Last updated: September 29, 2026
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NPS Awards $967,422 in Tribal Heritage Grants
Linahla Bulatao, dated 3 October 2024
NPS announces today the award of $967,422 in Tribal Heritage grants to fund 12 projects in 11 states. The grants support Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations to preserve tribal sites and cultural traditions and come from FY2025 appropriations from the Historic Preservation Fund.
The National Park Service is investing $967,422 in FY25 Tribal Heritage Grants for 12 projects in 11 states that will preserve tribal sites and cultural traditions. Grantees include Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.
Established in 1977, the Historic Preservation Fund invests in communities nationwide to safeguard cultural resources, strengthen local economies and ensure that more Americans see their history represented. Since its inception, it has provided more than $2 billion in historic preservation grants to states, tribes, local governments and nonprofit organizations.
“Preserving our nation’s history is about honoring the people, events and cultures that shaped who we are,” said Jessica Bowron, NPS Comptroller exercising the delegate authority of the Director. “These grants empower communities to tell their stories, celebrate their heritage and ensure that future generations can connect with the past in meaningful ways.”
The Historic Preservation Fund is the primary source of federal funding for historic preservation in the United States. The fund is supported by revenue from federal oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf and does not use tax dollars.
Projects awarded include:
|
State |
Project Title |
Recipient/Grantee |
Award |
|
Alaska |
HPF THG - Preserving Chenega's Maritime Heritage Through Intergenerational Fish Camp |
Native Village of Chenega |
$91,289.00 |
|
Alaska |
HPF THG - Keeping the Regalia Traditions: Angoon Ceremonial Arts Workshop Series |
Kootznoowoo Inc |
$35,000.00 |
|
Arizona |
HPF THG - Preserving Hualapai Traditional Ecological and Ethnobotanical Knowledge |
Hualapai Tribal Council |
$89,931.00 |
|
California |
HPF THG - Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People's Tribal Historic Preservation Plan and Ethnographic Documentation |
Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria) |
$100,000.00 |
|
Florida |
HPF THG- Sweetgrass Cultivation and Basket Making Revival Project |
Miccosukee Corporation |
$28,110.00 |
|
Hawaii |
HPF THG - Nā Leo o Luluku: Oral Histories and Traditional Cultural Property Nomination of the Luluku Discontiguous Agricultural District |
Aina Momona |
$92,250.00 |
|
Minnesota |
HPF THG - Upper Sioux Community Comprehensive Tribal Historic Preservation Plan Update |
Upper Sioux Community |
$65,000.00 |
|
Montanna |
HPF THG - Northern Cheyenne Tribe Inventory of Historic Places |
Northern Cheyenne Tribe |
$100,000.00 |
|
Nevada |
HPF THG - Archaeological Survey and Oral Histories of the Wélmelti Preserve |
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California |
$98,063.00 |
|
New York |
HPF THG - Survey, Inventory, and Preservation Planning for Oneida Indian Nation Ancestral Places |
Oneida Indian Nation |
$100,000.00 |
|
Oklahoma |
HPF THG - Muscogee (Creek) Nation's Ancestral Homelands Archaeological Survey and Preservation Planning |
Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
$100,000.00 |
|
Wisconsin |
HPF THG - Sokaogon Chippewa Community Historic Structure Project |
Sokaogon Chippewa Community |
$67,779.00 |
Learn more about HPF programs, grants awarded in 2026 and how to apply at the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund and visit the NPS Newsroom for future announcements.
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