Deadline: 31-Dec-23
The National Park Service is seeking applications for American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant that promotes the preservation and interpretation of these important places.
NPS ABPP supports community-driven stewardship of historic resources through four grant programs: Preservation Planning, Battlefield Restoration, Battlefield Interpretation, and Battlefield Land Acquisition.
NPS ABPP offers Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAGs) to assist state and local governments and, when applicable, their nonprofit partners acquire and preserve eligible Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands. Funding for the BLAG program is made available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and is awarded competitively.
Each grant requires a dollar-for-dollar non-Federal match. Grants are available to purchase
- Land in fee simple or
- Permanent, protective interests in land (easements) at Civil War battlefields listed in the Civil War sites Advisory Commission’s (CWSAC) Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields (1993) and the principal battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 identified in NPS ABPP’s Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States (2007) (Survey Reports).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $17,400,000.
- There are no maximum or minimum award amounts. Prior awards typically have ranged from $30,000 to $2,000,000, while higher amounts have been awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- In accordance with 54 U.S.C. § 308103(b), Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, this funding opportunity is limited to state or local governments. Nonprofit organizations may acquire an interest in an eligible site by partnering in an application from a state or local government which has jurisdiction over the property interest to be acquired. The government agency will be the grant recipient and serve as a pass-through entity for Federal funds to the nonprofit organization (2 C.F.R. § 200.74 and 2 C.F.R. § 200.86).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.