9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program | P23AS00413

Opportunity Information: Apply for P23AS00413

The 9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program is a competitive federal grant opportunity run by the National Park Service to support the ongoing operation, security, and maintenance of on-site memorials located at the September 11, 2001 attack locations. The program is designed specifically to help sustain these memorials over time, covering practical needs tied to keeping the sites open, safe, and properly maintained for visitors and for the communities and families they serve. The funding is not aimed at building new memorials in other locations; it is narrowly focused on memorials at the actual attack sites.

A key concept in this program is the definition of a "covered memorial." For this grant, a covered memorial must be located in the United States and must have been established to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001 and honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, specifically at the sites of those attacks. In other words, eligibility is tied both to purpose (commemorating and honoring 9/11 victims) and to location (the on-site memorials at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon sites).

The program also includes public access requirements. To qualify as a covered memorial under this grant, the memorial must provide free admission to certain groups, including active and retired members of the military, registered first responders to the 9/11 attacks, and family members of victims of the attacks. In addition, the memorial must offer free admission hours to the general public at least once each week. These requirements are built into the grant program to ensure broad public access and to recognize groups with direct connections to the events.

Eligibility is limited to specific nonprofit organizations. Applicants must be organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501(a). The organization must have existed as of the date the 9/11 Memorial Act was enacted, and its mission focus must be the operation and preservation of a covered memorial. Beyond meeting the nonprofit status and mission requirements, eligible entities must also own and/or operate the covered memorial as defined by the program.

In terms of funding details, this is a discretionary grant program (meaning funds are awarded through a competitive selection process rather than by formula). The opportunity number is P23AS00413 and the CFDA (assistance listing) number is 15.964. The listed award ceiling is $4,000,000. The opportunity was created on June 9, 2023, with an original closing date of July 13, 2023. The funding authority is the 9/11 Memorial Act (H.R. 6287 / Public Law 115-413), which sets the boundaries for what types of memorials and applicants can be supported under this program.

• The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "9/11 Memorial Act Grant Program" 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 2023-06-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-13. (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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