AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM | P20AS00026

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The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) is a National Park Service grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of the Interior designed to help communities and organizations identify, study, interpret, and safeguard historic battlefields and related sites across the United States. The program focuses on places where battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the nation. The overall purpose is practical and educational: to ensure these landscapes and associated resources are documented and protected so that current and future generations can learn directly from the ground where significant historical events unfolded and where many Americans made profound sacrifices.

This funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P20AS00026) is a discretionary grant in the Education activity category (CFDA 15.926). ABPP funding supports projects that strengthen battlefield planning, interpretation, and protection. In plain terms, that can include work like researching and mapping battlefield boundaries, evaluating historic integrity and significance, preparing preservation or management plans, developing interpretive materials that help the public understand what happened at a site, and taking other planning-oriented steps that make long-term protection more achievable. The emphasis is on projects that build knowledge and capacity around battlefield sites and that translate research into usable plans or public-facing interpretation.

Eligible applicants include a broad mix of public-serving entities: state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; certain nonprofit organizations (including nonprofits that may not have 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education); and other applicants as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility guidance. This structure reflects the reality that battlefield stewardship is often shared across jurisdictions and community partners, and that meaningful preservation work frequently depends on collaborations among governments, educational institutions, and preservation organizations.

The program also aligns with Department of the Interior priorities centered on relationship-building and coordination. Two stated priorities are to foster relationships with conservation organizations that advocate for balanced stewardship and use of public lands, and to expand communication with governors, state natural resource agencies, fish and wildlife offices, water authorities, county commissioners, tribes, and local communities. ABPP advances these priorities by providing both financial and technical assistance for preservation and conservation partnerships, particularly those tied to local and regional community needs and interests. In practice, that means competitive grant funding is meant not only to support a single project deliverable, but also to encourage durable working relationships that make long-term site protection and public access more feasible.

For this specific posting, the award ceiling is $100,000, with an expected 20 awards. The opportunity was created on December 20, 2019, and the original application deadline was January 31, 2020, with applications due by 11:59 PM Pacific Time. While that deadline reflects this particular funding round, the core mission and eligible project types describe the program’s ongoing role: helping applicants move from historical significance to concrete preservation outcomes through research-driven planning, effective interpretation, and coordinated protection strategies for America’s battlefield landscapes.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.926.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 20, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 31, 2020 APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 1159 PACIFIC TIME. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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