15666_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (231.4 Kb)
Application File: US15666_Application_FY2025.zip (2.3 Mb)

Federal Forms:

SPOC (67.7 Kb)

File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Application folder contains forms for submission. The SPOC file contains information on the state Single Point of Contact program.

Grant Keywords

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Grant Categories

Arts & Culture
Community Development
Disaster Preparedness