The National Park Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Stillman College under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.932). The grant will fund the development of a historic structures report, replacement of the roof, and restoration of historic wood windows at Carnegie Hall Library on the campus of Alabama A&M University. Carnegie Hall is believed to be the oldest extant building on the University's...
The National Park Service awarded Miles College, Inc. a $519,800 project grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities program. The grant will fund repairs to Williams Hall at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. Constructed in 1907, Williams Hall is one of the oldest structures in Jefferson County and was significant to the modern Civil Rights movement. Under this September 1, 2022 award expiring September 30, 2025, Miles...
The University of South Carolina received a $5,000,000 grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). This competitive physical preservation grant will fund repairs to the roof and mechanical systems, as well as accessibility improvements, at the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. The project aims to document, interpret, and preserve the historic site related to the African American civil rights struggle....
This federal Project Grant award of $938,050.00 was provided by the National Park Service under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) to Selma University. The grant will fund the preservation, stabilization, and rehabilitation of the historic Foster Hall building on Selma University's campus, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project must comply with the Secretary of the...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded Selma University, a minority-owned, non-profit historically Black college and university, a $1,246,414 grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). This grant will fund repairs and upgrades to the historic Pollard Hall on Selma University's campus, including roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and elevator installations. The project...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $869,375.00 Project Grant to South Carolina State University under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The funding will be used to upgrade the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems of the historic Wilkinson Hall on South Carolina State University's campus. This HBCU preservation grant program was established in 1988 to...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $765,990 Project Grant to Dillard University under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The funding will be used to repair and restore the historic Howard House on Dillard's campus, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Specific work includes repairing the windows, roof, plaster, and other finishes,...
This $913,700 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund rehabilitation of all windows at the Samuel T. Graves Hall building on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant is provided through the National Park Service's Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities program (HBCU Preservation program, CFDA 15.932). Morehouse College will contribute $413,700 in non-federal matching...
Miles College, Inc. was awarded a $648,390.40 project grant from the National Park Service under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities program (CFDA 15.932). The grant will fund the Williams Hall Historic Preservation Project Phase II in Fairfield, AL from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to document, preserve, and stabilize structures on the campus of Miles College, Inc., an historically black college and...
The National Park Service awarded Auburn University a $499,799 Project Grant under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to stabilize and rehabilitate the Tankersley Rosenwald School located in Hope Hull, Alabama. The work will focus on addressing structural issues in the building, including a significant roof collapse, to preserve the historic property. Auburn University will complete the exterior rehabilitation work by August 2025. Additionally, Georgia Tech...