This project will competitively fund research, interpretation, and preservation projects by sites, interpretive or educational programs, or research facilities that have a verifiable connection to the…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) provides $761,400.00 in funding to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), a minority-owned non-profit organization. The award supports research, interpretation, and preservation projects related to the Underground Railroad, as well as assistance for communities and organizations to develop documentation on new sites and build organizational sustainability. The project period runs from September 23, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Key deliverables include research and documentation of the Underground Railroad, development of interpretive materials, and efforts to expand public understanding of African American history and experiences.

This project will competitively fund research, interpretation, and preservation projects by sites, interpretive or educational programs, or research facilities that have a verifiable connection to the underground railroad as demonstrated by previous review and acceptance as members of the network to freedom. Additionally, the project will assist communities and organizations to develop documentation on new sites and to build organizational sustainability. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public).