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
- 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 - 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. - 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
February 2024 Deadlines
- BLM Headquarters (HQ) Recreation and Visitor Services Program
Deadline: 01 February 2024 - AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
Deadline: 15 February 2023 - 2024 NEA Grants for Arts Projects
Deadline: 15 February 2024 - Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Deadline: 15 February 2024 - NPS: Tribal Heritage Grants
Deadline: 20 February 2024 - Community Connect Grants
Deadline: 20 February 2024 - RAISE Grant Program
Deadline: 28 February 2024 - Rural Business Development Grants
Deadline: 28 February 2024 - 2024 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant
Deadline: 29 February 2024
March 2024 Deadlines
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Traditional Conservation Grants
Deadline: 01 March - 24 May 2024, depending on Region - 21st Century Museum Professionals Program
Deadline: 01 March 2024 - Native American Library Services: Basic Grants
Deadline: 01 March 2024 - NPS Semiquincentennial Grant Program
Deadline: 05 March 2024 - NEH Division of Education Professional Development Programs
Deadline: 05 March 2024 - NPS Connecting with our Homelands Grant
Deadline: 15 March 2024 - Program, Planning and Bridge Project Grants
Deadline: 19 March 2024 - USDA Veterinary Services Grant Program
Deadline: 19 March 2024 - AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
Deadline: 28 March 2024 - USDA Rural Energy for America Program
Deadline: 31 March 2024
April 2024 Deadlines
- Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants
Deadline: 01 April 2024 - USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant
Deadline: 01 April 2024 - IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants
Deadline: 01 April 2024 - USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
Deadline: 05 April 2024 - AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Planning Grants
Deadline: 05 April 2024 - USDA Value-Added Producer Grants
Deadline: 11 April 2024 - CCPA Native American Scholarship
Deadline: 25 April 2024 - NEA Challenge America Grants
Deadline: 28 April 2024 - The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Deadline: 30 April 2024
May 2024 Deadlines
- NPS Historic Preservation Fund- 2024 THPO Grants
Deadline: 30 May 2024
June 2024 Deadlines
- NEH Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations (PIPSO)
Deadline: June 2024 - Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Deadline: 21 June 2024
October 2024 Deadlines
- NDN Collective Community Action Fund
Deadline: 31 October 2024