9/11 Memorial Act Grant | P24AS00393

Opportunity Information: Apply for P24AS00393

The 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program is a competitive National Park Service funding opportunity designed to support the continued operation, security, and maintenance of specific on-site memorials connected directly to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The program is narrowly focused on what the law calls "covered memorials," meaning memorials located in the United States that were established to commemorate the events of, and honor the victims of, the attacks at the actual sites of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In practical terms, the grant is intended to help sustain the day-to-day and ongoing needs that allow these memorial sites to remain open, safe, and properly cared for, including the kinds of operational and protective measures that are essential for high-profile public memorial spaces.

To qualify as a "covered memorial" under this program, the memorial must not only be located at one of the attack sites (World Trade Center or Pentagon), but it also must meet specific public access requirements tied to the purpose of the Act. The memorial must provide free admission to active and retired members of the military, registered first responders to the 9/11 attacks, and family members of victims of the attacks. It must also offer free admission hours to the general public at least once per week. These conditions are built into the program to ensure the memorials remain meaningfully accessible, particularly to communities most directly connected to the events, while also guaranteeing at least some regular free public access.

Eligibility is restricted by statute. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501(a). In addition, the organization must have been in existence as of the date the 9/11 Memorial Act was enacted (Public Law 115-413; H.R. 6287). The nonprofit's core focus must be the operations and preservation of a covered memorial, and the applicant must own and/or operate that covered memorial as defined above. This is not a broad memorial or museum grant; it is a targeted program limited to the qualifying on-site memorials and the nonprofits responsible for running and preserving them.

From the posted opportunity details, this is a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number P24AS00393) under CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.964, administered by the National Park Service. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $4,000,000. The posting shows an original closing date of July 12, 2024, and a creation date of June 7, 2024. The program description emphasizes that funds are meant for ongoing operational stability, protective and security needs, and maintenance work that supports the continued presence, function, and preservation of these nationally significant 9/11 memorial sites.

• The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "9/11 Memorial Act Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.964.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-12. (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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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