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 2024!
This grant is made possible by our partners, Tennessee Valley authority and 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 are available to NATHPO members*!
*See Membership page for details- 2024 Application for information purposes only - grant application deadline has passed
- Please click here to learn about 2023'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
October 2024 Deadlines
- National Trust Preservation Funds
Deadline: October 1, 2024 - Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program 2024 Request for Proposals
Deadline: October 2, 2024 - Organic Valley invites LOIs for Farmers Advocating for an Organic Program
Deadline: October 4, 2024 - 2025 Bush Fellowship
Deadline: October 15, 2024 - Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Planning Assistance
Deadline: October 16, 2024 - America Walks: Community Change Grants
Deadline: October 17, 2024 - BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
Deadline: October 18, 2024 - EDA ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity
Deadline: October 28, 2024 - NDN Collective Community Action Fund
Deadline: October 31, 2024 - Sparklight Charitable Giving Foundation
Deadline: October 31, 2024
November 2024 Deadlines
- Western SARE Professional Development Program
Deadline: November 1, 2024 - Southwest Rivers Headwaters Fund 2025 Request for Proposals
Deadline: November 4, 2024 - Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative 2025 Request for Proposals
Deadline: November 4, 2024 - Western SARE Local Education and Demonstration (LED)
Deadline: November 6, 2024 - USDA/NIFA Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program
Deadline: November 7, 2024 - Southern Plains Grassland Program 2025 Request for Proposals
Deadline: November 7, 2024 - SeedMoney Challenge Boosts Public Food Garden Projects
Deadline: November 12, 2024 - Advanced ARPA Training for Archaeologists and Cultural Resource Practitioners
Deadline: November 15, 2024 - IMLS: Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant
Deadline: November 15, 2024
December 2024 Deadlines
- UN Tourism: Tourism for Rural Development Small Grants Programme
Deadline: December 2, 2024 - Graduate Student Research and Education Grant Program
Deadline: December 4, 2024 - USAID EDGE Fund
Deadline: December 6, 2024 - USDA Forest Service 2025 Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
Deadline: December 16, 2024 - DOT National Scenic Byways Program
Deadline: December 16, 2024
January 2025 Deadlines
- The Tribal Scholars Program
Deadline: January 31, 2025
February 2025 Deadlines
- Mid Atlantic Arts USArtists International
Deadline: February 26, 2025