Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund: Florence, Yutu, Michael | P19AS00490

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The Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund: Florence, Yutu, Michael grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00490) was a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), using money from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The purpose of the program was to support historic preservation projects that provide disaster relief in places that received a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 USC 5121 et seq.). In practical terms, it was designed to help communities and preservation partners respond to and recover from damage to historic resources caused by three major 2018 storms: hurricanes Florence and Michael, and typhoon Yutu.

The funding came from an emergency supplemental appropriation. Specifically, FY2019 Public Law 116-20 provided $50 million from the HPF for this effort. The program sat at the intersection of community recovery, disaster prevention and relief, and humanities/cultural affairs, reflecting the idea that historic buildings, districts, sites, and other cultural resources are part of a communitys identity and economy and often need specialized work after disasters to stabilize, repair, and preserve them appropriately.

Eligible applicants included state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with the listing also referencing additional eligible entities under an "Others" category (meaning there were eligibility details beyond the headline categories, typically clarified in the full announcement). The grant instrument type was a standard grant, and the CFDA number associated with the program was 15.957 (a federal assistance listing used to categorize and track the program).

From a funding and competition standpoint, the notice indicated an expected total of about 10 awards, with an individual award ceiling of up to $20,000,000. That ceiling suggests the program could support either a small number of very large recovery projects or a mix of large and mid-sized efforts depending on the scale of damage and the nature of proposed work. While the summary does not list a minimum award amount or match requirement, those details are often specified in the full notice and related guidance.

Timing and submission requirements were clearly defined. The opportunity was created on August 9, 2019, and the original application deadline was October 15, 2019. Applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 10/15/19. The NPS also noted that it would review draft applications prior to the deadline if applicants requested that support, which is often intended to reduce technical errors and improve alignment with program goals before final submission.

Overall, this opportunity was essentially an emergency, storm-specific preservation recovery program funded through supplemental congressional appropriations. Its focus was not general historic preservation in the abstract, but targeted relief and recovery for historic and cultural resources located in officially declared disaster areas affected by Florence, Michael, and Yutu, helping those places stabilize damage, undertake repair and rehabilitation work, and preserve historically significant resources as part of broader disaster recovery.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund: Florence, Yutu, Michael" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.957.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 09, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2019 Applications must be received in grants.gov by 1159 pm Eastern on 10/15/19. NPS will review draft applications, if requested by applicants, prior to this date.. (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 $20,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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