Project Grant P18AP00137

The National Park Service awarded a $318,645 Project Grant under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to Magnolia Blossom SC. The grant will support the Alston House Project in Columbia, South Carolina from August 2022 through August 2025. The project focuses on preserving the historically significant Alston House property and revitalizing the site to honor Caroline Thompson Alston, an African American business owner who operated a dry goods store on the property...

The U.S. National Park Service, through its American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926), awarded a $713,869.56 project grant to the College of Charleston on December 20, 2024. The grant will fund the restoration and stabilization of the powder magazine and cisterns at Fort Johnson, located at the Charleston Harbor Battlefield. The project aims to identify, evaluate, interpret, and protect this historic battlefield site associated with armed conflicts on American soil through...

This Project Grant award of $1,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development supports the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant is intended to fund a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Charleston, SC that can include real property acquisition, housing rehabilitation, public facilities...

The National Park Service, through its Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), awarded a $635,069 project grant to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR). This grant will fund the development of a preservation plan and updates to the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems at the historic Tea House site of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Historic Site in Sedalia, North Carolina. The grant supports the identification, evaluation, and...

The National Park Service awarded a $863,292 Historic Preservation Fund grant to The Foundation For The Preservation Of 20 Arlington Street Inc. to support the identification, evaluation, and preservation of the Arlington Street Church in Boston, MA. This 3-year project grant, with a period of performance from April 15, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund architectural services, historic structure reports, and physical preservation work on the historic church. The grant is provided under the...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City of Charleston a $1,178,892 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Formula Grant (CFDA 14.241) on September 4, 2024. The HOPWA program provides funding to address the housing needs of low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families. The grant funds will be used by the City of Charleston and its sub-awardees, Roper ST Francis Foundation and Lowcountry Aids Services, to provide housing assistance,...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will preserve the former residence of civil rights leader Grace Towns Hamilton. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the funding will support Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc. in conducting a full building assessment to address water and fire damage at the property. Project activities will also include removing vegetation and replacing floor framing. The overall...

The National Park Service awarded $500,000 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the National Mary Potter Club Inc. to rehabilitate the vacant Mary Potter School Shop Building in Oxford, North Carolina. Funds will support work to install HVAC, plumbing, electrical and an elevator in the existing interior space. Upon completion by August 2025, the building will serve the public as a multi-purpose community and literacy center while also functioning as a tourist...

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....

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $491,545.51 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) formula grant to the City of Charleston on August 29, 2024. The HOME program provides grants to state and local governments to expand the supply of affordable housing for low- and very low-income Americans. Under this award, the City of Charleston will use the funds to finance a range of affordable housing activities, including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing,...