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FY2025 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants
National Park Service · P25AS00474
Award Range
$1K – $25K
Total Program Funding
$3.4M
Deadline
May 8, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
FY2025 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants. National Park Service. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains,... $1,000-$25,000 per award; $3,407,000 total program funding.
Who Should Apply
City/township governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, Other eligible entities, Private universities/colleges, Nonprofits (501c3) (+4 more)
Who Should NOT Apply
Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •The following entities are eligible to apply for a NAGPRA Repatriation Grant:An Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian OrganizationIndian Tribe is defined...
- •Deadline: 2026-05-08
💡 GrantQuick Tip
Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.
Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive
What This Grant Funds
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (25 U.S.C. 3008). NAGPRA Repatriation grants assist museums, Indian Tribes, and NHOs to defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and/or storage of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items. Project activities may include, but are not limited to:Travel,Transportation,Testing or decontamination,Building containers for transport,Ceremonial materials, orStaff time.See Program Overview for more details on project activities.
Attachments
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Minimum Award
- $1K
- Maximum Award
- $25K
- Total Program Funding
- $3.4M
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Complete applications must be submitted to the National Park Service by Friday, May 8, 2026, 11:59PM PT. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due its being late or incomplete, the applicant will be notified during the selection process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until cancellation of this NOFO or all available funds have been expended. This means that the application period could close earlier than May 9 because applications are considered for funding on a “rolling” basis. No applications will be accepted after May 8, 2026.
Agency Contact
Jim Modrick nagpra_grants@nps.gov
nagpra_grants@nps.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov