National Maritime Heritage Grants 2017 | P17AS00241

Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00241

The National Maritime Heritage Grants 2017 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00241) is a competitive grant program administered by the National Park Service to support projects that advance the understanding and preservation of the United States' maritime heritage. The program focuses on two broad types of work: education-oriented efforts that help the public learn about maritime history and resources, and preservation efforts that protect or sustain significant maritime-related historic assets. In practice, this means proposed projects generally need to demonstrate a clear public benefit tied to maritime heritage, whether that is through interpretation, curriculum and outreach, documentation, conservation planning, or hands-on preservation activities.

Funding is offered as a discretionary grant with an award ceiling of $200,000 per award, and the agency anticipated making around 30 awards under this cycle. A key requirement is cost sharing: applicants must provide a 1-to-1 match using non-Federal assets from non-Federal sources. In other words, for every federal dollar requested, the project must be matched by one dollar that does not originate from federal funding streams. This match requirement is central to the program and can affect project planning and budgeting, since applicants need to line up eligible partner support, cash contributions, donated services, or other qualifying non-federal resources to meet the full match.

Another defining feature of this opportunity is how the money flows. Rather than being paid directly to every successful applicant, project funds are disbursed from the Maritime Heritage Program to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs). The SHPOs then make subgrants to the project applicants. This structure means applicants should be prepared to coordinate with their state preservation office and comply with any applicable subgrant processes and requirements that come with state-level administration, in addition to the federal program expectations.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that might work on maritime education or preservation. Eligible applicants listed for this cycle include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than higher education institutions); and other eligible entities as allowed under the program. The description also highlights Certified Local Governments (CLGs), signaling that locally certified preservation-focused governments are a relevant applicant group within the broader eligibility landscape and may be particularly well positioned given their preservation roles.

The opportunity falls under funding activity categories that include Education and Other, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.925. The notice was created on May 22, 2017, with an original closing date of September 1, 2017. Overall, the program is designed for well-defined, outcomes-focused projects that can demonstrate maritime heritage significance, deliver measurable public or preservation results, and secure a full non-federal match while working through the SHPO subgrant pathway.

• The National Park Service in the education, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Maritime Heritage Grants 2017" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.925.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-05-22.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-09-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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