Project Grant P22AP02077
- This $750,000 federal Project Grant award under the National Park Service's 15.932 Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program will fund the rehabilitation of Melrose Cottage at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The project, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to document, preserve, and stabilize this historic structure on the campus of the nation's oldest HBCU. All work must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's...
- The Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) to Hampton University. The grant funds will support upgrades to the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, repairs to deteriorated finishes and structural elements, and repointing of masonry for the historic Mansion House site on Hampton University's campus....
- The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded Hampton University $500,000 under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) to address upgrades at Virginia Cleveland Hall from September 2022 through September 2025. Virginia Cleveland Hall, designed in 1874 by architect Richard Morris Hunt and listed on the Hampton Institute National Historic Landmark District, will receive electrical,...
- The National Park Service awarded Voorhees University a $795,959 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The grant will fund the preservation of Bedford Hall, a historic structure on Voorhees' campus that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project will document, preserve, and stabilize the building to maintain its architectural and historical integrity. It is...
- The National Park Service awarded Voorhees University a $848,477 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) to preserve Wright Hall, a historic building on the university's campus. The grant, awarded on August 15, 2025, will fund the documentation, preservation, and stabilization of this campus landmark, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project, scheduled...
- The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (CFDA 15.932) program to Voorhees University for the rehabilitation of the St. James Academic Building. This federal grant program was established in 1988 to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project will restore and preserve...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $750,000.00 was provided by the National Park Service under the 15.932 PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON THE CAMPUSES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) program. The grant funding will support the rehabilitation of the Hope House, a historic structure located on the campus of Delaware State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The project aims to document, preserve, and stabilize this...
- This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service is provided under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The award is being provided to Alcorn State University, a 1890 land-grant HBCU located in Lorman, Mississippi, to rehabilitate the historic Belles Lettres Hall on the university's campus. The project will involve architectural...
- This $750,000 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2023 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). The funding will support mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades, water damage repairs, renovation of the kitchen and bathroom, installation of a fire alarm and sprinkler system, replacement of the ADA ramp, and repair of finishes at the historic site of the...
This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support the rehabilitation of Melrose Cottage into a visitor center for Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Funded through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the award will deliver preservation and adaptive reuse work on the c. 1785 core structure of the cottage, originally built by Quaker farmer Jacob Vernon and inherited by his wife Sarah Cheyney Vernon following the death of her first husband. Over the years, the house expanded and became part of the campus for Cheyney University, the nation's first historically Black college and university. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, and will yield a rehabilitated Melrose Cottage facility serving as a visitor center and interpretive space highlighting the university's history.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/21/22 |