Project Grant P18AP00117

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium (AAACRHSC) was awarded a $369,892 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will support the expansion of AAACRHSC's summer internship and youth leadership collaborative initiatives. AAACRHSC will work with regional high schools to recruit 30 high school interns in Birmingham, Montgomery, and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Auburn University a $196,388 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will fund a week-long workshop titled "Bloody Sunday, Selma, and the Long Civil Rights Movement" to be held in Alabama from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The workshop will bring together educators from across the country for an immersive exploration of the civil rights...

The Ralph David Abernathy III Foundation, Inc. will receive $499,232 from the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to preserve and interpret the history of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA from August 1, 2022 to August 30, 2025. The Foundation will use the funding to replace missing windows, refinish pews and sanctuary space at the church, which was a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Dr....

This federal Project Grant award of $749,545 was provided by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, AL Legacy Foundation, Inc. The grant will fund the rehabilitation and preservation of the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, which played a significant role in the African American civil rights movement from 1922 to 1968. The grant-funded...

This $693,262 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) will support the Alabama Historical Commission's rehabilitation of the Moore Building in Montgomery, Alabama. This preservation project, with a period of performance from June 2024 to May 2027, aims to document, interpret, and physically preserve a historically significant site related to the African American civil rights movement. The funding will enable...

The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission will receive $166,750 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The Commission will build the capacity of five African American anchor institutions in Buffalo, New York - the Michigan Street Baptist Church, Nash House Museum, Historic Colored Musicians Club and Museum, and WUFO 1080 AM Black Radio History Collective - by developing...

The City of Birmingham, Alabama will receive $10.76 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The Birmingham Region Health Partnership will utilize the funding to establish a pipeline of skilled healthcare and digital health workers through workforce training initiatives focused on marginalized communities and people of color. In partnership with leading healthcare employers in the region...

The Federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000 provided to the Historic Brown Chapel AME Church Preservation Society Inc. is funded through the National Park Service's (NPS) Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). This grant will support structural repairs, window repairs, electrical improvements, and HVAC upgrades to the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, a nationally significant civil rights landmark. The grant aims to preserve and conserve this historic property, which...

This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 was provided by the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). The award will fund hazardous material abatement, ADA access improvements, and repairs to the foundation of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and Parsonage in Montgomery, AL. The grant is intended to assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties...

The City of Clemson, South Carolina has received a $214,080 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will enable the Clemson Area African American Museum (CAAAM) to expand staff capacity and support paid internships to collect, preserve, and make available oral histories from African Americans in Pickens County, South Carolina. Key project activities include...