Announcing: Network to Freedom Grants
Funded by the 400 Years of
African American History Commission
Network to Freedom Grants Funded by the 400 Years of African American History Commission
Applications Now Available
Through the generosity of the 400 Years of African American History Commission, and in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program is pleased to announce the availability of $100,000 in grant funds for 2022. These competitive grants will range between $1000 and $10,000. Funds can be used for preservation and restoration of buildings associated with the Underground Railroad, for interpretation, and for additional historical research related to previous Network to Freedom listings. New listings that are accepted from the January 15, 2022 round will also be eligible to apply. Preference will be given to those listings that have not previously received Network to Freedom grants and to those with matching funds.
An additional $50,000 is available for competitive grants (up to $5000 each) to support research and preparation of Network to Freedom applications for historic sites, programs, or facilities. These grants are available to the public and do not have to be associated with an existing Network to Freedom member. Applications for listing in the Network to Freedom must be the outcome of the grant and they must be submitted within six months of the date of the award.
The grant application and instructions will be available online on the ASALH website and are due June 19, 2022, at 11:59 EDT.
To learn more, please visit ASALH’s website.
Grant Information Session
On Thursday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. CDT / 11:30 a.m. EDT, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) hosted the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Staff and the 400 Years of African American History Commission for an Information Session about the 2022 Grants. Staff cannot read applications in full prior to submission, the ASALH, Network to Freedom, and 400 Years of African American History Commission teams will be available to answer questions about the application itself
and/or the application process. To view the grant informational page and the recorded informational session, click on this link.
This year, two kinds of grants are available: one for existing Network to Freedom members looking to complete a project (Project Grants), and one for the general public to complete a Network to Freedom application (New Application Grants). The general information session was recorded and posted on ASALH’s website. The small group discussions about particular kinds of grant application processes were not recorded, but you can submit questions about the application process at any time at network_to_freedom@nps.gov.
Here is the news release for the 2022 Grants.
The applications are due Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 11:59 EDT.
Find grant application forms on ASALH’s website.
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