Maritime Heritage Grants: Apply for a Grant

• Maritime Heritage Program
• General Grant Information
• Open Grants
• Apply for a Maritime Heritage Grant
• Manage Your Grant
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Grant Recipients
• Grant Compliance

How to Apply

Currently available grants will be listed on our Open Grants page. Once Notices of Funding Opportunities are made available, eligible prime grantees may apply for one of our grants through Grants.gov. For help in determining if you are eligible to apply for a National Maritime Heritage Grant, please see our Application Information page or our Frequently Asked Questions.

The National Park Service cannot accept applications submitted outside of the Grants.gov portal. We also cannot accept emailed applications. Detailed instructions on how to apply for a grant are included in the Notice of Funding Opportunities. 

Grants.gov is the government-wide database that hosts grants and serves as the portal through which applicants apply for grants. Before registering with Grants.gov, new applicants will need a Unique Entity ID issued by SAM.gov.

For more information on the National Maritime Heritage Grants process, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Detailed instructions on registering with Grants.gov and SAM.gov in preperation for grant application can be found at the bottom of this page.

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Grant Application Documentation

In planning your application, please consider the following documentation.

Form Name	Form Number	Use This When…	Access This Form…	Additional Instructions
Application for Federal Assistance	SF-424	You are applying for a grant and need to supply basic organizational information.	Grants.gov workspace for each funding opportunity announcement	Detailed instructions provided in Notice of Funding Opportunity. You will complete this form within the workspace in grants.gov.
Budget Information to Non-Construction Programs	SF-424A	You are applying for a grant and need to provide information on the complete project budget.
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs	SF-424B	You are applying for a grant.
Budget Information for Construction Projects	SF-424C	You are applying for a grant that includes development (construction) work. The total on this form should be included in the SF-242A.
Assurances for Construction Program	SF-424D	You are applying for a grant.
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities	SF-LLL
Project Description		You are applying for a grant and need to describe what grant-assisted work will include.	Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement on Grants.gov	You will download a copy of these forms from the Notice of Funding Opportunity posted to Grants.gov and upload completed versions into your workspace in Grants.gov.
Budget Justification Form		You are applying for a grant and need to justify the funding amount requested.
Photo		You are applying for a grant and need to provide images of the historic resource(s) to be assisted by grant funding.