Deadline: 14 September 2018
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) is seeking applications for its Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant Program that makes available funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to help States and local communities acquire and preserve threatened Civil War Battlefields.
The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) promotes the preservation of significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil. The ABPP focuses primarily on land use, cultural resource and site management planning, and public education.
Battlefield preservation enables current and future generations to better understand the connection between military conflicts and important social and political changes that occurred in American history. Saving the site of every military conflict that occurred on American soil is impractical; however, the ABPP is committed to helping states and local communities preserve the most important battlefields for future generations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants will be awarded to units of State and local governments.
- In any case where a private non-profit organization seeks to acquire battlefield land with assistance from this program, that organization must apply in partnership with a State or local government agency sponsor.
- The government agency may then sub grant the Federal funds to the non-profit organization.
- In any case where a local government or a private non-profit organization acquires land or an interest in land with assistance from this program, it must convey a perpetual protective easement on the land to the State Historic Preservation Officer or other governmental agency acceptable to the National Park Service, in accordance with the “Administrative and Funding Requirements” set out below.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.