Save America's Treasures - Preservation | P20AS00005

Opportunity Information: Apply for P20AS00005

Save America's Treasures - Preservation (Funding Opportunity Number P20AS00005) is a discretionary federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) using Historic Preservation Fund resources. The program is designed to support preservation and conservation work for nationally significant historic properties and collections. In practical terms, it helps fund hands-on projects that stabilize, repair, conserve, or otherwise protect important historic places and culturally significant collections so they can be safeguarded for public benefit.

Awards are made through a competitive selection process rather than by formula, meaning applicants must clearly demonstrate the national significance of the property or collection and present a strong, feasible project plan. The program requires a strict dollar-for-dollar match from non-federal sources. That match can be provided as cash or as documented in-kind contributions, such as eligible donated services, materials, or other allowable non-federal support, as long as it is properly tracked and verifiable. This matching requirement effectively means applicants should be prepared to finance at least half of the total project cost with non-federal resources.

The opportunity is open to a broad set of applicant types, including state, county, and local governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that specific nonprofit category). The listing also includes an "Others" category, indicating there may be additional eligibility details or special cases described in the full notice. The funding activity categories span arts, humanities, community development, and other related cultural preservation purposes, aligning with the program's emphasis on protecting nationally important historic and cultural assets.

For this specific notice, the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $500,000. The original application deadline was December 10, 2019, with complete applications due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.929. The program is administered by NPS in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, reflecting its cross-sector focus on preserving significant historic resources and collections across the United States.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Save America's Treasures - Preservation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.929.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 02, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 10, 2019 Complete applications must be received by 1159 pm Eastern.. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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