Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Department Of The Interior, National Park Service
In 1988, the National Park Service established the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Preservation grant program to document, preserve, and stabilize structures on HBCU campuses. The HBCU grant program exists to repair historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places either individually or as contributing to a National Register historic district. Projects must meet major pr
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Helps Historically Black Colleges and Universities restore and maintain their historic buildings. Grants cover costs for preservation projects, including repairs and studies.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit grants.gov to begin an application for funding.
- Confirm eligibility by checking the National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator database.
- Complete the National Register nomination if applying for an unlisted building.
- Prepare and submit the application package through grants.gov.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- Fall 2024Applications openWinter 2025Applications due
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- National Register nomination or amendment
- 📎Optional Documents
- resumes/CVs of project team members
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are not explicitly mentioned as required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- pre-preservation studies
- architectural plans and specifications
- historic structure reports
- campus preservation plans
- National Register nominations
- repair and rehabilitation of historic properties
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- construction of new buildings
- acquisition of collections or historic sites
- long-term maintenance of curatorial work beyond the grant period
- reconstruction of historic properties
- moving historic properties
- cash reserves
- endowments
- fundraising costs
- work performed prior to the announcement of grant award
- lobbying or advocacy activities
- costs for work already completed or funded through other federal programs
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs plus indirect costs may not be over 25% of the project budget
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Combining with other government funding is not explicitly mentioned.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Project sign acknowledging the award
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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