Grant Opportunities
Grant opportunities provided to NATHPO from you, our community, partners, and other Tribal & cultural resource organizations and firms.
Please provide information on our Contact Page and we will post to this page as they are approved.
- NATHPO's Protecting Native Places Fund is closed for 2023. Established in partnership with The Wilderness Society through the support of the Wilburforce Foundation, the Protecting Native Places Fund supports efforts to protect and manage Tribal cultural places, increase the role of Tribes in management and stewardship of culturally significant areas, and address racist and offensive place names. $5,000 grants were available to NATHPO members*!
*See Membership page for details of Membership
Watch the recording of our Grants-stravaganza webinar on our YouTube channel.
Additional Resources:
- NPS: detailed guidance on THPO apportionment grants and a listing of competitive opportunities
- NPS State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division
- How to apply for an HPF grant: NPS YouTube channel
- SAM.gov
- Grants.gov
- National Trust Funding Programs
- Click here to join National Trust for Historic Preservation grants interest list
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) resource guide to help rural communities seeking disaster resiliency and recovery assistance
- Administration for Native Americans: Funding Opportunities
Rolling Deadlines
- ERIF Tribal Assistance Program
Deadline: Rolling - SAA Scholarships for Native American Students and THPO Employees
Deadline: Dependent on Scholarship.
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law offers a significant opportunity to secure resources to build, repair, and improve infrastructure relating to transportation, climate, energy, the environment, and broadband on Tribal lands and in Tribal communities. There are over 375 programs in the law - program descriptions, agencies, funding amounts, periods of availability, who can apply, eligible uses, and key dates/upcoming milestones can be found using links below.
Deadline: Dependent upon program - U.S. Economic Development Administration: Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation Program
Deadline: Rolling - Potlatch Fund for Native Communities Resilience Project
Deadline: Rolling - Bush Foundation: Community Innovation Grants
Deadline: Open - Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund
Deadline: Rolling - USDA: Economic Impact Initiative Grants
Deadline: Ongoing - USDA: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Deadline: Open - Nevada Arts Council: Folklife Community Grant
Deadline: At least 30 days before the proposed project
September 2023 Deadlines
- Equity and Latin American Scholarships - ATP Conference
Deadline: 01 September 2023
October 2023 Deadlines
- Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program
Deadline: 02 October 2023 - Monument Lab Re:Generation Grant
Deadline: 02 October 2023 - USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2023 Tribes
Deadline: 31 October 2023 - NDN Collective Community Action Fund
Deadline: 31 October 2023
November 2023 Deadlines
- SeedMoney Challenge
Deadline: 12 November 2023 - IMLS Museum Project Grants
Deadline: 15 November 2023 - IMLS: Inspire Grants for Small Museums
Deadline: 15 November 2023 - IMLS: Professional Development Opportunity for Museum Staff
Deadline: 15 November 2023 - IMLS: National Leadership Grants for Museums
Deadline: 15 November 2023 - IMLS: Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Deadline: 15 November 2023 - AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
Deadline: 16 November 2023 - NWWF: Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund
Deadline: 16 November 2023 - NOAA Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Deadline: 17 November 2023 - NOAA Climate Ready Workforce Grant
Deadline: 30 November 2023 - National Park Trust & USDA Forest Service Every Kid Outdoors Program
Deadline: 30 November 2023
December 2023 Deadlines
- National Endowment for the Humanities - FIBSI Grant
Deadline: 01 December 2023 - Center for Craft 2024 Craft Archival Fellowship
Deadline: 06 December 2023 - SARE Graduate Student Research and Education Proposals
Deadline: 07 December 2023 - USDA: Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program
Deadline: 07 December 2023 - Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative
Deadline: 15 December 2023 - NOAA: Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes
Deadline: 19 December 2023
January 2024 Deadlines
- AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants
Deadline: 04 January 2024 - Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts in Nine Southern States
Deadline: 08 January 2024 - NEH: Media Projects Grants
Deadline: 10 January 2024 - NEH: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
Deadline: 11 January 2024 - NEH: Public Humanities Project Grants
Deadline: 11 January 2024 - NEH: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Deadline: 11 January 2024 - NPS: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Challenge Cost Share Award Program
Deadline: 12 January 2024 - Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund
Deadline: 12 January 2024 - Farm to Schools Grant Program
Deadline: 12 January 2024