Opportunity Information: Apply for P25AS00474
The FY2025 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P25AS00474) is a discretionary grant program run by the National Park Service (NPS) under the authority of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 3008). The purpose of the program is to help cover practical, real-world costs that come up when Native American human remains and certain cultural items are being repatriated under NAGPRA. In plain terms, the grant is meant to help move repatriation work forward by paying for the logistical and technical steps needed to return human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
The funding is specifically aimed at defraying expenses tied to repatriation actions such as packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and/or storage of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items. Supported project activities can include travel for repatriation-related coordination, the transportation of remains or items, testing or decontamination work when needed, building or purchasing containers for safe transport, obtaining ceremonial materials required for culturally appropriate handling or reburial, and covering staff time directly associated with carrying out the repatriation activities. The program notes that these are examples rather than an exhaustive list, and applicants are directed to the program overview for additional detail on allowable activities.
Eligible applicants include Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations (NHOs), as those terms are defined in the NAGPRA regulations at 43 CFR 10.2. The opportunity also allows museums within the United States to apply, again using the regulatory definitions at 43 CFR 10.2 for both "museum" and "United States." A key condition for museum eligibility is compliance: a museum may only apply if it has complied with NAGPRA requirements (25 U.S.C. 3001-3013) and the implementing regulations (43 CFR part 10) at the time of application. Federal agencies and the Smithsonian Institution are explicitly ineligible to apply.
The opportunity also flags performance and compliance considerations that can affect review and award decisions. Applicants who previously received a NAGPRA grant but did not meet the conditions of their grant agreement, including required reporting or the agreed statement of work, may be penalized during the review process. In addition, NPS will check the SAM.gov Exclusions database for all applicant entities and key project personnel prior to award. If the entity or key personnel are listed as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or otherwise excluded from receiving federal assistance (as applicable to this program), NPS cannot make an award.
From the opportunity metadata, the program is listed under CFDA 15.922 and provides grants with an award ceiling of $25,000. The posting indicates an original closing date of 2026-05-08. The eligible applicant categories shown in the source data are broad (including various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, and certain nonprofits), but the narrative eligibility rules emphasize that the program is intended for Indian Tribes, NHOs, and compliant museums, with the noted exclusions for federal agencies and the Smithsonian Institution.Apply for P25AS00474
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2025 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.922.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-05-08. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district 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, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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