Active SLED Opportunity · NEW YORK · NEW YORK
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NYSAAH Grant Program offers $2.8M in competitive grants to NY nonprofits and local governments for education projects preserving African American history and culture in New York State.
NYS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE (NYSAAH) GRANT PROGRAM - EDUCATION NYSAAH provides competitive grants to assist eligible nonprofit organizations and NYS local governments in documenting, interpreting, and preserving places and stories of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in New York. The program is administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Division for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the New York State Commission on African American History and the New York State Department of State. Funding for this program totals $2.8 million and comes from a New York State appropriation to the Commission to support and promote a greater understanding of the history and achievements of African Americans and people of African descent throughout the State. See detailed information on the NYSAAH Grant Program web page. EDUCATION PROJECTS: NYSAAH Education Grant projects must support education, interpretation, programming, research, and/or documentation projects that highlight, uncover, uplift, and amplify the contributions and history of African Americans in New York State. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Open to Nonprofit organizations registered in New York State and NYS local governments committed to embracing, preserving, and sharing the history, placemaking, and achievements of African Americans in New York State through targeted education projects. HOW TO APPLY: A Pre-Application will be available on May 4, 2026 on the NYSAAH Grant Program web page. Applicants must complete a Pre-application no later than 11:59 pm on May 22, 2026 to confirm project eligibility. Upon eligibility confirmation, a full application package will be provided. INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS: Tuesday, April 28 | 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Thursday, April 30 | 4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of the webinars. Advance registration required. Register on the NYSAAH Grant Program web page. All applicants must be registered in the Statewide Financial System (SFS), and nonprofit organizations must be pre-qualified to do business with New York State by the full application deadline. For information, visit: NYS Resources for Grant Management. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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