National Park Service
The National Park Service, a US agency, offers grants for preservation, recreation, and education programs.
Funded Training for Historic Preservation Projects!
Are you involved in preserving historic sites? This grant supports the creation of training materials and a fundamentals course to enhance skills in historic preservation, specifically for the Vanishing Treasures Program.
NPS Funding: Protect Bats & Their Habitats
This National Park Service announcement indicates they will fund projects focused on understanding and mitigating the impacts of white-nose syndrome on northern long-eared bats. This includes research into their migration, swarming, and hibernation behaviors.
Fund Your Research: Historic Resource Study Grant
Non-profits and government agencies can receive funding to research and document historic sites related to the early Civil Rights Movement in the National Capital Region. This grant supports historical context development, site surveys, mapping, and public knowledge transfer.
Grant: Boost Visitor Experience & Park Funding
This National Park Service grant aims to enhance visitor experiences through digital media at the Harriet Tubman-Underground Railroad National Historical Park. Businesses can potentially benefit from project funding without full and open competition.
Unlock Funding for Youth Conservation & Land Stewardship Programs
This program offers funding to organizations like the Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative to create paid internship and service-learning opportunities for students and recent graduates focused on conserving natural and cultural resources. These positions provide valuable experience in park management, research, and visitor services, fostering future land stewards.
Fund Your Cultural Projects: NPS Grants Available
This National Park Service grant, a modification to a previous agreement, offers funding for Phase II of Cultural Resources (CR-GIS) Spatial Data Development. Businesses involved in historic preservation and geospatial data for cultural sites can apply.
Get Funding for Youth STEM & Conservation Projects
Non-profits and educational institutions can secure funding to boost scientific research and educational programs, fostering youth engagement in preserving natural and cultural resources. This initiative aims to increase public understanding and stewardship of protected areas.
Secure Funding for Cemetery Headstone Restoration & Data
This program offers funding for non-competitive Cooperative Agreements to organizations focused on documenting, realigning, and cleaning headstones at Chalmette National Cemetery. It covers multi-year efforts including inventory, condition assessment, and digitizing burial ledgers.
Grant Funding for Collection Management & Cataloging
This grant is for organizations involved in managing and cataloging archeological collections, particularly those related to federally-sponsored projects and National Park Service units in the Southeast. Funds will support the digitization and cataloging of backlog museum collections into the Interior Collection Management System (ICMS).
Get Funding: NPS Cultural Landscape Planning Internship
The National Park Service (NPS) is looking to fund a cultural landscape planning intern position. This opportunity is not a standard grant application but a notice of intent to award for this specific project.
Grant: Improve Pollinator Habitats & Get Funding
If you're part of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU, this grant supports research to evaluate how invasive plant management affects native pollinators. Secure funding to develop best practices for protecting vital pollinator populations.
Grant Funding for Trail & Accessibility Improvements
Local government entities and non-profits can secure funding to enhance trail connectivity and accessibility, particularly for projects connecting to National Park Service lands. This grant supports the construction of safe, ADA-accessible pedestrian paths and nature area access.
Grant Funding for Digitizing Historical Archives
This program helps organizations digitize and make accessible their oversized historical documents and photographic materials. Secure funding to preserve and share your valuable archives with a wider audience.
Funding for Oral History Projects & Storytelling
Non-profits and historical organizations can secure funding to conduct oral history interviews, specifically focusing on the untold stories of formerly enslaved people within the context of interpretive efforts. This initiative aims to overcome traditional barriers to participation and ensure richer, more inclusive historical narratives.
Unlock Funding for Coastal Climate Research & Innovation
This grant is for universities seeking to establish a science support center focused on climate science for the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network and the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative. The funding will support integrated research and monitoring efforts to address critical climate challenges in the region.
Get Funding for Environmental Resource Projects
This grant supports research and assessment of natural resources within national park sites, including identifying threats and data gaps. It's ideal for academic institutions and organizations partnering with the National Park Service on environmental studies.
Unlock Funding for Wildlife Conservation Projects
This grant supports zoos and park services in crucial wildlife conservation efforts, specifically focusing on captive rearing and reintroduction of endangered species to stabilize or re-establish populations. Eligible organizations can receive funding to implement vital conservation strategies that protect biodiversity.
Secure Grant Funding for Community Outreach
Nonprofits and educational institutions can get funding to hire interns for community outreach programs. This initiative aims to connect with diverse and underrepresented groups.
Fund Your Interns: Park Service Grants for Resource Management
Small organizations can receive funding to hire interns for a full year, supporting crucial resource management, interpretation, and visitor protection efforts. This program helps you build capacity and enhance your park's operations.
Funding for Water Quality Monitoring Projects
This grant supports organizations that will operate and maintain continuous water quality monitoring stations in the Upper Laguna Madre at Padre Island National Seashore. Secure funding to protect and understand vital aquatic ecosystems.