Statistical Reports

Historic Preservation Fund Appropriations

The National Park Service administers the Historic Preservation Fund on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior and us annually appropriated funds to provide grants to eligible recipients for the preservation of historic resources. Our annual report describes significant accomplishments and successes from fiscal year 2022.

FY2023 HPF Annual Report

In FY23, Congress appropriated funding from the Historic Preservation Fund to support a broad variety of programs, including annual formula grants to SHPOs and THPOs and several competitive project grant programs.The FY23 HPF Annual Report outlines a selection of activities supported by these appropriations.

Appropriations in Fiscal Year 2023

The diagram below outlines how the total $204 million appropriated by Congress was divided between grant programs. From left to right, the diagram shows that $204,515,000 was divided into 10 categories, representing 9 grant programs:

• State Historic Preservation Offices
• Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (combined with Tribal Heritage Grants in the diagram)
• African American Civil Rights
• History of Equal Rights
• Historically Black Colleges & Universities
• Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants
• Save America's Treasures
• Semiquincentennial Grants
• Underrepresented Communities
• Congressionally Directed Spending

Historic Preservation Fund Apportionment to States

Funding has been apportioned using a formula grant process to states since federal fiscal year 1967. Beginning in fiscal year 1977, the source of this funding was the newly created Historic Preservation Fund. Although the Historic Preservation Fund is authorized at $150 million annually, it is only funded by congressional appropriation. This appropriation is the actual amount of money Congress permits NPS to award as grants.

Notes on This Data

Users of this data are reminded that federal fiscal year 1976 included a fifth quarter to serve as a three-month transition period that moved the end of the fiscal year to September 30.

In addition, the data are broken down by recipient. When the Trust Territory of the Pacific ceased to exist, the independent republics of the Freely Associated States (Palau, Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia) were eligible for and began to receive HPF grants previously awarded to the Trust Territory.

Last updated: December 13, 2023.

State apportionment history, FY 1967 to FY 2021. HPF is the funding source 1977 - present.

STATE	FY 1967	FY 1968	FY 1969	FY 1970	FY 1971	FY 1972	FY 1973	FY 1974	FY 1975	FY 1976	FY 1977	FY 1978	FY 1979	FY 1980	FY 1981	FY 1982	FY 1983	FY 1984	FY 1985	FY 1986	FY 1987	FY 1988	FY 1989	FY 1990	FY 1991	FY 1992	FY 1993	FY 1994	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012	FY 2013	FY 2014	FY 2015	FY 2016	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	Grand Total	%

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Past Historic Preservation Fund Annual Reports

A selection of past HPF annual reports is available online. These reports represent an overview of grant-supported activities beginning in approximately 2003, although the fund has been around much longer.

Source: Data Store Collection 6600. To search for additional information, visit the Data Store.