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Assistance listing · 15.904

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid

Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.904, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.

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Federal agencies obligated $91M in awards under assistance listing 15.904, Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid, in FY2026, and $434M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 423 of 988 on this site.

Obligations were up 22% on FY2025 ($74M), with $0 so far in FY2027.

The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were University of South Carolina ($9.3M), California Department of Parks & Recreation ($6.5M) and Historical Commission Texas ($5.9M).

By place of performance, the most money went to SC, CA and TX.

$91Mobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$434Mfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027 · obligations
423 of 988rank among programs on this sitefive-year obligations
105awards of $1.0M+ since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year

$137M
$132M
$74M
$91M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations under listing 15.904 by fiscal year. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Compared with the largest program FY2026

MeasureThis programGrants to States for MedicaidAll assistance
Obligations, FY2026$91M$722B$4.4T
Five-year total$434M$2.6T$17T
Share of all assistance obligations, five years0%15.2%100%

Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023

#OrganisationAwardsAward value
1University of South Carolina2$9.3M
2California Department of Parks & Recreation3$6.5M
3Historical Commission Texas3$5.9M
4New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation3$5.4M
5Florida Department of State3$4.7M
6Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission3$4.5M
7Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee4$4.5M
8Department of Natural Resources Illinois3$4.5M
9Michigan Strategic Fund3$4.4M
10Alaska Department of Natural Resources3$4.1M
11State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources3$3.9M
12Community Affairs, Georgia Department of3$3.8M
13Archaeology & Historic Preservation, Washington State Department of3$3.8M
14Department of Administration Minnesota3$3.7M
15State Historical Society3$3.7M

Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards

Where the money goes

Largest awards since FY2023

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
University of South CarolinaDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$5.0M10 Aug 2023SCUSAspending
University of South CarolinaDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantProject Grant (B)$4.3M9 Jul 2024SCUSAspending
California Department of Parks & RecreationDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.2M25 Jul 2023CAUSAspending
California Department of Parks & RecreationDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.2M14 Jun 2024CAUSAspending
California Department of Parks & RecreationDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.2M18 Sep 2025CAUSAspending
Historical Commission TexasDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.0M24 Aug 2023TXUSAspending
Historical Commission TexasDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.0M3 Sep 2024TXUSAspending
Historical Commission TexasDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$2.0M22 Aug 2025TXUSAspending
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.8M20 Jun 2023NYUSAspending
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationDepartment of the InteriorNational Park ServiceGrantFormula Grant (a)$1.8M14 Jun 2024NYUSAspending

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Questions and answers

How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.904?

$91M in FY2026 and $434M over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.

Who receives the most under Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid?

University of South Carolina ($9.3M), California Department of Parks & Recreation ($6.5M), Historical Commission Texas ($5.9M), New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ($5.4M), Florida Department of State ($4.7M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".

What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?

A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.