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American Battlefield Protection

Program Information

Popular name

ABPP (Planning Grants)

Program Number

15.926

Program objective

To provide Federal financial assistance to State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations to identify, evaluate, interpret, and protect historic battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts on American soil through non-acquisition projects and activities.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No information available. Twenty (20) entities received funding to preserve and provide interpretation at historic battlefields.

  2. 2017

    Nineteen (19) entities received funding to preserve and provide interpretation at historic battlefields.

  3. 2018

    Twenty (20) entities received funding to preserve and provide interpretation at historic battlefields.

  4. 2019

    Sixteen (16) grants funded battlefield research, documentation, and interpretation projects in 10 states.

  5. 2020

    In addition to battlefields and sites of collective violence, projects funded focused on preservation efforts on “associated sites” under one of the following themes:

    Military: sites directly associated with military forces on land or sea Government, Law, Politics, and Diplomacy: sites associated with decision-making, policy creation, political process, and diplomatic relations during periods of armed conflict Intellectual History: sites associated with the publication or propagation of ideas and values that influenced the social, political, economic, and military actions and policies during periods of armed conflict Economics of War: sites associated with economic activities that contributed to battle, fighting, or war efforts Society: sites associated with home front, civilian conduct during periods of armed conflict Transportation: Sites associated with moving people, goods, and information during periods of armed conflict Preservation activities, including but not limited to:

  6. 2021

    Three awards were made to entities creating historic battlefield preservation plans.

  7. 2022

    In FY2022, the program awarded Preservation Planning Grant awards to 14 organizations, Battlefield Interpretation Grant awards to 6 organizations as well as Battlefield Restoration Grants for two organizations to support four projects.

  8. 2024

    Accomplishments include the creation of the American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit centered on through-stories reflecting diverse individual experiences of the American Revolution. The project explores the conflict through multiple lenses and gives visitors an opportunity to develop a sense of historical empathy for those whose lives were upended by conflict that shaped the nation.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 CFR, Part 200, 43 CFR, OMB Circulars, standard forms, and program information.

  1. 54 U.S.C. §308102 American Battlefield Protection Program U.S.C. § .
  2. 54 U.S.C. §  308105 Battlefield Restoration Grant Program U.S.C. § .
  3. 54 U.S.C. §308104 Battlefield Interpretation Modernization Grants U.S.C. § .