Maritime Heritage Education Subgrant Program: Review & Selection Process

The National Maritime Heritage Grant Program (NMHG) is a federally funded program with a 50% matching grant reimbursement. The program is administered by the National Park Service National Maritime Heritage Program, in partnership with the Maritime Administration (MARAD).

The Massachusetts Historical Commission is among the recipients of 2023 National Maritime Heritage Grants Program, awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) to State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO).

Review Process

Our grants staff will begin the review process by screening all applications for the following five requirements:

1. Completed application and checklist
2. Proposals conform to funding levels
3. Proposals conform to National Park Service’s Education Project categories and eligibility
4. Proposals are submitted by an eligible applicant
5. Requested grant amounts are matched 1-to-1 with nonfederal contributions from nonfederal sources.

Selection Criteria

All applications that meet the five requirements will be eligible for evaluation. We evaluate applications on the following point scale, totaling 100 possible points:

Please email MHCmaritimegrants@sec.state.ma.us if you have any questions.