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 IS NOW ACCEPTING: 2025 Protecting Native Places applications!
NATHPO is proud to announce we are accepting applications for the 2025 Protecting Native Places Grants. Thanks to the Mellon Foundation, we have increased the award amount to $40,000. These grants are open to all active NATHPO members, and the application is just 2 questions.
- Application details HERE!
- 2025 Application - grant application deadline is September 30th, 2025.
- To inquire about the status of your NATHPO membership or to join, please contact Finance Director Amy Garcia at Accounting@NATHPO.org or see Membership page for details.
- To apply, simply answer the questions and email the completed form to PNPGrants@nathpo.org. Please copy NATHPO Executive Director, Dr. Valerie J. Grussing at valerie@nathpo.org and NATHPO Director of Operations, Melissa Madrigal, at melissa@nathpo.org.
Please click here to learn about 2024's recipients.
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
- Access to Capital Clearinghouse | Indian Affairs (bia.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
- Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund
Deadline: Rolling - 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 - Bush Foundation: Community Innovation Grants
Deadline: Open - Colorado Plateau Foundation Grants
Deadline: Rolling - EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program
Deadline: Rolling - Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
Deadline: Rolling - ERIF Tribal Assistance Program
Deadline: Rolling - GDO, Tribal Nation Offshore Wind Transmission Technical Assistance Program
Deadline: Rolling - Native American Collections Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling - Native Arts Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling - Nevada Arts Council: Folklife Community Grant
Deadline: At least 30 days before the proposed project - NOAA Ocean Exploration Funding Opportunities
Deadline: Rolling - Potlatch Fund for Native Communities Resilience Project
Deadline: Rolling - SAA Scholarships for Native American Students and THPO Employees
Deadline: Dependent on Scholarship. - Save America's Treasures Grants
Deadline: Rolling - U.S. Economic Development Administration: Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation Program
Deadline: Rolling - USDA: Economic Impact Initiative Grants
Deadline: Ongoing - USDA: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Deadline: Open - USGS: Landslide External Grants
Deadline: Open
March 2025 Deadlines
- Arts WA Tribal Cultural Grant
Deadline: March 31, 2025
April 2025 Deadlines
- Capacity Accelerator for Tribal Offshore Wind Engagement
Deadline: April 1, 2025 - FEMA: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
Deadline: April 18, 2025