Project Grant P20AP00041

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 National Park Service awarded $503,014 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Inc. to rehabilitate the nursing home facility in Camilla, Georgia and convert it into a museum. The project will stabilize and document the exterior of the structure as needed, repair the roof and chimneys, and assess the foundation. Upon completion, the rehabilitated facility will house museum exhibits and historical interpretations spotlighting the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The County of Beaufort, South Carolina received a $105,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), awarded July 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2029. This award supports research and documentation of historic burial grounds in Beaufort County as part of the African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive grant program. The AACR initiative specifically...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded $2,990,620 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, AL Legacy Foundation, Inc. on June 27, 2025. This African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive physical preservation grant supports the completion of building rehabilitation for the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church located in Selma, Alabama, a site significant to African...

The National Park Service, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966), awarded $750,000 to Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. on July 1, 2025, for the preservation of the Dasher School in Valdosta, Georgia. This competitive African American Civil Rights (AACR) preservation grant supports physical restoration work on a historically significant site related to African American civil rights history. The funded project includes roof repair and...

This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) will support the rehabilitation and preservation of the historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. The grant recipient, Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc., a nonprofit organization, will use the funding to conduct architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation work on the structure....

The National Park Service awarded $750,000 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to Boggs Rural Life Center, Inc., on July 10, 2025, for the physical preservation of Phelps Hall in Keysville, Georgia. This project grant specifically supports the African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive preservation initiative, which documents and preserves historic sites related to African American civil rights history from the transatlantic...

This federal Project Grant award of $496,000.00 was provided by the National Park Service, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), to the nonprofit organization Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. The grant funding will support structural repairs and preservation efforts for the historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. The project scope includes architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation...

The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid (CFDA 15.904) project grant to the Friends of Antioch, Inc. to rehabilitate the Antioch Baptist Church in Crawfordville, Georgia. This project is part of the African American Civil Rights (AACR) program, which aims to document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equal rights. The grant will fund architectural services, historic structure reports,...

The Atlanta Historical Society, Inc. dba Atlanta History Center received a $249,650 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support expansion of the Made by Us civic education and engagement initiative's Civic Season program between Juneteenth and July 4th. The Atlanta History Center will collaborate with up to 300 leading U.S. history and civics organizations,...