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The Route 66 Grant Program is a competitive, cost-share grant opportunity run by the National Park Service (NPS) through its Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. Its core purpose is to help preserve and protect the historic and cultural resources tied to U.S. Highway 66, recognizing that Route 66 is not just a road but a broad corridor of places, stories, and landscapes that reflect different eras of American travel, commerce, architecture, and community life. The program focuses on keeping these resources viable and intact so they can continue to tell the Route 66 story across multiple states and communities.

Funding is aimed at tangible preservation work along the Route 66 corridor, including historic buildings and structures, roadway segments, and cultural landscapes. In practical terms, this can include rehabilitation or stabilization of historic properties associated with Route 66, preservation of characteristic roadside features, and protection of historically significant stretches of the roadway itself. In addition to physical preservation projects, the program also supports non-construction efforts that strengthen long-term stewardship of Route 66 resources. Those eligible activities include planning efforts, research and documentation, and educational initiatives that build public understanding and provide communities with the tools to preserve Route 66-related assets effectively.

Geographically, the program covers the full length of the historic Route 66 corridor across eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. That corridor-wide scope matters because it encourages preservation in both well-known destinations and smaller communities where resources may be at higher risk due to limited local funding, deferred maintenance, or development pressures.

This opportunity is authorized under the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-45; 111-11 Section 7304) and administered by the National Park Service. Awards are issued as grants under a discretionary funding opportunity, and projects are selected through a competitive process. The maximum award amount listed for this opportunity is $30,000, and the assistance is structured as cost-share, meaning recipients should expect to contribute matching funds or other eligible non-federal share consistent with the program guidelines.

Eligibility is broad and intentionally inclusive to match the mix of ownership and stewardship found along Route 66. Applicants may include private individuals and business owners, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and local, state, and tribal government agencies. The funding listing identifies the program under CFDA 15.958 and provides the opportunity number NPSNOFONTIR170001. For the specific cycle reflected in the source information, the original application closing date was April 3, 2017, with a creation date of January 19, 2017. Application procedures and detailed requirements were directed to the Notice of Funding Opportunity and the program guidelines, with additional information available through the NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program site (http://ncptt.nps.gov/rt66/).

• The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Route 66 Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.958.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-01-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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